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The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month ...
By Ty Walker The Mountain Times Fire season started early this year for Peter Malone. When a wildfire started June 11 in Rowena near The Dalles, the Oregon Department of Forestry firefighter responded ...
Families must redefine themselves, their lives, and what their hopes and dreams are as they piece apart the wreckage.
A legal complaint filed in district court Monday says “several eyewitnesses” saw sparks coming from a Union Pacific locomotive, sparking flames in nearby brush.
Union Pacific tracks run through the fire area, but authorities haven't mentioned train sparks as a possible cause, saying only that the cause is being investigated.
A lawsuit filed on June 23 alleges the Rowena Fire, which burned 56 homes and 91 properties in The Dalles, was ignited by a Union Pacific train.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek verbally declared a state of emergency June 18 for the Rowena Fire just west of The Dalles, Ore. As of June 22, the fire was 96% contained, but it had scorched 3,700 acres.
THE DALLES, OREGON / ACCESS Newswire / June 24, 2025 / On Monday, June 23, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of two residents impacted by the June 11, 2025, Rowena Fire, a devastating wildfire that ...
A lawsuit filed on June 23 alleges the Rowena Fire, which burned 56 homes and 91 properties in The Dalles, was ignited by a Union Pacific train.
As wildfires continue to trigger evacuations across Oregon, residents of a small community along the Columbia River are assessing what remains of their homes after the Rowena Fire.
Oregon’s major wildfires continue to burn Monday but are mostly contained after a weekend of hard work by firefighters, along with some helpful rain. The Rowena fire, which sparked June 11 and ...
Wildfire Oregon governor declares state of emergency due to Rowena Fire The Rowena Fire, which has burned around 3,700 acres near The Dalles, is now 93% contained; no evacuations remain.