The Oregon Department of Emergency Management will provide $3.5 million to help Wasco County clean up debris from June’s devastating Rowena wildfire, Gov. Tina Kotek’s office said Thursday. The ...

Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to ...

Gov. Tina Kotek awarded a $3.5 million grant to Wasco County last week to complete the cleanup of properties damaged by the Rowena fire back in June.

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 ...

A lawsuit filed June 23 alleges the Rowena Fire, which burned 56 homes and 91 properties in The Dalles, was ignited by a Union Pacific train. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Portland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been more than five months since the Rowena Fire ravaged close to 4,000 acres of the Columbia River Gorge. While the cleanup effort started as soon as the flames were put ...

ROWENA, Ore. — While covering the Rowena Fire, a KGW news crew was in Level 3 evacuation zones where many homes had been evacuated. At one of these homes was a kitten sitting on the front porch that ...

Eastbound I-84 had reopened June 12 after closing between mileposts 64 and 82 due to the Rowena Fire, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Wasco County Sheriff's Office. The ...

ROWENA, Ore. – Fire crews are working to put out a wildfire Sunday that is burning in the east end of the Columbia River Gorge, and nearby residents are being told to prepare for a possible evacuation ...

Lake Oswego rallies for detained man facing deportation to Vietnam A community in Lake Oswego is rallying behind Danny Quach, a local man and business owner who faces deportation to Vietnam after 50 ...

Wildflowers have been popping up throughout the Columbia River Gorge this spring, and right now they’re out in full force at Rowena Crest. Located off the Historic Columbia Highway near Mosier, Rowena ...

THE DALLES, Ore — Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday declared a state of emergency due to the Rowena Fire, which has burned around 3,700 acres near The Dalles and 93% contained. At least 56 homes and over 90 ...