Some 2,800 lightning strikes observed Wednesday caused more than 60 new fire starts, satellite imagery showed, according to the National Weather Service. It was one of Oregon’s most extreme days ...

Wildfires are burning millions of acres in California, Oregon and other parts of the western US, devastating towns and blanketing communities in thick smoke. Scientists say the region's wildfires ...

At least 17 large wildfires and numerous small blazes are burning across Oregon, bringing evacuation orders in every part of the state, following more than 1,000 lightning strikes earlier in the week.