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) – Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to clear debris as residents recover. On Thursday, ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE DALLES, Ore. — The state of Oregon and Wasco County have at last signed off on a plan to finish state-funded cleanup after the Rowena Fire, a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes on the ...

This holiday week finds itself nestled within an interesting winter season. Portland's Olympia Provisions recalls holiday kielbasa over metal contamination concerns Olympia Provisions, based in ...

WASCO COUNTY, Ore — For the first time since the Rowena fire destroyed nearly 60 homes last month in Wasco County, crews are getting a closer look at the cleanup. Workers have just started removing ...

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 has ...

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 ...

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 ...