Readers respond: Put communities first in managing wildfire risk

To meaningfully tackle the risks of wildfire, we must reframe the problem as a community issue. The Community Protection and ...

Oregon lawmakers look to wildfire mitigation as a path to lower home insurance costs

Oregon lawmakers are weighing a proposal aimed at easing the state’s growing home insurance crisis by requiring insurers to ...
Hoodline

Salem Shake-Up, Oregon Senator Wants Insurers To Pay Up For Fireproof Homes

Oregon Sen. Jeff Golden is pushing a legislative concept that would force home insurers to either show how they reward ...
Capital Press

Oregon bill aims for insurers to recognize wildfire mitigation steps

Oregon lawmakers may require insurance companies to offer discounts to homeowners for wildfire mitigation measures, unless ...
Herald and News

Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts

Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern ...

Oregon lawmakers prepare to tackle transportation funding, wildfire insurance and AI regulation

Oregon lawmakers are preparing to address transportation funding shortfalls, wildfire insurance accessibility and AI ...
KOIN Portland on MSN

Warm winter brings concerns for Oregon’s wildfire season, fruit crops

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — While the current sunny and dry weather is making for a nice holiday weekend in our area, it’s ...
East Oregonian

Federal income tax relief for Oregon wildfire survivors ends

Congress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that Oregon Sen. Wyden co-sponsored WASHINGTON — At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to be ...
KOIN Portland on MSN

What a warmer, drier winter may mean for Oregon's wildfire season and fruit crops

While the current sunny and dry weather is making for a nice holiday weekend in our area, it’s causing trouble for some ...
The Daily Astorian

No more federal income tax relief for Oregon wildfire survivors after Congress fails to extend exemption

Congress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that was co-sponsored by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to ...

Nevada’s state forester nominated as 1st woman to lead Oregon Forestry Department

After a year-long search, Gov. Tina Kotek has chosen Nevada’s state forester to take the helm of the Oregon Department of ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Man charged with arson in connection to Oregon wildfire

SALEM, Ore. -- An Oregon man was charged with arson in connection to a raging wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes, one of the blazes gripping the West Coast with death and devastation. Michael ...