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The blaze broke out on Aug. 21, north of Sisters and approximately three miles west of Lake Billy Chinook. As of late Aug. 22 ...
A wildfire sparked in Jefferson County on Thursday, quickly spreading and prompting evacuations in the surrounding area.
A fire broke out in Jefferson County on Thursday afternoon , prompting Level 3 – GO NOW evacuations for some areas south of ...
The Emigrant Fire exploded to 6,000 acres while progress was made on the Flat Fire. Here's the latest on Oregon wildfires.
Evacuation orders have been issued for the area south of Lake Billy Chinook due to a wildfire off Geneva Road Thursday ...
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said 56-year-old Vaughn Alan Waugaman of Prineville died Monday evening while swimming ...
With warm, dry and windy conditions expected later this week, firefighters in Central Oregon are working around the clock to ...
A Prineville man died while trying to save his friend from drifting away in a boat at Lake Billy Chinook Monday evening. According to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office report, 56-year-old Vaughn ...
The Flat Fire, which started Thursday afternoon west of Culver in Jefferson County, has triggered evacuations in the nearby ...
Evacuation orders have been issued for the area south of Lake Billy Chinook due to a wildfire off Geneva Road Thursday evening.
At the confluence of the Deschutes, Crooked and Metolius rivers, The Cove Palisades State Park offers access to dam-formed Lake Billy Chinook and both the Deschutes and Crooked.