The Doerner fir, formerly called the Brummit fir, is the only tree burning in the area. Officials have ruled out lightning as the cause. Chris Adlam, a regional wildland fire specialist at Oregon ...

The heat wave will begin for many today, others will hop on board tomorrow. Highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon under blue skies. Overnight, lows will drop into the 40s and ...

Douglas-firs ( Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, is special. Measuring 325 feet (99.1 meters) tall and with a diameter of ...

One of the world's tallest and oldest trees has been burning for several days as firefighters race to preserve it. Oregon's Doerner Fir, a 450-year-old Douglas fir towering more than 325 feet, caught ...

Evacuations have been downgraded to Level 1 ‘Be Ready’ after a wildfire southeast of Eugene on Wednesday evening.

Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees; The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 ...

Firefighters, along with the Oregon Department of Forestry, responded to a rapidly spreading field fire near Scharen Road on ...

The Lane County Sheriff's Office issued a level 3 "go now" evacuation notice for the follow areas: Hideaway Hills to the power lines east of Skyhawk Way from Hampton Road south to Dillard Road. Level ...

Recent rain showers across Central Oregon have provided short-term relief, but fuels remain dry and the risk of wildfire is ...

A wildfire burning southeast of Eugene triggered Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. The ...

EUGENE, Ore. - A wildfire southeast of Eugene has prompted an urgent Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation notice for certain areas. According to the Lane County Sheriff's Office, residents in Hideaway Hills ...

An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter following a fatal crash with a bus carrying a ...