The junction of Highways 6 and 8 in Gales Creek on February 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
Two people are the latest killed in a crash on the Wilson River
These trees experienced such high temperatures as flames burned beneath them that their needles died. The torched trees may pose a future fire hazard. Game Hog Creek Fire, July 22
File photo: Chas Hundley
On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown issued a directive to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require face
A map of downtown Gales Creek from the National Weather Service showing one of the borders of the Excessive Heat Watch (in red) cutting through the Gales Creek Tavern beginning
The Gales Creek Tavern on July 15, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
The Gales Creek Tavern reopened on May 20, after extensiveand ongoingwork to renovate the building and update
A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
Highway 6 was closed for most of Monday morning following a fatal
A Life Flight helicopter lands on Highway 6 on July 26, 2021. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue
Update: The highway has reopened, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
A map of the Game Hog Creek Fire on Tuesday, July 20. Map: Oregon Department of Forestry
Fire crews are pushing into the interior of the Game Hog Creek Fire
A Fireboss Single Engine Air Tanker drops an 800 gallon load of Hagg Lake water on the Game Hog Creek Fire on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Photo from Oregon Department
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have hit a snag today, with two
An Oregon Department of Forestry helicopter stages at the Hornshuh Creek Fire Station in Buxton. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry
The Game Hog Creek Fire grew to 133 acres, and
