Oregon's newest state park, Cottonwood Canyon on the John Day River, is at its best in spring, so put a visit to the park on your calendar before it begins heating up in July. It also has a second ...

Oregon's second largest state park in acreage is one month away from opening. 8,000 acres on the John Day River split between Sherman and Gilliam counties, is scheduled for dedication on Sept. 24-25 ...

A fast-growing fire broke out near the Gilliam and Sherman County line in northern central Oregon, forcing some evacuations. The "extremely active" fire grew to 5,000 acres as of 4 p.m. Thursday, and ...

WASCO — As I rounded the first corner on the Pinnacles Trail at Cottonwood Canyon State Park, I was flagged down by a couple of gray-haired, binocular-wielding hikers. “Are you a biologist?” one of ...

Cottonwood Canyon Fire Photo courtesy of Sherman County Sheriff's Office. Right before the busy Labor Day weekend camping rush, Oregon State Parks has evacuated one of its sites due to a fast-moving ...

UPDATE: Firefighters stopped forward progress on the Cottonwood Fire Tuesday night, allowing for the reopening of Highway 206. The size of the grass-fueled blaze was estimated at 4,000 acres. It is ...

Two years later, police are still looking to identify the driver from a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with “lasting” injuries. A vigil was held Tuesday night for the victim in the deadly boat ...

Oregon's newest state park, Cottonwood Canyon, will open this weekend. The 8,000 acres of scrub, grass and sagebrush along 16 miles of the lower John Day River are about 173 miles, a three-hour drive ...

WASCO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new wildfire southeast of Wasco in north-central Oregon raced across more than 2,300 acres on both sides of the John Day River on Tuesday, prompting closure of a state highway ...