Emily Cureton Cook

The Flat Fire, burning in Deschutes and Jefferson counties, Aug. 24, 2025, has destroyed four homes and threatens thousands more.

Wildfire

Flat Fire destroys 4 homes, threatens thousands more with no containment in Central Oregon

Emily Cureton Cook

Four homes have been lost to the Flat Fire as it continues to threaten nearly 4,000 homes in Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

People across Oregon and Washington share their hopes, fears and viewpoints, as a second Trump administration is about to begin, in January, 2025.

Politics & Government

Trump’s return brings a mix of emotions and strains relationships in the Northwest

Emily Cureton Cook

Northwest residents in Oregon and Washington see Monday's inauguration of President Trump from widely varying viewpoints on how they expect his second administration to affect the region.

Thornburgh developer Kameron DeLashmutt listens to testimony about the capacity of the Deschutes Basin aquifer while seated behind his water law attorney, Elizabeth Howard, in Deschutes County Circuit Court on Nov. 7, 2024.

Law and Justice

Private equity firm Sortis backs Thornburgh resort as it fights for Central Oregon water rights

Emily Cureton Cook

A planned resort in Oregon's high desert is a testing ground for reining in groundwater pumping as its deep-pocketed backers battle state regulators in a high-stakes court case.