Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scott Green was driving toward Cottonwood Canyon State Park on the night of June 11 when he first saw the glow of the Ferry Fire.

The 16,000-acre Cottonwood Canyon State Park on the lower John Day River is Oregon’s third certified “International Dark Sky Park.” The organization DarkSky International certifies a variety of types ...

At first glance, Cottonwood Canyon State Park may not be what you picture when you think of Oregon. The state most famous for its Pacific Northwest forests and snow-capped Cascade mountains ...

The sun had just set over the high desert hills, the first stars beginning to peek out of the twilight, when Scott Green made the call to evacuate Cottonwood Canyon. It was around 9 p.m. Wednesday, ...

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SHERMAN COUNTY, Ore — The Ferry Fire is at 43% containment and has burned over 10,000 acres as of Saturday, according to Central Oregon Fire Info. The fire has burned 10,359 acres; it started on ...

If you’re getting the itch to go camping this winter, but don’t feel like braving the cold and/or rain, there is another way. Oregon State Parks offers a variety of cabins and yurts that are perfect ...

The Woodburn Education Assc. has reached a tentative agreement with the school district on what it calls protections related to federal immigration enforcement. A federal appeals court has ruled ...

A state senator wants to work with the federal government on land trades and facility acquisitions to create two new state parks — one for Big Cottonwood Canyon and another for Little Cottonwood ...