In Rowena, the average annual cost of child care for two children — one 4 year old and one 8 year old — is $14,373, about $3,500 less than the comparable average of $17,839 across all of Oregon.

Two months after the Rowena Fire destroyed dozens of homes, cleanup efforts remain on pause until the county can secure ...

A wildfire near Rowena, Oregon, quickly expanded to 2,500 acres on Wednesday, causing heavy smoke that made visibility difficult for many drivers. Officials are closely monitoring the fire as ...

Oregon’s major wildfires continue to burn Monday but are mostly contained after a weekend of hard work by firefighters, along with some helpful rain. The Rowena fire, which sparked June 11 and ...

Rowena Fire damage in Wasco County, Oregon. June 12, 2025 (KOIN). “We are in an area that does not have many rentals, and so to lose 56 additional homes is pretty devastating,” Naramore said.

The June 11 wildfire quickly scorched about 3,700 acres of Oregon’s Columbia Gorge hillside, destroying 56 homes and about 90 other structures. Nobody died, but many residents of the Rowena area ...

Water-dropping aircraft are a key part of efforts to fight wildfires. And with the 2025 season especially fiery, these pilots ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek has extended her state of emergency for the Rowena Fire. The governor declared the state of emergency on June 20, with an expiration date of July 30.

In this provided photo, a stretch of I-84 is viewed from the Rowena Curves, with the Rowena Fire burning nearby in June, 2025. Courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: ...

The (OBRC), operator of the BottleDrop network, is activating its Emergency Fund to aid with wildfire relief in Oregon and ...

A wildfire burning in the Columbia River Gorge has forced the evacuation of around 75 homes near the Dalles, Oregon. Firefighters tackling the Rowena wildfire, which has scorched over 200 acres since ...

Wildfires Rowena wildfire threatening up to 170 homes between Mosier and The Dalles Updated: Aug. 06, 2014, 6:59 p.m. | Published: Aug. 06, 2014, 5:59 p.m.