The Cascade Lakes are a series of 14 lakes set within the Cascade Mountain Range in Oregon. The best way to see and reach the ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades — possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the University ...

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office / AP A winter storm moved into the Pacific Northwest Friday, bringing heavy rainfall to lower elevations in Oregon and Southwest Washington and dumping snow in the ...

A longtime manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation said Cascade Range highways near Diamond and Crater Lake will become "impassable for weeks and months" during winter, impacting school ...

With last week’s dumping of snow in the mountains followed by this week’s heavy downpour of warmer-than-normal rain, the Northwest Avalanche Center has issued its highest warning for the back country ...

In recent years — and 2020 is no exception — parts of the Pacific Northwest that are typically too wet to burn are experiencing more frequent, severe and larger wildfires due to changes in climate.

New evacuation warnings were issued along Cascade Lakes Highway west of Bend Monday as the Pete's Lake Fire grew to 3,009 acres. The blaze, ignited by lightning in the Three Sisters Wilderness in late ...

In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts of the Pacific Northwest that are typically too wet to burn are experiencing more frequent, severe and larger wildfires due to changes in climate.

New research found that while the increased wildfire activity is causing widespread changes in the structure and composition of these mid-to-high elevation forests, the new landscapes are also likely ...