Mary Owen parked a borrowed white SUV among the polished rides of Oregon's ritziest ski resort, hunkered down in the driver's seat and closed her eyes. Before sleep came, she asked God to wake her when he wanted her to climb the mountain.

A 23-year-old woman who was missing for days on Mount Hood was found alive Saturday, nearly a week after she was last seen.

Authorities are searching for a hiker on Mount Hood who was last heard from on Sunday and is without her backpack.

Smoke and air quality are major concerns as crews battle the Pole Creek fire near Sisters. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality rated the air quality in Sisters as "hazardous" on Wednesday.

Eight firefighters rappelled from a helicopter to a recent addition to the Buckhead Complex burning the Cascade crest that has officials advising hikers and campers to steer clear of the area, fire officials said.

The Butte Fire, which broke out on the Diamond Lake Ranger District on the Umpqua National Forest late Tuesday afternoon near Windigo Butte, is now estimated at 120 acres and is also burning on Deschutes National Forest.

Two wildfires broke out on the Diamond Lake Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest late Tuesday afternoon near Windigo Butte.

Unless you live far away from the bright lights of the city, much of the clear nighttime skies are just relegated to the brightest of stars. But "out in the boonies", the pitch-black skies are the perfect canvass for some incredible displays of nature and astronomy.

Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands in 15 states.