Brace for impact as groundbreaking research from Oregon State University reveals a dire future for the Pacific Northwest. Extensive simulations predict a significant increase in wildfire intensity, affecting vast areas from Oregon's western Cascades to Washington's northern Cascades, the Puget Lowlands, and the Olympic Mountains, starting in 2035.
Department of Natural Resources Meteorologist Matthew Dehr specifically thinks North Central Washington will have a normal season because of the weather pattern.
US Highway 12 between the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla is re-opened after a fire closed both directions on Monday. (You can read the original post on the NewsRadio 610 KONA Website)
The flames started Monday afternoon and burned near the Wallula junction between mileposts 303 and 307. Acc...