Warm Springs
Remains found in Warm Springs identified as missing 13-year-old
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. – Human remains discovered last month near Warm Springs Indian Health Services have been positively identified as a 13-year-old runaway who last was seen in late February, police said Friday as they asked the public for any information that could help determine what happened.
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026
Wyden, Merkley, Bynum announce $100,000 for Central Oregon wildfire recovery
WASHINGTON -- Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Rep. Janelle Bynum, announced Wednesday $100,000 in federal awards to support displaced Oregonians and wildfire recovery efforts for Central Oregon communities that lost homes in the 2026 wildfires.
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026
Warm Springs Police, FBI search for, find human remains
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Human remains were found Saturday near the Warm Springs Indian Health Services facility in a search by tribal police and FBI agents, officials said.
Sunday, Sep 20, 2026
Nearly 170 Oregon families reported losing food bought with SNAP due to summer fires
SALEM, Ore. -- About 170 Oregon households requested replacements to their federal food benefits this summer after they had to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire this summer, according to data the Capital Chronicle obtained from the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Thursday, Sep 17, 2026
Vancouver, Eugene residents killed in Hwy. 26 semi-SUV crash
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Two people were killed Monday night in a head-on crash when a semi-truck driver lost control on a corner on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon State Police confirmed Friday.
Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026
Merkley, Wyden tout nearly $10 million for Warm Springs, Umpqua tribes’ affordable housing
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding a combined nearly $9.92 million to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing for Tribal members.
Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026
Warm Springs, Jefferson County lift all Bench Fire evacuation notices
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- All evacuation notices have been lifted on the Bench Fire that broke out nearly two weeks ago on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, destroying at least six homes and several outbuildings, authorities said Wednesday.
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026
'Active to extreme fire behavior' still challenging Warm Springs battle
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here's Tuesday's full update on the destructive 45,200-acre Bench Fire that has destroyed several homes and outbuildings on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026
Six Warm Springs homes, five outbuildings lost to 45,000-acre Bench Fire
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Two fast-growing wildfires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation merged and covered more than 45,000 acres by late Monday, as authorities announced that six homes and five outbuildings had been lost to the Bench Fire.
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026
Oregon Emergency Conflagration Act invoked for Beachcomb and Bench fires, Second Flat Fire
SALEM, Ore. – The Emergency Conflagration Act was invoked for the Beachcomb and Bench fires late Saturday night and the Second Flat Fire on Sunday.
Monday, Jul 27, 2026
Two fast-moving Warm Springs wildfires merge, top 40,000 acres
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Two fast-growing fires that forced evacuations and road closures on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation merged Sunday to cover a reported 40,000-plus acres, officials confirmed.
Sunday, Jul 26, 2026