Oregon hospitals overwhelmed as Delta variant surges

Oregon has become one of the worst hotspots as the U.S. averages more than 150,000 new COVID cases per day. Janet Shamlian has more.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 02:38

"Surrounded" by death: Oregon hospital packed with COVID patients

Unvaccinated people are fueling a new wave of COVID-19 cases across the country. In one Oregon hospital battling the virus, staffers say they are surrounded by death.

• Aug 26, 2021

Oregon ICU in crisis over COVID cases

Oregon is among the states in the West dealing with a surge in COVID cases, fueled by the Delta variant. “CBS This Morning” was invited inside a Medford ICU for a first-hand look at how medical staff is coping with the crisis. Janet Shamlian reports.

• Aug 26, 2021
• 03:14

First "murder hornet" nest of 2021 found in Washington state

It was discovered close to where the year's first live Asian giant hornet was spotted earlier this month in a rural area near the Canadian border.

• Aug 20, 2021

Fire lookouts keep watch over threatened forests

There were once thousands of active fire lookout towers across the country; today, while many are automated, a few hundred are still staffed by people whose job is to watch for forest fires in remote, rugged areas, like Klamath National Forest, in California and Oregon. Correspondent Conor Knighton talks with two fire watchers who are scanning the skies.

• Aug 15, 2021
• 05:09

Crews making significant progress battling Western wildfires

Containment of the Bootleg Fire in remote southern Oregon was up to 74% on Sunday. It was 56% contained a day earlier.

• Aug 1, 2021

Statue of Black member of Lewis and Clark expedition toppled

York was enslaved. The statue, in Portland, Oregon, was damaged. It was previously defaced in June.

• Jul 29, 2021

Wildfires rage amid extreme drought and heat

Extreme weather conditions continue to devastate the U.S., with 88 major wildfires blazing in 13 different states. Heavy monsoon rains are also causing multiple rescue operations in Arizona. Lilia Luciano has more.

• Jul 24, 2021
• 01:31

The 5 largest burning wildfires in the U.S.

A total of 88 large fires are burning in the U.S. They have destroyed more than 1 million acres as of Saturday.

• Jul 24, 2021

Wildfires scorching the West Coast create nationwide air pollution

The fires are blanketing much of the United States with noxious smoke affecting air quality and triggering health alerts.

• Jul 21, 2021

Dry thunderstorms stoke Bootleg Fire's flames

The largest fire in the nation has grown powerful enough to affect the weather of surrounding areas.

• Jul 20, 2021

Enormous Bootleg Fire sends smoke entire length of Oregon

It's the biggest in the U.S. and is among dozens in several parched Western states.

• Jul 19, 2021

Heatwaves fuel wildfires in the West

More than 70 large wildfires are burning across ten states in the West, continuing a historic fire season fueled by sustained heatwaves and drought. Lilia Luciano has more.

• Jul 17, 2021
• 02:13

Heatwaves continue to scorch the U.S.

Back-to-back heatwaves are continuing to scorch the U.S. as wildfires burn across the West. CBS meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has more on what's to come.

• Jul 17, 2021
• 01:03

One dead, six wounded in Portland shooting

Police said at least seven people had been hit by gunfire, but added that it was possible that more shooting victims and potential witnesses may have left the scene without speaking to law enforcement.

• Jul 17, 2021

Unstable weather will continue to fuel wildfire that's bigger than NYC

The blaze in Oregon has forced 2,000 people to evacuate and is threatening 5,000 buildings, including homes and smaller structures in an area just north of the California border.

• Jul 17, 2021

Evacuations expanded as wildfires scorch West

Amid an outbreak of more than 70 large fires in the western U.S., there are fears that the Bootleg Fire in Oregon could merge with another blaze.

• Jul 16, 2021
• 00:28

Largest wildfire in U.S. larger than size of NYC, just 7% contained

Officials believe the Bootleg Fire in Oregon won't be fully contained until the end of November.

• Jul 16, 2021

More than 33,000 wildfires have broken out across the U.S.

The National Interagency Fire Center says the fires have burned 2 million acres — an area larger than the state of Delaware.

• Jul 14, 2021

Large fires burning in Western states

Before even reaching peak fire season, a new record has already been set, with more than 33,000 fires scorching over 2 million acres this year. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano spoke to California residents and fire crews dealing with the new norm when it comes to battling flames in Western states.

• Jul 14, 2021
• 02:17

Oregon wildfire becomes biggest in the nation

The Bootleg Fire, which started in Klamath County, has destroyed 54 structures and 21 homes.

• Jul 14, 2021

Destruction grows from Western wildfires

Huge wildfires continue to grow in California and Oregon. Officials say the amount of acreage burned in California in 2021 is more than three times what it was for the same time last year, and 2020 was the worst year for wildfires in California history. Lilia Luciano reports.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 02:48

Wildfires squeeze California power supply as Western U.S. bakes

Blistering heatwave smothers much of the West with triple-digit temps as crews battle raging fires in two states that have cut power lines to California.

• Jul 12, 2021

2 firefighters killed as plane crashes while responding to wildfire

The aircraft was helping perform reconnaissance and command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire when it crashed.

• Jul 11, 2021

Raging Bootleg Fire threatens vital Northern California power grid lines

The fast-growing wildfire has prompted mandatory evacuations, threatening about 3,000 homes.

• Jul 10, 2021

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