Articles from the August 1, 2006 edition

Updated Aug 1, 2006

Firefighters seemed to have gained a strong hold on the 9,200-acre Black Crater Fire west of Sisters by Tuesday morning. Tollgate residents, evacuated Saturday, July 29, as the fire spotted over notification lines, were allowed to return home at 6 p.m. on Monday evening. Residents of Crossroads and Edgington Road, who had been out of their homes since Thursday, July 27, anxiously awaited news that they, too, could go home. Fire officials believed that the threat had... Full story