Sherwood man gets 85 months after no contest plea in sex abuse of 9-year-old A Sherwood man has been sentenced to 85 months in prison for sexually abusing a 9-year-old from Independence, Oregon. Orcas ...

Exploding targets are prohibited across the Forest Service’s Northern Region after regional forester Faye Krueger signed a closure order citing public safety concerns and the potential for igniting ...

TOOELE — In a field in the Pine Canyon area Wednesday morning, firefighters from various agencies showed members of the media items that can quickly spark a fire from target shooting. Trevor Whiting, ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It was the opening day of deer hunting season, and Ronald Hansen says he loaded his rifle the same way he had countless times before, aimed at a target and fired a shot. This ...

DENVER | Federal authorities are cracking down on the use of exploding targets on U.S. Forest Service land in five states to prevent them from sparking wildfires. Monday's order covers forest and ...

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and a small portion of eastern California because of wildfire and public ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are cautioning the public after they say five fires caused by target shooting have been reported in the Tillamook State Forest since May. The most recent and largest ...

More than 55 volunteers cleaned and restored the Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes and nearby forest roads on March 21. Volunteers removed graffiti from boulders, replaced vandalized signs and collected ...