KEZI's Top 9 Stories of 2023 | News
In 2023, KEZI 9 News covered everything from bomb threats and controversial laws, to crimes and wildfires. This is a list of the biggest stories we’ve covered this year.
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In 2023, KEZI 9 News covered everything from bomb threats and controversial laws, to crimes and wildfires. This is a list of the biggest stories we’ve covered this year.
The Oregon Department of Forestry declared an end to the 2023 wildfire season on Oct. 18, marking Oregon’s third consecutive year of declining wildfire conditions. Fires burned approximately 190,507 acres around the state in 2023, well shy of the 456,038 acres torched by wildfires in 2022 and a fraction of the 1.14 million acres devastated by wildfires in 2020.
The recent wildfires southeast of Eugene have devastated the region and extended the area's long fight against wildfires since 2020.
Crews working the Lookout, Bedrock, Petes Lake, Horse Creek, and Pothole fires are anticipating a warming and drying trend to peak on Sunday before cooler and w
Weekend temperatures will be warmer and drier allowing for a potential increase in fire behavior.