Timber News

VERNONIA, Ore. -- Since the days before Oregon was a state, loggers have trudged into the hills to cut trees.

TIMBER, Ore. A KGW crew covering snow in the Oregon Coast Range saw the power of the storm first hand when a woman's SUV crashed right in front of them Tuesday.

A huge fire Tuesday at Sunset Log Homes of Oregon, west of Banks, destroyed about $300,000 worth of equipment and irreparably damaged the structure.

One driver was killed and another critically injured Wednesday in a traffic accident on U.S. Highway 26 near Banks.

The timber industry has sued the Obama administration to get them to start logging more on federal lands in Western Oregon.