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Kotek issues first 2026 drought forecast for Baker, Umatilla and Deschutes counties

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FILE - A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to ongoing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., Aug. 22, 2021. The drought in the American West worsened last year to become the worst drought in at least 1200 years and the worst for new life. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has issued her first drought declaration of the year. READ MORE | Oregon is now 85% dry, Washington 65%, with a hot and dry spring forecast. Drought has been declared in Baker, Umatilla, and Deschutes Counties by Executive Order 26-05. This is the first drought emergency declared since … Read more