WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over $5 million is heading to Oregon to help clean up the Port of Brookings Harbor and to help with disaster mitigation costs. Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the port and the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon will receive more federal funding to assist with wildfire recovery. In the wake of last September’s devastating wildfires, the Trump administration pledged to cover 75% of recovery costs with federal funds. A couple of months shy ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill is being proposed on Capitol Hill to help businesses prepare for natural disasters. The “Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises (PREPARE) Act,” co-sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), would reauthorize a federal program ...
PHOENIX, Ore. — Hundreds of Rogue Valley homeowners left with nothing after the Almeda Fire devastated the cities of Phoenix and Talent last Tuesday burning 2,800 structures and killing 3 people. Now, Jackson County leaders say the road to recovery ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — There are more than 3,900 people who are staying in American Red Cross shelters after Hurricane Florence swept through parts of North and South Carolina. The shelters are set up and maintained by American Red Cross volunteers. ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon’s Red Cross chapter has seen an “unprecedented” increase in disaster responses compared to the same time last year. The American Red Cross-Cascades Region sent 275 responders from Oregon and southwest Washington to help with disasters in ...
Portland, Ore. – If you’re looking to help with the Hurricane Harvey disaster relief effort, the Safeway Foundation just made it a lot easier. Starting Tuesday, all Safeway and Albertsons locations in Oregon and southwest Washington will accept donations at ...