GLENDALE, Calif. – President Donald Trump declared an emergency in California after two damaging earthquakes hit the southern portion of the state. Trump also approved the state for federal assistance with earthquake response. White House officials say the federal emergency ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Are you prepared if disaster strikes? According to the Red Cross 85 percent of Americans aren’t. The week of April 16th is Disaster Preparedness Week. To help, Allstate Insurance in Medford is providing free disaster kits to ...
Houston, Texas — Communities in Texas are still cleaning up the devastation left behind by Hurricane Harvey. The storms passed through Houston weeks ago, but homeowners are continuing to live in the wreckage. A group of Medford residents are there ...
Medford, Ore. — An organization committed to helping those in need, is looking for a little help of its own. The Salvation Army in Jackson County is home to the only emergency mobile kitchen in southern Oregon, but it’s out ...
Medford, Ore. — The city of Medford is preparing for an emergency. Its in the process of updating its “Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan”, a plan that’s required to get federal aid, if a natural disaster strikes. NBC5 News is getting a first look ...
Josephine County, Ore.- Federal funding is now available to help with cleanup following the winter storm and flooding that occurred from Dec. 14-17, 2016. Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration has been approved for Josephine and ...
Medford, Ore. — The Red Cross will be training people next week — before sending them across the country. And they’re asking you to consider joining them. “That’s why the Red Cross is there, to help people in need, wherever ...
Medford, Ore., — Emergency agencies and non-profits from around the valley are helping families gear up for disasters. Today from 10 to 2, the “Are You Ready” fair was held at the Rogue Valley Mall. The fair gave away safety ...
Weed, Calif. — 2 years ago, an unattended campfire on a dry windy day became the Boles Fire, threatening Weed elementary and destroying over 150 structures, many of them homes… Retired Weed Fire Chief Darin Quigley said, “We lost the ...
Midland, La. (KLAF) — Residents of Midland, Louisiana are working to pick up the pieces after flood waters inundated communities and destroyed homes. Backwater flooding from the Mermentau River has left six feet of flooding in many homes. As homes ...