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JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — NBC5 News has confirmed Jackson County Emergency Manager Stacey Anderson-Belt is no longer employed by the county. In her role as emergency manager, Anderson-Belt was in charge of the county’s response to emergencies, like the Almeda Fire in …

TALENT, Ore.- The two owners of a Talent winery lost their entire business to the Almeda fire last year. But after months of community support, they say they are more ready than ever to rebuild their business. “You can rebuild, and we …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Phoenix-Talent School District is hoping and planning on re-starting full in-person learning early in 2021. With vaccines for COVID-19 slowly coming into the state, the school district is hopeful their students can come back to class using …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Visiting off-trail areas of the Bear Creek Greenway is officially off-limits. After fires swept through the area this past September, numerous organizations worked to clear damaged trees from the main greenway trail so it could safely reopen. However, …

UPDATE 1/06/2021: from Jackson County Press Release Business Oregon and the Jackson County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) have set up a depot to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) free of charge to Jackson County Businesses to help curb the current surge of …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The deadline has been extended for southern Oregonians seeking federal aid in the wake of the Almeda and South Obenchain Fires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s deadline to apply for disaster assistance was originally scheduled to end Monday, …

ASHLAND, Ore. – Police are asking for any videos or photos that could help with their criminal investigation into the origin of the Almeda Fire. The fire started on September 8 near Almeda Drive in north Ashland. It went on to destroy …

PHOENIX, Ore.– The city of Phoenix says its wrapping up a project that will increase traffic flow on Highway-99. The city says the project involved expanding one lane areas of Highway-99 to two lanes. The project began just before the Almeda Fire and was …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Environmental Protection Agency is implementing emergency measures to protect waterways from hazardous ash and debris from the Almeda Fire. At the state’s request, the EPA will try to stem the flow of wildfire debris into Bear Creek. …

MEDFORD, Ore. – With wet weather on the way, numerous groups are working hard to make sure rain doesn’t erode the burned-out areas of the Bear Creek Greenway. Between Ashland and south Medford, much of the greenway remains dark, barren earth after …