WASHINGTON, D.C. – Millions of dollars are headed to Oregon to help cover the cost of housing people displaced by wildfires. On Thursday, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced a $2.4 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — More than a year later, there are still many families recovering from the wildfires that tore through parts of Oregon in 2020. Now the federal government is giving the state more help ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon is getting more federal help for communities continuing to rebuild after devastating wildfires tore through the state last year. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is putting more than $422 million towards Oregon’s fire ...
PHOENIX, Ore. – A temporary relief center will hand out free supplies for fire survivors this Sunday. The Fire Relief Center will be open from noon until 5:00 p.m. on September 5 behind Beyond Toxics and the Pollinator Project Rogue ...
OREGON- Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that nearly $35 million in federal grant funding is headed to some Oregon counties, including Jackson and Douglas counties, to help cover the cost of wildfire debris removal efforts. ...
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 ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore — As cleanup on sites hit by the Almeda fire nears completion, crews are beginning to work on homes destroyed by the South Obenchain fire last fall. The fire burned about 32,671 acres and 33 homes were ...
SOUTHERN OREGON — The deadline to apply for Jackson County’s no-cost property clean-up is Monday, June 7th. Jackson County is 80% done with its residential clean-up. After the deadline, you’ll still need to clean up your property, but it’ll be ...
PROSPECT, Ore. – A local man who failed to appear before a judge nearly 90 times is now behind bars. 31-year-old Padyn Daniel Dineen of Central Point earned the title of Jackson County’s “failure to appear chronic offender number one” ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – An after-action report of the Almeda and South Obenchain fires commended many of Jackson County’s actions – including first responders’ heroic door-to-door evacuations, the creation of a Jackson County citizen hotline, and the quick activation of the ...