Talent

TALENT, Or.- Talent’s city manager wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or FEMA) to make more money available to victims of the Almeda fire. FEMA categorized the Almeda fire as a Category B disaster. That makes certain money available to local and …

TALENT, Ore. — A Talent art display is bringing smiles to the community and reminding people there is hope amid all the devastation. The Talent Public Arts Committee says it had the idea for the art display called ‘flags of hope’ before …

TALENT, Or.- Losing photos in a fire means losing irreplaceable memories, but one Talent photographer wants to help families remake those invaluable items. “While I was evacuating the first thing I grabbed was my family photos,” photographer Stacy Gokey told us. Gokey …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Two weeks have passed since the Almeda Fire tore through parts of Ashland, Phoenix, and Talent. Since then, people have slowly started returning to their regular routines, including firefighters. Jesse Vermillion is a volunteer firefighter at the Jacksonville …

TALENT, Ore. — A small, family-owned restaurant is raising big bucks for its community. Arbor House in Talent is giving free meals to people impacted by the Almeda Fire. In addition to handing out meals, the owners have been collecting donations. In …

TALENT, Ore. – People are mourning the loss of homes to the Almeda Fire. While everyone has their own unique story, Talent homeowners are just now seeing their burnt home for the first time. “It seems like a horrible nightmare I’m waiting …

TALENT, Ore. — A pizzeria in Talent is helping people stay full for free on Saturdays. The Grotto will be serving hot meals every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. until the meals run out. The owners say they are trying to help …

PHOENIX, Ore. – We’re learning more about one of the reported victims from the Almeda fire. Friends are calling him a hero. We’re told that one of the people who died in the fire, worked with others to evacuate a 55+ community …

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 is just …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Nearly 3,000 structures burned in the Almeda Fire that swept through the communities of Talent and Phoenix last week. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal estimated 600 structures were damaged or destroyed. …