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The McKenzie Corridor community of Blue River continues to rebuild, nearly four years after a wildfire leveled most of it.
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Oregonians are being asked to create more defensible space around their homes, with vegetation modified in that space to reduce wildfire threat and help firefighters defend the house.
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Oregon local governments sustained millions of dollars in damage during the January ice storm. Over the weekend President Joe Biden approved federal funding to cover some of those costs.
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Fire departments across Oregon will receive more money for staffing ahead of this year’s wildfire season.
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Many Oregonians whose homes were destroyed in 2020 wildfires will soon be protected from potentially massive property tax bills waiting for them after they rebuild.
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Oregon’s housing agency will replace dozens of modular homes in Phoenix that are meant for wildfire survivors, marking a dramatic change from the agency’s previous plan to house fire victims.
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During the recent stretch of nice weather in the Willamette Valley, regional fire crews have been dispatched to several grass and brush fires. Now fire officials are urging everyone to practice fire safety.
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Authorities are warning people to be better prepared after several incidents across popular hiking areas in Oregon during the sunny weather.
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Search and Rescue efforts continue in the search for Rachel Merchant-Ly, a Glide Elementary kindergarten teacher whose vehicle was found crashed in the North Umpqua River.
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Eugene Springfield Fire crews say the hiker had fallen and sustained life-threatening injuries.
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The Springfield Utility Board has established a fund to assist customers that were affected by the recent ice storms.
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The Eugene Water and Electric Board is building the sixth of seven planned emergency water stations, this one near the Eugene YMCA.