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Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management says the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly cancel a hazard mitigation grant program will “significantly impact communities” across the state.

An unincorporated river community in Lane County is reeling from the loss of federal funds meant to repair its failing drinking water system.

The Trump administration’s on-again, off-again federal funding freeze sowed widespread anxiety and confusion across the country and around Oregon. In Mapleton, locals feared a delay in federal grant payments would jeopardize efforts to rebuild their failing water system.

Several conservation groups -including two in Oregon- have announced their intent to take the federal government to court. It’s over FEMA’s floodplain management which the groups say harms salmonids and orcas.

Heavy rainfall in the region has put parts of Oregon at risk for flooding. There are ways to prepare, but only flood insurance can help after the fact.

A bill sponsored by Representative Peter DeFazio that’s meant to help communities prepare for natural disasters passed the U.S. House Tuesday.

Two electric co-ops serving rural parts of the Willamette Valley are on the receiving end of federal funds to help with wildfire recovery. Lane Electric’s…

The U.S. Basketball Academy in Blue River has become a new site for FEMA temporary housing. Families displaced by last year’s Holiday Farm Fire are the…

Oregon Governor Kate Brown came to the fire-ravaged community of Blue River today, to see rebuilding efforts. During a formal conference held on Cascade…

A U.S. House Committee advanced a bill Wednesday designed to streamline the relief application process for victims of disasters. Getting relief aid from…

A delegation of Oregon lawmakers is pressing FEMA to detail its steps for improving disaster assistance after major wildfires.Democratic Senator Ron Wyden…

Grant money is helping maintain relief and recovery efforts for the 2020 Oregon wildfires. The United Way of Lane County is one of the latest…