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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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This past weekend, community members celebrated the official groundbreaking of the first cooperatively owned mobile home park formed in the Rogue Valley. This fall, families will be returning after the 2020 Almeda Fire destroyed most of the park.
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After more than two weeks, Willamalane is reopening a majority of its parks in Springfield.
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Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene has been closed since it was seriously damaged during last month’s ice storm. Thanks to work from staff and volunteers, the center will re-open to the public Feb. 9.
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More extreme weather events fueled by climate change and the possibility of a major earthquake are still looming.
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Schools will have to make up the instruction time they missed when the ice storm kept many Oregon students home this month.
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People in a rural neighborhood in Benton County have a new evacuation route they can use in case they need to flee a fast-moving fire.
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Normally, people have a 10-day window from when they had to throw out the contents of their fridge, freezer or pantry to request replacement food. SNAP beneficiaries in Lane, Benton, Linn, Lincoln, Multnomah and a few other counties have until Feb. 16.
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Between a teachers strike and severe winter storm, some Portland Public Schools parents are saying 2023-24 is "a lost year" for students.
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U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle said she is working with other members of Oregon’s congressional delegation to pursue federal assistance for ice storm recovery.
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Because of extensive damage to trees and power lines from this month’s ice storm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene is now a hard hat zone.
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As thousands of Oregonians pick up the pieces in the aftermath of recent ice storms, mental health professionals warn there’s another threat looming: toxic stress.