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Picasa/Courtesy of Lake Oswego School DistrictMost of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One 鈥� a magnitude 9.0 rupture of the offshore Cascadia earthquake fault. Yet, it鈥檚 worth considering where you鈥檒l go if your house slides off its foundation or your apartment lacks heat, electricity and running water. -
Bradley W. Parks/OPBThe Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that would limit utilities' wildfire liabilities.
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Flooding and landslides from swollen rivers and record-setting rain in southern Oregon and parts of the Willamette Valley have caused millions of dollars in damages and cost one woman her life. -
Demolition began this week at the North Medford High School gym, where the roof collapsed last month. -
The Medford School Board declared an emergency on Tuesday to speed up the process of stabilizing the North Medford High School gym, where the roof collapsed on Feb. 11. -
The president excluded Gov. Newsom from plans for his visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today, but the governor showed up on the tarmac anyway, and the two said they would cooperate. Trump鈥檚 growing list of demands 鈥� and threats to block federal aid 鈥� won鈥檛 make that easy. -
The Los Angeles wildfires bring renewed focus to supporting Oregonians with disabilities during natural disasters. -
U.S. Highway 199, the key link between the Rogue Valley and the coast, has reopened after being blocked by a landslide for most of Thursday. -
The magnitude 7.0 quake, centered about 45 miles southwest of Eureka, set off a tsunami warning that stretched from the Lane/Douglas County line in Oregon south to nearly Santa Cruz, California. -
Floodwaters devastated the small communities of Pajaro and Planada in early 2023. California gave each town $20 million to recover 鈥� but as residents face down another winter, much of the aid has yet to reach them. -
Mike Connolly discusses Ashland's recruiting efforts for its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the upcoming October training by Ashland Fire & Rescue. -
Several Northwest counties and the U.S. Forest Service are working to reduce the risk of fires overtaking key evacuation routes. -
Multiple evacuation shelters have opened in a region that has experienced a string of large wildfires in recent years. -
The Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday that Oregonians who travel this weekend and in the days ahead should prepare for road closures.
