/disasters-and-accidents Disasters and Accidents en-US Copyright Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:02:35 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2025-06-01/oregon-governor-requests-federal-funding-to-support-aftermath-of-spring-floods In March and April, parts of southern Oregon experienced flooding from rapid snowmelt, record-level rainfall and overflowing rivers. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:02:35 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2025-06-01/oregon-governor-requests-federal-funding-to-support-aftermath-of-spring-floods Mia Maldonado /disasters-and-accidents/2025-05-03/big-one-coupled-with-rising-ocean-could-leave-many-in-northwest-living-in-flood-zones-study-finds More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California could almost instantly be living in a floodplain, the researchers found. Sat, 03 May 2025 14:27:20 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2025-05-03/big-one-coupled-with-rising-ocean-could-leave-many-in-northwest-living-in-flood-zones-study-finds Alex Baumhardt /disasters-and-accidents/2025-03-26/disaster-prep-advocates-get-pushback-over-raising-seismic-standard-for-new-school-construction-in-oregon Most of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One – a magnitude 9.0 rupture of the offshore Cascadia earthquake fault. Yet, it’s worth considering where you’ll go if your house slides off its foundation or your apartment lacks heat, electricity and running water. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:54:07 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2025-03-26/disaster-prep-advocates-get-pushback-over-raising-seismic-standard-for-new-school-construction-in-oregon Tom Banse /wildfire/2025-03-21/oregon-fire-officials-say-pacificorp-didnt-cause-santiam-fire-contradicting-federal-reports-jury-decision The Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that would limit utilities' wildfire liabilities. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:38:52 GMT /wildfire/2025-03-21/oregon-fire-officials-say-pacificorp-didnt-cause-santiam-fire-contradicting-federal-reports-jury-decision April Ehrlich /weather/2025-03-19/gov-kotek-declares-flood-emergency-for-southern-oregon-parts-of-willamette-valley 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. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:39:41 GMT /weather/2025-03-19/gov-kotek-declares-flood-emergency-for-southern-oregon-parts-of-willamette-valley Alex Baumhardt /education/2025-03-12/demolition-begins-at-north-medford-high-school-gym-after-roof-collapse Demolition began this week at the North Medford High School gym, where the roof collapsed last month. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:01:35 GMT /education/2025-03-12/demolition-begins-at-north-medford-high-school-gym-after-roof-collapse Roman Battaglia /education/2025-02-26/medford-school-district-moves-quickly-to-stabilize-gym-after-recent-roof-collapse 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. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:10:12 GMT /education/2025-02-26/medford-school-district-moves-quickly-to-stabilize-gym-after-recent-roof-collapse Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2025-01-24/trump-and-newsom-embrace-in-la-but-the-president-just-added-new-conditions-for-fire-aid 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’s growing list of demands — and threats to block federal aid — won’t make that easy. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 01:23:40 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-24/trump-and-newsom-embrace-in-la-but-the-president-just-added-new-conditions-for-fire-aid Alexei Koseff /disasters-and-accidents/2025-01-20/people-with-disabilities-are-extra-vulnerable-in-major-disasters-like-wildfires-says-oregon-advocate The Los Angeles wildfires bring renewed focus to supporting Oregonians with disabilities during natural disasters. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:56:53 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2025-01-20/people-with-disabilities-are-extra-vulnerable-in-major-disasters-like-wildfires-says-oregon-advocate Geoff Norcross /disasters-and-accidents/2024-12-12/landslide-closes-redwood-highway-in-california 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. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:03:03 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-12-12/landslide-closes-redwood-highway-in-california Liam Moriarty