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Jackson County Sheriff's officeThe Jackson County District Attorney’s office announced on Monday afternoon that an arsonist was sentenced after starting a fire on Sept. 8, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. It was not connected with the nearby Almeda Fire, according to officials. -
Roman Battaglia/Jefferson Public RadioThe show , featuring the work of two local artists, is being held in a burned-out garage in Talent.
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A variety of programs are being offered by the state and nonprofits to help those who lived in manufactured homes purchase or rebuild energy-efficient units. -
The project is being funded in part by a state initiative aimed at helping communities recover from the Labor Day fires of 2020. It’s also an experiment aimed at tackling multiple issues at once: rising material costs, a severe shortage of construction labor, and an urgent need for housing for working families and fire victims.
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Oregon homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by the 2020 wildfires can get financial help through a state and multi-county partnership.
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Hundreds of Oregon residents who lost their homes in the Almeda and South Obenchain fires are currently housed in FEMA trailers. Now, with few housing alternatives in the Rogue Valley and a slow wildfire recovery, these residents are being asked to pay market rate rent.
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The victims of the 2020 Slater Fire are suing the utility company that started the blaze. That’s after a tree allegedly hit a PacifiCorp power line and sparked the fire.
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A bill moving through the Oregon legislature could expand locations where prefabricated and manufactured homes can be sited in the state.
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The Phoenix-Talent school district is among four Oregon districts hit hard by wildfires in 2020 that could get a financial break from state lawmakers
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Talent, Ore., is trying to prevent an exodus of residents after recent wildfires. The city is providing temporary trailers and other services to keep families from abandoning the small town.
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The 2020 Almeda Fire destroyed around 2,600 homes in the Rogue Valley. Residents have been rebuilding since the fire, but it’s a slow process. For families in the Phoenix-Talent School District affected by the fire, simple things like family photos are a small part of recovery this holiday season.
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Gateway Project unveiled with initial batch of transitional housing for wildfire survivors in TalentCommunity leaders in Talent, Oregon gathered on Saturday for a ribbon cutting at the Gateway Project, a new site of temporary, affordable housing for wildfire survivors of the 2020 Almeda Fire.
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A new wood-panel triptych from the renowned artist will be part a social justice-themed art showcase opening next spring in Grants Pass.
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Four of the fires that burned across Oregon on Labor Day of 2020 were likely caused by equipment owned by PacifiCorp, according to a fire investigator in a class action lawsuit.
