SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Governor Kate Brown of the U.S. state of Oregon Friday declared a state of emergency in several counties over severe flooding that has caused landslides, partial closure of inter-state highways, and evacuation of residents in low-lying areas. "Fast-moving,...
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Milwaukie has become the first city in the U.S. state of Oregon to declare a climate emergency, in an effort to fight the impacts of climate change, the Oregon Public Broadcasting TV network said Monday. Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba said the climate eme...
Salem, Oregon— A county in southern Oregon says it's so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners sa...
Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Saturday, February 13, due to a snow and ice storm that left up to 300,000 Portland General Electric and Pacific Power customers without power. For those who heat their homes with electricity rather than natural gas, the outage also means...
on the same day that a southern oregon county declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about 2 tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants. the oregon state police said the investigation at the white city warehouses ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the reported spread of bird flu in the state. According to officials, the virus, which has primarily affected wildlife and poultry farms, has recently been detected in Southern... ...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help.
The Portland City Council declared a state of emergency on homelessness in 2015 and has extended it five times since then. The measure, set to expire in 2025, reduces the bureaucratic hurdles surrounding the creation of homeless shelters. This year alone, Wheeler has issued four...
Oregon Emergency Management Association (OEMA) membership carries important benefits, including access to the latest information, training & exercises, events & workshops, and resource connections. OEMA members work on behalf of the emergency management industry at the local, state and federal level to...