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Kotek appeals to Trump for more federal emergency assistance for Oregon’s spring floods

  • Mia Maldonado

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision denying individual financial assistance to households in Coos, Curry, Douglas and Josephine counties that experienced major losses after intense spring flooding. In March 2025, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding and landslides across southwest Oregon, damaging 529 homes, according to the Oregon Department of […]

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20 states sue Trump administration over FEMA cuts

  • By Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor
  • Updated

(The Center Square) — California, Arizona and Colorado, along with 17 other states, sued the Trump administration this week over its decision to close the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

Vehicle fires

Vehicle fires

  • Lane V. Erickson
  • Updated

In the event of a vehicle fire, the first step is pulling safely off the road; the second is turning off the engine and exiting the car.