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Talent celebrates opening of affordable housing aimed at wildfire survivors
On Wednesday, the City of Talent held a grand opening for 72 new apartments.

A library destroyed by fire is being rebuilt in Blue River, Oregon
The Holiday Farm Fire of 2020 destroyed a library in Blue River. Ground broke late last month on the new O'Brien Memorial Library in the Oregon town between Bend and Eugene.
The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them
After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this summer, people across the world focused their attention on the green leaves sprouting from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree as a symbol of hope.

Rural Lane County clinic to be rebuilt following wildfire
Three years after a health clinic in rural eastern Lane County burned down in the Holiday Farm Fire, it is finally being rebuilt.

Oregon vulnerable communities more exposed to wildfires than other social groups, study shows
Based on data collected from 2000 to 2021, the research led by University of California, Merced shows almost half of Oregonians impacted by wildfires are elderly, disabled or low-income.

How AI is helping detect wildfires in Washington
High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has installed cameras geared up with artificial intelligence.

Evacuation orders for wildfire near Hermiston downgraded
A fire that started Sunday north of Hermiston prompted evacuation orders and an Emergency Conflagration Act declaration by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek.

Oregon will rebuild defective modular homes for Almeda Fire survivors
Oregon's state housing agency did not say when the homes will be rebuilt, where the funding will come from or when residents will be able to move in.
2 concerts in Bend canceled due to wildfire smoke
Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Eastern Oregon have degraded air quality across Oregon the past few days.

How an Oregon-based nonprofit is helping victims of the deadly Maui wildfires
Wildfires that broke out in Maui last week razed more than 2,500 acres of land and have killed more than 100 people. Here's how an Oregon-based nonprofit is aiding in relief.