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Gov. Kotek announced how much funding each region within Oregon’s homelessness state of emergency will receive from the state
Medford, OR – According to the state officials, Gov. Kotel also announced the specific outcomes local communities are expected to achieve with the emergency dollars.
On her first full day in office, the Governor declared a homelessness state of emergency and urged the legislature to pass an early investment package to meet specific goals in reducing unsheltered homelessness by January 10, 2024.
The following funding amounts are based on many factors, including the appropriation made available by the legislature, detailed plans that local communities submitted, and a detailed formula developed by Oregon Housing and Community Services:
• Portland/Gresham/Multnomah County: $18.2 million to rehouse 275 households and create 138 shelter beds
• Eugene/Springfield/Lane County: $15.5 million to rehouse 247 households and create 230 shelter beds
• Central Oregon: $13.9 million to rehouse 161 households and create 111 shelter beds
• Salem/Marion, Polk Counties: $10.4 million to rehouse 158 households and create 79 shelter beds
• Medford, Ashland/Jackson County: $8.8 million to rehouse 133 households and create 67 shelter beds
• Hillsboro/Beaverton/Washington County: $8.0 million to rehouse 121 households and create 61 shelter beds
• Clackamas County: $4.4 million to rehouse 130 households.
Eugene firefighters contain garage fire on Sarah Lane
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Eugene firefighters respond to structure fire in University District
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Eugene Police report downtown congestion cleared after large march
Eugene, OR – The Eugene Police Department confirmed that traffic has returned to normal following a large downtown march. Crowd...
SchooI empIoyee dies after attempting to prevent a 14-year-oId who wanted to Ieave a residentiaI buiIding without permission, only to be struck by the girI, causing fataI injuries: police
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Woman who cIaims she doesn’t remember kiIIing her father years ago, saying her mother told her she did, now kiIIed the eIderIy woman minutes after the victim caIIed 911 and told the dispatcher her famiIy member was being vioIent: police
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Eugene Springfield Fire celebrates promotion of firefighter to engineer
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Eugene Springfield Fire responds to early morning structure fire in west Eugene
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Eugene police investigate report of suspicious man following juvenile girls in Tugman Park
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Eugene police arrest five individuals for DUII over the weekend
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Mother knew her 1-year-old was unweII after Ieaving the chiId with her partner for days, but didn’t bother to check on her and decided to get high and go to sIeep, only to find her unresponsive the foIIowing day, Iater pronounced dead: police
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Parent caIIs for responsibiIity after her 5-year-oId was Iured by severaI oIder chiIdren ‘who acted friendIy and took the chiId by the hand’ before indcentIy assauIting the girI and brutaIIy beating her untiI she was unconscious, then Ieft her where she was
Ohio – An Ohio parent demands justice after her chiId, 5, was aIIegedly Iured away and brutaIIy assauIted last month, leaving...
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Parent caIIs for responsibiIity after her 5-year-oId was Iured by severaI oIder chiIdren ‘who acted friendIy and took the chiId by the hand’ before indcentIy assauIting the girI and brutaIIy beating her untiI she was unconscious, then Ieft her where she was
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Crime & Safety1 week agoWoman who stated that ‘she didn’t feeI strong or capable enough to continue and that the situation had become too much to handIe before puIIing out a revoIver while visiting her spouse at a skiIIed care faciIity and kiIIing the eIderIy man, is charged
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Crime & Safety2 days ago
SchooI empIoyee dies after attempting to prevent a 14-year-oId who wanted to Ieave a residentiaI buiIding without permission, only to be struck by the girI, causing fataI injuries: police
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Oregon1 week agoOregon State Police ask for public assistance to identify suspect in fatal hit and run in Douglas County
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Crime & Safety2 days ago
Woman who cIaims she doesn’t remember kiIIing her father years ago, saying her mother told her she did, now kiIIed the eIderIy woman minutes after the victim caIIed 911 and told the dispatcher her famiIy member was being vioIent: police
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Crime & Safety5 days ago
Mother knew her 1-year-old was unweII after Ieaving the chiId with her partner for days, but didn’t bother to check on her and decided to get high and go to sIeep, only to find her unresponsive the foIIowing day, Iater pronounced dead: police
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Eugene4 days ago
Eugene Springfield Fire responds to early morning structure fire in west Eugene
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Eugene4 days ago
Eugene police arrest five individuals for DUII over the weekend