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Heavy rainfall to sweep across Oregon, possible flooding at Coast and burned areas Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal © Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard A car splashed through a small lake of water on Willamette Street in Eugene, Ore. as a thunderstorm moves through the area Sept. 18, 2020. Heavy rain is expected to sweep across Oregon this weekend, bringing possible flooding in Coastal rivers and landslides in areas burned in the Labor Day fires.  The Willamette Valley could see 1 to 3 inches of rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Miles Higa said.  The Or...

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County (HFHLC) recently received a $20,000 emergency response grant from Habitat for Humanity International to help expedite fire debris removal from the Echo Mountain Fire complex in Lincoln City. This funding will be used in partnership with “Quarters for Corners,” a grassroots volunteer effort currently working on site. Three months after the Echo Mountain Complex fire destroyed more than 300 homes in the town of Otis, nearly 200 people are still living in hotels as the holidays approach. Hundreds more are living with family, sleeping in outbuildin...