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Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water
A hospital in Oregon is facing a new lawsuit after a nurse was accused of replacing patients’ prescribed fentanyl with non-sterile tap water in intravenous drips.
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Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and pushing wildfires that include an Oregon fire which is already the largest active blaze in the nation.
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Thousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis
Officials with health care companies in Oregon say more than 2,400 patients at hospitals in the Portland area may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, and HIV, because of a physician who may not have followed infection control practices.
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Riders stuck upside down at Oregon amusement park rescued
Emergency crews rescued 28 people after they were stuck upside down in the air for about 30 minutes when a ride at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland malfunctioned.
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Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride
Emergency crews have rescued 30 people after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park in Oregon.
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Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena and runs through concessions area, injuring 4
A rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before wranglers caught up with it.
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Hiker dies after falling from trail in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, officials say
Oregon officials say a hiker died after falling from a trail in the Columbia River Gorge. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Elisha Angelic Macias was hiking with friends near Horsetail Falls on Sunday.
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Oregon lodge famously featured in ‘The Shining' will reopen to guests after fire forced evacuations
The hotel featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film “The Shining” says it will reopen to guests Sunday after a fire that prompted evacuations but caused only minimal damage.
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Portland, Oregon, schools and after-school program sued after a 9-year-old girl is allegedly raped
A young girl and her guardian are suing an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million.
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Man narrowly escapes saw blade in Oregon
Security camera video captured the moment a man entering a store was almost hit by a large saw blade rolling in his direction in Oregon.
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Video shows man narrowly escaping saw blade barreling toward him in Oregon
In a scene out of horror movie, a man narrowly escaped a saw blade as it came barreling toward him outside a store in Oregon.
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We're identical twins who married another set of identical twins. Our babies are biological siblings
Identical twins Venessa and Kerissa are married to Lucas and Jacob, respectively. Their children are biological siblings.
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Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave
Family members of people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims.
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Dad accused of drugging girls at his 12-year-old daughter's sleepover
An Oregon dad was arrested for allegedly drugging young girls at his daughter’s sleepover with homemade smoothies.
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize hard drugs
The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs.
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A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but ‘super educational' spectacle
It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach.
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Oregon's first case of human plague reported after almost a decade
Health officials say this case was identified and treated in the earlier stages of the disease, posing little risk to the community.
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Oregon teen rushed to save baby after seeing parents, uncle shocked to death by downed power line
Majiah Washington recounted how she rescued a 9-month-old after witnessing members of the baby’s family shocked to death by a downed power line in Portland.
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3 dead after power line electrocutes them in Oregon
A winter storm knocked down a branch over the car, taking a live electric wire with it.
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3 dead from electrocution after live power line falls on SUV during Oregon ice storm
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people. A toddler being held by one of the victims survived and was rescued from the scene by a neighbor.