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Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call

Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The bodies of four women began appearing in wooded areas in northwest Oregon in February, though police initially said the cases appeared to be unconnected.
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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
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Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again

Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime.
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A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding an unarmed security guard and leading to renewed calls Monday to protect health care workers from increasing violence.
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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
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Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails

Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took her own life.
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Oregon county sues oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome

Oregon county sues oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s most populous county is suing more than a dozen large fossil fuel companies to recover costs related to extreme weather events linked to climate change.
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Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M

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Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M

Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M

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