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Portland saw a decrease in traffic deaths last year, but some areas remained flat
Portland saw a 16% year-over-year decrease in traffic deaths, but East Portland saw little change. In fact, the area accounted for nearly half of all traffic deaths citywide.
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2 children died from the flu in Oregon over Christmas week
They’re among 11 deaths of children from the flu nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eugene Weekly co-owner Anita Johnson remembered as ownership transitions to editor-in-chief
Anita Johnson, one of the founders of Eugene Weekly, died last month at the age of 95. Now, her children plan to transfer her share of the newspaper's ownership to its current editor-in-chief.

2 Portland men searching for Sasquatch found dead in Gifford-Pinchot National Forest
The bodies were located following an extensive three-day search over hazardous and rough terrain. The Gifford-Pinchot National Forest has seen freezing temperatures and heavy rain in the past few days.
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Psilocybin in Oregon may help address fears of death, but people can’t always access it
As Oregon’s psilocybin program is poised to enter its third year, facilitators are seeking ways to make the drug more accessible to a wider swath of the public — especially those experiencing end of life anxiety.

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A mentally ill inmate in Oregon lost nearly 100 pounds before his sudden death, records suggest
New details from Skye Baskin's autopsy and interviews indicate that his medical emergency had started long before he arrived at the Oregon State Hospital.

Beloved Eugene jokebook author ‘Frog’ dies at 76, close friend says
David Henry Miller, better known as “Frog,” has been a Eugene fixture around the University of Oregon campus, Saturday Market, the Oregon Country Fair and other local festivals.

Bob Sallinger, 'the face of conservation in Portland,' dies suddenly at 57
For more than 30 years, Bob Sallinger forged a reputation for bringing different sides together to tackle conservation issues across Oregon.

Overdoses killing more Oregonians as national figure drops
The western spread of fentanyl continues to fuel regional variations in the number of people dying from drug overdoses, and Measure 110's effects remain debated.
A tale of 2 workers: Heat deaths on the job provoke differing responses in Oregon, Idaho
One state adopted worker protections and saw deaths drop, while the other took no action.