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Family Of Oregon Woman Who Died In Prison Flu Outbreak Sues for Wrongful Death

“Tina Ferri would be alive today if the prison did its job,” says Michael Fuller, one of the lawyers representing the Ferri family in the suit.

An Oregon Lottery Whistleblower Case Is Set for Trial Monday in Salem

A whistleblower case against the Oregon Lottery will go to trial in Marion County Court on Monday.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Appears to Concede He Can’t Run for President and Senator on the Same Ballot in 2020

Merkeley tweeted out a response to a WW story, saying he’s “completely fine” with no change in the law.

Oregon’s November Election Saw the Second Highest Number of Ballots Ever Cast in the State

The number of registered voters has increased as the state has grown, but also as a record number of voters are registered.

Elections Division Releases Title For Proposed Redistricting Ballot Initiative. Chief Petitioner Kevin Mannix Is Not Happy.

The proposed ballot title for a 2020 redistricting initiative displeases chief petitioner Kevin Mannix.

A Looming Federal Decision Could Transform Tribal Gaming in Oregon. The Lottery Has Its Fingers Crossed.

The Coquille tribe wants to build a new casino in Medford. The state and the Cow Creek tribe hope to block it.

Murmurs: Portland Man Is Halfway Across Antarctica

In other news: Portland police receive $1.5 million to process rape kits.

Navigating the Oregon Trail is Never Easy, Even With Leading Man Jimmy Stewart as Your Guide

In an early scene of Bend of the River, set to screen Dec. 9 at Hollywood Theatre, Stewart stars as a trail guide named McLyntock trying to persuade the pioneers in his charge to make the trek to Portland by going around Mount Hood, not over it. As was the acting legend’s custom, Stewart plays a morally upright man in the Western, but one with a violent past liable to be unearthed by the gunfighters and oligarchs he encounters on his quest for idyllic Oregon farmland.

Death of Six-Year-Old Elephant at Oregon Zoo Reignites Debate, At Least a Little

Protestors urge zoo visitors to join in calling for the zoo to close its elephant exhibit.

Aquarium Asks Oregonians to Report Sea Turtles They Find Washing up Along the Coast

This winter, the Oregon Coast Aquarium is asking residents to help keep an eye out for the stranded endangered animals so that they can be rehabilitated.

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