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Pedestrian Fatality I-5, March 26

On Saturday March 24, 2018 at about 8:55pm, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of vehicle e versus pedestrian crash on I-5 near milepost 250.5 south of the Kuebler Blvd...
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Appt. to Heritage Commission, March 26

Anne LeVant Prahl of Portland has been appointed by Governor Kate Brown to a four-year term on the Oregon Heritage Commission. Anne LeVant Prahl is the Curator of the Collections for the Oregon Jewish Museum an...
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Dept. of Revenue Security Event, March 26

The Oregon Department of Revenue has detected a security incident that involved approximately 36,000 individuals with records at the department. The facts of the incident are summarized below, along with protec...
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Flu Bites Report, March 26

Oregon Health Authority for Week 11, March 11-March 17, 2018; Summary:  During Week 11, 2.6% of all emergency department visits in Oregon were due to influenza-like illness (ILI). Among Oregon labs reporting to...
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Studded Tire Season Extended, March 26

ODOT and the Washington Department of Transportation have extended studded tire season in the two states until the end of the day Sunday April 15, 2018. Travelers can use studded tires from November 1 through M...
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SAR Mission Douglas Co., March 23

On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 7:56 am, the Douglas County 9-1-1 Center received a call of four subjects who were stuck in the snow in the area of Grotto Falls off of Little River Road. The caller reported th...
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Morrow Co. Fatality, March 23

On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at about 5:30PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 74 near MP 31, just north of Lexington. ...
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Rest Area Stabbing, March 23

On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at approximately 12:00AM, Oregon State Police from the Springfield Area Command responded to a stabbing at the Oak Grove Rest Area at milepost 206 southbound on I-5 in Linn County. W...
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FBI Seeks Male, March 23

The FBI is asking for the public's assistance in locating Shawn Frederick Weatherhead, a transient with ties to the Springfield/Eugene area in Oregon; to Eureka, California; and to Reno, Nevada. Weatherhead has...
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Motorcycle Fatality Umatilla Co., March 22

On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at approximately 2:15PM, Oregon State Police responded to the report of a commercial motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on SR 395 near milepost 12, which is the overpass for I...