Oregon man cashes in forgotten lottery ticket, wins $8.9M

Wilbur Brown of Oregon purchased his winning multi-drawing lottery ticket on Christmas Eve in 2021 and forgot about it until February 2022. That’s when he found out he won the $8.9 million jackpot.

Earthquake swarm: More than 40 quakes reported off Oregon coast in 24 hours

More than 40 earthquakes were recorded in 24 hours off the Oregon coast, but experts say that the cluster of quakes is not cause for alarm.

Medford plane crash kills pilot and passenger, cause remains unknown

Medford police in Oregon said the plane went down Sunday around 4:52 p.m. local time near the parking lot of the Airport Chevrolet car dealership near Rogue Valley International Medford Airport.

4 people being monitored in Oregon for Ebola after returning to US from West Africa

Four people are being monitored by Oregon public health officials after potentially being exposed to Ebola while on a recent visit to Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to an Oregon Health Authority news release.

‘Today is day 353’: Woman takes 189 pills a week nearly 1 year after COVID-19 diagnosis to combat symptoms

March 15 will mark one year since Amy Watson, a preschool teacher from Oregon, first began suffering with COVID-19 symptoms, and she still has a fever. “Today is day 353,” said Watson on March 3.

Rescue cat saves family by sniffing out gas leak in their home

Lilly, a rescue cat in Lake Oswego, Oregon, saved her owners when she sniffed out a dangerous gas leak at their home on Friday, according to local reports.

Oregon health workers vaccinate drivers while stranded by snow

Oregon health workers who got stuck in a snowstorm on their way back from a COVID-19 vaccination event went car to car injecting stranded drivers before several of the doses expired.

Oregon mink farm confirms presence of coronavirus

In the United States, Utah, Michigan and Wisconsin have already reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink.

Oregon nurse placed on leave for bragging on TikTok about not wearing a mask

An oncology nurse in Oregon has been placed on administrative leave after she bragged on social media that she does not wear a mask in public and flouts other COVID-19 restrictions.

Oregon man allegedly shot himself in groin while showing off gun in supermarket: report

The 29-year-old man accidentally pulled the trigger of the Glock 9mm while putting the gun back into his pants, the report said. The bullet entered through his groin and just missed hitting his femoral artery.

Oregon drivers stopped at gunpoint by groups protecting wildfire ravaged properties from looters

Oregon drivers have been illegally stopped at gunpoint by armed groups patrolling evacuation zones over the past week as massive wildfires sweep through the West, destroying more than 1 million acres in the state and displacing hundreds of thousands.

Navy vet beaten by federal agents: ‘They came out to fight’

Christopher David is uncomfortable with his newfound fame as the subject of an online video and news coverage. David, whose bones were broken, says the focus should be on Black Lives Matter.

95-year-old WWII veteran beats the odds, survives coronavirus: 'Have a positive attitude'

A 95-year-old World War II veteran who beat the odds and survived the novel coronavirus said on “Fox and Friends First” on Friday that listening to his doctor’s orders to stay positive helped him recover.