2,200 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Oregon Hospital
A Portland, Oregon, hospital is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that 2,200 patients may have become seriously ill during surgery. Four Clackamas County patients have filed a lawsuit against Providence Health, KATU. report On Monday, these people received anesthesia services from a contracted physician at the hospital’s facilities. The media reported that during the […]
Hikers Left In Awe After Spotting Rocky Mountain Goat In Oregon
According to KOIN 6 News, on July 27, two hikers spotted the unusual animal while hiking Mount Hood in Oregon. Hikers on Mount Hood had a rare and thrilling encounter with a Rocky Mountain goat. Jackson Smith of Oregon KOIN 6 News He and a friend were backpacking on Yocum Ridge Trail around 5 p.m. […]
Authorities recover body of ‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy after Oregon river drowning
The body of “Top Chef Masters” star Naomi Pomeroy was recovered Wednesday, four days after she drowned while tubing in an Oregon river with her husband and a friend. The 49-year-old celebrity chef became trapped underwater while engaged in recreational activities on the Willamette River near Portland on Saturday evening. Her body was discovered by […]
‘Top Chef Masters’ star Naomi Pomeroy, 49, killed in freak river tubing accident in Oregon
Naomi Pomeroy, world-renowned chef and star of “Top Chef Masters,” died after becoming trapped underwater while tubing with her husband and a friend in a river in Oregon. Pomeroy, 49, was tubing with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and another person on the Willamette River near Corvallis, Oregon, when the group became caught on an […]
Oregon ‘megafire’ burns over 200 square miles with just 16% contained
A massive “megafire” blazing through eastern Oregon has burned more than 200 square miles, but state fire officials say it is human-caused. The Cow Valley Fire has been raging since Thursday and has burned more than 133,000 acres. As of Tuesday evening, it was only 16 percent contained. According to the Oregon Fire and Hot […]
REPORT: 2,400 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis At Oregon Hospitals
Roughly 2,400 patients at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. The affected individuals were patients at Providence and Legacy Health, according to NBC News. The medical facilities have reportedly urged them to test themselves “out of an abundance of caution.” The possible exposure was the result of […]
Oregon physician may have exposed more than 2,400 patients to infectious diseases, including HIV
Authorities say more than 2,400 patients at Portland, Oregon-area hospitals may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and other diseases because of anesthesiologists who may have neglected infection-prevention precautions. Officials are encouraging these patients to undergo free blood tests to check for infection. The anaesthesiologist was fired and, although the risk of […]
Police in Oregon Recover $200,000 Worth of Stolen Lego Sets
Police in Oregon have busted a major theft ring and recovered stolen Lego sets valued at more than $200,000, authorities announced Tuesday. Springfield Police Department Announced The company announced on social media that a three-month investigation determined that Amon Henrikson, owner of the Brick Builders store on Willamette Avenue in Eugene, “knowingly” purchased unopened Lego […]
Oregon climber rescued after surviving 700-foot fall on Mt. Hood
A climber on Oregon’s Mount Hood was rescued Saturday and survived a 700-foot fall on a steep, icy route near the summit, authorities said. Chris Zwierczynski, 55, of Arizona, was climbing about 11,200 feet up the Old Chute Route, a “very steep climbing route” on the south side of the mountain, when he slipped and […]
US heatwave tied to four Oregon deaths as temperature records are shattered | Extreme heat
A brutal heatwave has shattered temperature records across the western US, leaving at least four people dead in Oregon, and dangerous weather is fuelling new wildfires with more heat expected to come. Oregon faced triple-digit temperatures over the weekend, breaking several records: Salem reached 103F (39.4C) on Sunday, beating the previous record of 99F (37.2C) […]