Small plane crashes in rural Oregon, killing everyone on board
A small plane crashed in a remote area of central Oregon, killing all on board, local authorities said Monday. Virginia plane crash claims the lives of four adults and one child.Pre-collision emergency reporting According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call at around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported an accident in the suburbs of […]
Small plane crash near home in rural area kills 2
Plane crashes on Interstate 75 in Naples, Florida A small plane crashed on Interstate 75 in Naples, Florida, last week, with the pilot radioing that it had lost both engines. (Credit: Alfonso del Nodal / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX) Two men were killed Saturday morning when a small plane crashed in a residential area in […]
’White Rural Rage’ authors blast ‘anti-gay,’ ‘xenophobic,’ ‘anti-democratic,’ ‘pissed off,’ uneducated Trump supporters
The authors of White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy call the book’s subject matter the “anti-gay,” “xenophobic,” “anti-democratic” and “offensive” illiteracy of former President Donald Trump. They accused him of being a supporter. Interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” earlier this week. What are the details? The show’s smug co-host Mika Brzezinski, along with […]
16 freight cars derail in rural Nevada; no hazardous spills or injuries reported
Sixteen corn-carrying railcars derailed under a critical railroad overpass in the northeastern Nevada city of Elko early Wednesday, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. . Elko Police Lt. Rick Moore said the Union Pacific train derailed just before 5 a.m., crashing into a bridge support, colliding with stacks […]
Biden admin marks $366M to bring green energy to underserved Native American tribes, rural communities
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the federal government will fund 17 projects across the country to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and other rural areas. The $366 million plan will fund solar, battery storage and hydropower projects in sparsely populated areas where electricity is expensive and unreliable. The money comes […]
Hundreds of rural hospitals are in danger of shutting down, study finds: âAt risk of closure’
Hundreds of rural hospitals in the United States are at risk of closing, according to new data from Chicago-based medical advisory services firm Chartis. A total of 141 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 453 hospitals are “at risk of closure,” according to a press release. The seven states with the most […]
Hundreds of rural hospitals are in danger of shutting down, study finds: ‘At risk of closure’
Hundreds of hospitals in rural America are at risk of closure, according to new data from Chartis, Chicago. health care Advisory service company. A total of 141 local hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 453 are “at risk of closure,” according to a press release. The seven states with the most hospitals most […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Drugs leave rural areas to rot in the shadows, ‘like playing Whac-A-Mole’
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homelessness crisis plaguing Oregon.read part 1 and part 2. McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A street on the outskirts of town, bordered by fields and the Yamhill River beyond, is lined with run-down RVs, nondescript sedans, shopping carts, bicycles, tents and tarps. Among the piles of […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Police struggle as fentanyl’s grip in rural Oregon becomes ‘nexus’ of daily responses
This article is a preview of an in-depth look at the challenges facing rural Oregon as high-profile issues in Portland dominate attention. The full text will be released on Saturday, February 10th. McMINNVILLE, Ore. — While Portland has garnered national attention for its fentanyl crisis, rural Oregon is similarly facing the opioid epidemic head-on, without […]
Hearing loss more likely to affect rural Americans and men, new study says
Hearing loss affects about 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural than urban areas and in men than women, according to new estimates. The study, published Wednesday in the Lancet Regional Health America Journal, is the first to estimate hearing loss rates at the state and county level and was led by NORC […]