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St. Paul Man Indicted in Clackamas County for Manslaughter in Fentanyl-Related Death
A 30-year-old man was indicted on Tuesday by a Clackamas County grand jury for allegedly selling the Fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a 26-year-old man. Colby Jungwirth, formerly from St. Paul, is facing second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in connection to the 2022 death of Christian Robertson of Milwaukie.
How Woodburn, Jefferson fire districts rallied support from voters to pass levies
In the past few elections, some area fire departments had a rough time trying to get voters to pass operations levies. In this election, the levies are passing overwhelmingly. The operations levies put forth by the Woodburn and Jefferson fire districts are passing by huge margins in votes counted in the May 21 primary election.
Deadly crash involved electric-powered chair, Salem police say
SALEM, Ore. — A woman in an electric-powered chair is dead after a crash in Salem on Wednesday morning, according to the Salem Police Department (SPD). At around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday first responders responded to reports of a crash involving a person riding an electric-powered chair and a car at the intersection of Liberty and River streets northeast in Salem.
Santiam Hospital in Stayton says it intends to join with Samaritan hospitals
Santiam Hospital in Stayton said Wednesday that it intends to join with Samaritan Health Services, a nonprofit hospital system based in Corvallis. The hospital and Samaritan Health Services said they had signed a non-binding letter of intent to evaluate the affiliation, with the goal of Santiam Hospital joining with Samaritan and maintaining a local board if the merger is approved. They said the affiliation process could take more than a year.
'Hard work and fresh air' may be the secrets to a long life for 105-year-old Irene Jones
KEIZER — Irene Jones is the first to arrive in the south parlor at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community. She pulls up an extra chair at the table and gathers decks of cards and a score sheet before the others join her for pinochle. The age around the table ranges...
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