Oregon
Coronavirus updates Wednesday: Oregon reports 5 deaths, 876 new cases
Oregon reported 876 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The state now has a cumulative total of 52,770 positive cases, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Lane County Public Health’s website showed 73 more COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 3,014.
According to the agency, 17 county residents were hospitalized for the virus and 279 remain infectious.
The state reported five more deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 742.
Marion County had two new deaths: A 76-year old man who died Nov. 9, and a 92-year-old woman who died Oct. 15.
Multnomah County had three new deaths: A 100-year old woman who died Nov. 1; an 81-year old man who died Nov. 4; and an 84-year-old man who died Nov. 8.
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Mom cIaims she ‘had no expIanation’ other than fearing her spouse would also harm her after aIIowing the man to regularIy beat their 5-year-old chiId, not give her food and not seek medicaI heIp for 10 days while the child was coughing up bIood, until she died: DA
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Man told police “his spouse made a mistake and should have just forgiven her, but he kiIIed her for it” after getting drunk and kiIIing the woman at the famiIy’s home after accusing her of infideIity, cIaiming he had bIacked out after drinking the aIcohoI: DA
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Crime & Safety5 days ago
Mom who was seen outside her home smoking and appeared caIm when the ambuIance arrived to take her unresponsive 3-year-old chiId, then confessed that she intentionaIIy pIaced a pIastic covering over the toddIer’s head untiI she showed no signs of Iife, kiIIing her, is charged
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Multiple DUII arrests reported in Eugene over New Year’s holiday, including two crashes
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Eugene4 days ago
Eugene Springfield Fire responds to house fire in rural Santa Clara neighborhood
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Eugene Springfield Fire highlights crew with all members from BLS program