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Debby Saltzman, of Bend, Ore., poses for a photo on Monday, March 11, 2019, in front of the last Blockbuster store on the planet with her twin brother, Michael Trovato. Trovato was visiting from Melbourne, Australia, where he lives. Taking the photo is Saltzman’s husband, Jeremy Saltzman. When a Blockbuster in Perth, Australia, shuts its doors for the last time on March 31, the store in Bend, Ore., will be the only one left on Earth, and most likely in the universe. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) FX810 FX810

March 17, 2019 at 9:34 pm

Oregon Blockbuster outlasts others to become last on Earth VIEW

The Bend store, already the last in the U.S., will be the last anywhere after a Blockbuster in Australia closes March 31. How has it...

March 8, 2019 at 8:29 pm

CDC: Unvaccinated Oregon boy almost dies of tetanus; $1M to save him

It was the first time Dr. Judith Guzman-Cottrill, the pediatric infectious- disease expert who treated the child, had ever seen tetanus because of widespread vaccination...

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March 8, 2019 at 10:44 am

CDC: Unvaccinated Oregon boy almost dies of tetanus

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An unvaccinated 6-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for two months for tetanus and almost died of the bacterial illness after getting...

March 4, 2019 at 12:16 pm

Oregon man snowed in with taco sauce grateful for rescue

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who was rescued after five days stuck in deep snow with his dog is deeply grateful to his...

March 2, 2019 at 2:18 pm

Measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest about half of U.S. cases

The number of cases in Clark County is 70 — more than 40 percent of the number reported nationwide since Jan. 1, according to the...

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February 15, 2019 at 8:51 am

Portland police texts with far-right group spark probe

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, often in the spotlight for its liberal leanings, has been roiled by the revelation that a police...

February 7, 2019 at 3:38 pm

Longtime AP reporter, broadcast editor dead at 59

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Annie Shooman, a longtime Associated Press reporter and broadcast editor who was known for her work ethic and infectious optimism, has...

February 6, 2019 at 11:30 am

Photographer accused of drugging, raping young models in Oregon and California

The photographer worked primarily with models in the U.S. West, but authorities said they have identified potential victims in cities across the country.

People sled near the Astoria Column in Astoria, Ore., Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, after the area received a snowfall. Winter weather pounded a swath of the U.S. West on Monday, closing schools, snarling traffic and turning coastal cities like Seattle that rarely get much snow unusually white as the Midwest warmed up from a dangerous blast of cold last week. (Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian via AP) ORAST102 ORAST102

February 5, 2019 at 8:41 am

Snow in San Francisco? Mild cities don’t escape winter storm VIEW

Winter storms have been hitting the West for several days and brought a surprise dusting to peaks overlooking San Francisco — the city's first notable...

FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2019 file photo signs posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warn patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. A measles outbreak near Portland, Ore., has revived a bitter debate over so-called personal belief exemptions to childhood vaccinations. Four percent of Washington secondary school students have non-medical vaccine exemptions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus,File) RPGF401 RPGF401

February 1, 2019 at 7:01 am

Pacific Northwest measles outbreak prompts a look at vaccine exemptions

The outbreak has Washington state lawmakers revisiting nonmedical exemptions that allow children to attend school without vaccinations if their parents express a personal objection. Oregon...