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An image of Chris Mintz recovering in the hospital was posted online by his cousin. Mintz is being called a hero for trying to block a gunman from reaching his classmates at Umpqua Community College.

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Army Veteran Praised As A Hero In Oregon College Shooting

2:53pm October 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"I just hope that everyone else is OK," Chris Mintz tells ABC News. "I'm just worried about everyone else."

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10 Dead And 7 Injured In Oregon College Shooting, Officials Say

11:18pm October 01, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Officials say the shooter died in a gunfight with police at Umpqua Community College on Thursday. President Obama expressed his frustration that such mass shootings have become "routine."

Customers browse samples at Shango Cannabis shop, after the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales began at midnight in Portland, Ore., Thursday.

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Oregon Partakes: Recreational Pot Sales Become Legal Thursday

2:14pm October 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Oregon becomes the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, joining Colorado and Washington. The state is also letting residents wipe their criminal records of pot charges.

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Deputies In Oregon Town Go On Leave As State DOJ Investigates Sheriff

1:05pm August 27, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Citing an attorney who represents the Klamath County Peace Officers Association, Oregon Public Broadcasting says the deputies feared retaliation from the sheriff.

Mardi Palan, a hair stylist in Portland, Ore., is hoping to become a surrogate for a couple from Israel.

An Explicit Contract Makes Surrogacy Viable For An Oregon Woman

8:02am July 10, 2015

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Carrying a child for someone unable to become pregnant can be a legal and ethical minefield. In Oregon, lenient laws and strict contracts have made surrogacy a more appealing option for women.

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In Oregon, people can grow up to four marijuana plants per household.

Recreational Marijuana Is Now Legal In Oregon

5:42pm July 01, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

While the state permits people to possess and grow small amounts of recreational pot, they still can't buy or sell it.

An image provide by Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. shows a chunk of a fiberglass boat 25-30' long that was spotted off the Oregon shore west of Ona Beach on Thursday. The debris is the latest to reach the U.S. West Coast from Japan's devastating 2011 t

Part Of Fishing Boat Destroyed In Japan Tsunami Appears Off Oregon

3:26pm April 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 30-foot piece of the commercial trawler was found Thursday floating off the Ona beach about 65 northwest of Eugene.

Michaela leans on her mother, Dee, while talking to Dr. Karin Selva about puberty suppression.

Puberty Suppression Now A Choice For Teens On Medicaid In Oregon

8:33am April 06, 2015

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Medicaid in Oregon now pays for medication to suppress puberty in teens who may want to change their gender. Oregon officials decided the benefits outweigh possible trade-offs of stopping puberty.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown smiles after signing an automatic voter registration bill on Monday in Salem, Ore. Seventeen years after Oregon decided to become the first state in the nation to hold all elections by mail ballot, it is taking another pioneering st

Would Automatic Voter Registration Increase Turnout?

6:03am March 18, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

A new law in Oregon is designed to make voting easier. Advocates are looking to it to increase turnout, but that might not necessarily be the result.

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon Governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday.

Oregon's New Governor, Kate Brown, Is Sworn In

2:26pm February 18, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Brown took over after John Kitzhaber, Oregon's only four-term governor, stepped down amid scandal. Brown said all of that ends today.

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