An Oregon man who was convicted of a 1998 murder, but professed his innocence, walked free this week after a quarter-century behind bars. Jesse Johnson, 62, was convicted of murdering Harriet "Sunny" ...

SALEM, Ore. - In the predawn hours of March 20, 1998, a neighbor heard screams coming from the home in Salem of Harriet "Sunny" Thompson and then saw a white man run from the house, leaving Thompson ...

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered an external audit of the Department of Human Services' oversight of long-term care facilities following the preventable death of a woman with dementia. (Michael Romanos/Oregon ...

Oregon authorities on Monday confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident as search and rescue operations continued for the one person who remains missing. Search and rescue divers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A World War II soldier from Oregon who was missing for over 80 years was officially laid to rest in a memorial service in Hillsboro Friday afternoon. With full military honors ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Prescriptions for life-ending medications under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) increased between 2023 and 2024, while the number of deaths from these prescriptions ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has released its 26 th annual report on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, which shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Just as Oregon lawmakers consider more lax restrictions in medical aid for those who are dying, a report has revealed that prescriptions for life-ending prescriptions have ...

A study by the Oregon Health Authority found reassuring evidence that a complication of the COVID-19 vaccine — myocarditis — was not associated with cardiac deaths among previously healthy young ...