Armed militia stormed and occupied a national wildlife building in Oregon on Friday. The occupation happened after 300 militia and local citizens protested the ruling that two ranchers, father and son Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven, will be returning to prison on Monday, according to The Oregonian. One of the occupiers, Ammon Bundy, told the …
A teenage girl in Oregon has tested positive for bubonic plague, state health officials said on Thursday. The girl was believed to have been infected by a flea bite during a hunting trip earlier this month, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division and the Crook County Public Health Department. The teen was …
Oregon has passed a bill to allow birth control to be available over-the-counter, meaning without prescription. The state will be the first in the country to permit this if it goes through completely. California attempted a similar law in 2013, however its implementation has since been delayed due to medical boards struggling over rules allowing …