Author: Virginia Barreda, Salem Statesman Journal

America’s first openly transgender mayor and lifelong Oregon resident Stewart “Stu” Rasmussen died after battling prostate cancer.

An Oregon nurse who posted a video on social media showing disregard for COVID-19 restrictions is no longer employed by Salem Health.

The video shows the nurse mocking her coworkers’ response to her lack of COVID-19 precautions through a lip-dub of Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch.

A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was placed on leave after firing a “yet to be determined number of rounds,” Oregon State Police said.

Officials said “shots were fired” as the “incident unfolded,” leading to “multiple fatalities.”

A California man drowned Thursday afternoon after he jumped in theSantiam River to save his daughter in Marion County.

Officials from Yamhill County and Salem Police discovered the bodies 10 miles west of the City of Yamhill.

Authoritiessay the 42-year-old suspectwas attempting to kill a young girl when deputies arrived on scene and shot him.