A Grants Pass family is suing Oregon Health & Science University for $17 million, alleging surgical staff at the Portland hospital accidentally placed a valve upside down in their 13-year-old daughter’s heart, almost causing her death.
The lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, says the teen was placed in OHSU’s intensive care unit for six days following open heart surgery in which a mechanical mitral valve was placed in her heart.
MEDFORD — The Medford Rogues, a local college-level baseball team, swept a three-game series from the Redmond Dudes over the weekend at Harry & David Field.
Shortstop Beau Blake hit two homers in the Rogues’ 12-2 win on Friday, driving in three runs. Daniel Behrmann had three hits and scored twice in the win. Jackson Rosenthal, Jonathan Walsh and Evan Saito added two hits apiece.
Near Cave Junction, a car hitting a power pole caused a power outage for 1,4398 customers in the Illinois Valley on Monday, according to Pacific Power.
Illinois Valley Fire District said the crash was reported at 10:19 a.m. Monday at milepost 1 of Holland Loop Road and sent one person to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
RICK ROBINSON Velma Kelly (Sy Chounchaisit, left) shares a light moment with Roxie Hart (Lauren Gemelli) in a scene from "Chicago," opening June 19 at Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland.
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Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland is gearing up to open “Chicago,” the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical that won six Tony Awards when it was revived on Broadway in 1997.
With one of the largest casts in the Cabaret’s 40-year history, the show also will feature a live backing band paired with electric dance numbers.
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