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    PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has released its 26th annual report on the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, which shows an almost 30% increase in the number of prescriptions written for lethal doses of medication under the Act in 2023, partly due to lifting of a state residency requirement. Prescriptions rose about 29%, from

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  • What we know of Wilkes-Barre death investigation

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  • Overdose deaths on same pace as last year

    Drug overdose deaths in Bartholomew County so far this year have largely kept pace with last year, when fatal overdoses declined 36% to their lowest annual total since 2019. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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    Author Tracy King credits libraries with saving and shaping her life after her father's death

  • The Long, Slow Death of Boston Market

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    • KFDI

    Tornadoes bring deaths, damage to Midwest

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Severe weather took a toll on a number of states Thursday, with reports of tornadoes in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Mayor Bob McCoy of Winchester, Indiana – about 90 miles northeast