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Oregon lawmakers denounce federal officer’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis

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1 month ago

January 24, 2026

Oregon lawmakers denounce federal officer’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis

Oregon lawmakers denounced a federal officer’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday.

The man was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. He had participated in protests following the killing of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer on Jan. 7.

Bystanders captured Saturday shooting of Pretti on video, which quickly went viral Saturday. Pretti is seen with a phone in his hand, but no videos appear to show him with a visible weapon.

Federal officials said the officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that federal officers were conducting an operation as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and fired “defensive shots” after a man with a handgun approached them and “violently resisted” when officers tried to disarm him.

During a press conference Saturday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said that violent confrontations would continue in Minneapolis because of the federal government’s tactics.

“They need to pull back on the agents who are there, work with local government and resolve and de-escalate the situation,” Kotek told reporters.

In a social media post, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, said footage of the shooting “shows Donald Trump’s lawless federal agents again out of control.”

“The Senate cannot vote to keep funding this,” Wyden wrote on the social media platform Bluesky. “Every single agent complicit in these horrors should be put on trial at the state level for real accountability.”

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, wrote on X that the shooting was “horrific” and “another senseless execution of a citizen by Trump’s lawless federal agents. Federal agents are terrorizing communities in Minnesota, Oregon, and across the country.”

Merkley also demanded the ouster of the Homeland Security Secretary: “Kristi Noem must go. Not one more penny for ICE.”

In a video posted to Facebook, U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Democrat, said, “Another person has been murdered in the streets of Minneapolis today by federal agents.”

Dexter said federal agents killed the man “in cold blood.”

In her message, Dexter also pointed to the arrest and detainment on Jan. 16 of a Gresham family, including a 7-year-old child, outside Adventist Health in Portland as the girl’s parents sought emergency medical care for her.

“We are not safer because of ICE activity and CBP activity,” Dexter said. “We are in fact being terrorized by federal agents using taxpayer dollars. It has to stop.”

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat, said in a post on X that she was “horrified and outraged” by the Minneapolis shooting.

“Trump must withdraw ICE from Minnesota immediately and impose a nationwide stand down,” Salinas wrote. “The Senate must vote to protect our communities and block ICE funding this week. Anything less is a threat to everyone nationwide.”

– The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for March 5

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6 hours ago

March 6, 2026

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The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at March 5, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 5 drawing

1PM: 6-6-8-1

4PM: 7-4-6-0

7PM: 5-6-5-2

10PM: 3-5-4-4

Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.

Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results

When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
Win for Life: 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Megabucks: 7:29 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Oregon editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Where Oregon Ducks rank in industry recruiting rankings for 2027 class

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18 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Where Oregon Ducks rank in industry recruiting rankings for 2027 class

With the winter evaluation period of high school football recruiting now behind us, we’ve seen some of the top recruiting sites update their rankings over the past few weeks and start to reset their boards for the 2027 class. In February, On3 shifted players around after getting fresh looks at the class, and 247Sports did the same earlier this week.

So with Oregon’s handful of commits getting new ratings, where does the Ducks’ class rank nationally in this cycle?

If you look at sites individually, it looks different, with 247Sports having Oregon sitting at No. 13 in the nation. At Rivals, though, they take the industry ranking, which factors in their own rankings, plus an average from 247Sports and ESPN.

In the industry rankings, Oregon sits at No. 9 in the nation, with five commitments.

Going into the summer months, the Ducks are in a great spot, leading or among the top schools for a handful of the top prospects in the nation, like 5-star QB Will Mencl or 5-star WR Dakota Guerrant. We will see what movement Oregon can make in the coming months after official visits take place early in the summer.

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New Data Shows Oregon E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise

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March 5, 2026

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New Data Shows Oregon E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise

Data released by the Oregon Health Authority this week suggests Oregonians are getting hurt on electric scooters more every year.

In recent years, according to OHA, an “e-scooter-specific code” was developed for health care tracking purposes.

From 2021 to 2024, annual injury reports under this code from Oregon hospitals and emergency departments jumped from 211 to 418.

And in just the first nine months of 2025, there had been 509 such reports.

“These injuries are not minor scrapes,” said Dagan Wright, an OHA epidemiologist, in a written statement. “They often involve head injuries, broken bones, and other serious trauma that requires emergency or inpatient care.”

The city of Portland signed contracts with three e-scooter rental companies in 2018, as the transportation craze spread across the country. But e-scooter injury diagnosis codes are relatively new in health care reporting, Wright said in the OHA statement.

“While the overall numbers remain smaller than for other transportation-related injuries, the rapid increase over a short period of time is a clear safety signal,” OHA added.

The agency highlighted the story of Portland e-scooter commuter Daniel Pflieger, who it says was riding a scooter home when he reportedly slid on ice. He bruised several ribs.

Sometimes outcomes are worse. OHA identified 17 deaths linked to electric or motorized scooters since 2018, and seven of those occurred in 2025.

OHA says that e-bikes raise many similar safety concerns as e-scooters. The first full year for which e-bike injuries were coded for reporting was 2023. State data shows 392 reported e-bike injuries that year, 683 in 2024, and 760 in the first nine months of 2025.

“Injuries involving e-bikes and e-scooters share common risk factors—speed, lack of helmet use, roadway design, and interactions with motor vehicles,” Wright said.

Oregon E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise (Source: Oregon Health Authority)

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