Oregon
Parts of Oregon and Southwest Washington wake up to snow and slush
Much of northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington saw snow overnight, at elevations as low as 500 feet.
Even below that, some parts of the Portland metro area saw a slushy mix on the roadway. Dozens of school districts throughout the region started on two-hour delays or put their buses on snow routes. Schools were closed in several districts in Columbia County in Oregon and Cowlitz County in Washington.
View a full list of area school closures here.
De-icing trucks work along Interstate 5 on the Sexton Mountain Pass in southern Oregon. Similar trucks and snow plows spent Tuesday night, Jan. 9, 2024, trying to keep Oregon’s roads safe for travelers out in the winter storm that hit the region. Blizzard warnings remain in effect in the Cascades across much of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Oregon Department of TR
Central Oregon woke up to several inches of low-elevation snow, and Bend-La Pine schools were closed for the day.
A blizzard warning is in effect for continued high winds and heavy snow in the Cascades. Elevations above 1,000 feet, including the mountain passes, are still under a winter storm warning. But outside of that, the National Weather Service says temperatures rose above freezing for much of the region early Wednesday morning, and any remaining snow should be gone by the afternoon.
Another winter weather system is moving in later this week that could bring snow to lower elevations including the Willamette Valley by Saturday morning.
Spokesperson Don Hamilton said Oregon Department of Transportation crews were on hand to clear roadways and help with snow impacts Wednesday morning, and will be on standby as unpredictable winter weather continues.
“We’ve got the plows and the salt and the gear and the sand, ready to face whatever’s coming,” he said. “This is a lot of bad weather coming, really all through this coming week.”
Our crews are out in force, but we’re already seeing the impacts of this storm, as well as folks unprepared/unchained when they could really use that traction on our mountain passes. Conditions will continue to degrade, and #blizzard alerts are still under effect around #Oregon. pic.twitter.com/8CGmV3SrEF
— OregonDOT (@OregonDOT) January 9, 2024
But he also asked drivers to be especially cautious.
“We want to make sure everybody is ready and is looking out for each other on the streets out there,” Hamilton said. “Watching the roads out there and making sure they know where they’re going, and to make sure that they are prepared for bad weather.”
Here’s how to prepare as extreme weather approaches the Willamette Valley
A winter storm rolled into Oregon and Southwest Washington Tuesday night, Jan. 9, 2024, bringing high winds and snow, and a blizzard warning in the Cascades. It also meant whiteout conditions in some parts of the state, including the Crater Lake area shown here.
Oregon Department of TR
Oregon
Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for March 5
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
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
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.
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