A rare solar storm is bringing the northern lights to 17 states in the United States, including Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Maryland. The best time to view the northern lights is at night, between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, and away from the lights of a city. Cities such as Helena, Montana; Montpelier, Vermont; Minneapolis and Milwaukee are expected to have “highly active auroral displays” visible overhead.
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A 41-year-old man from Beaverton, Oregon, tragically died over the weekend after falling 200 feet from a cliff while hiking with his family at Multnomah Falls. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of the fall and found the man dead at the base. They are continuing to investigate the incident and have asked anyone with information to contact them.
After 45 years, the victim of a cold case in Nevada has been identified through a DNA match as Florence Charleston, a woman in her late 60s from Cleveland, Ohio who had recently moved to Portland, Oregon. The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit organization, worked with the Nevada State Medical Examiner’s Office and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to make the identification. The investigation into her death is ongoing and the Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to come forward.
A tragic crash occurred on Interstate 5 in western Oregon on Thursday afternoon, involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle. Seven adults were found dead and multiple others injured at the scene, and the cause of the crash is currently unknown. The northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed for several hours, causing traffic disruptions and delays.
Vermont has become the first state to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it. The bill was welcomed by advocates of medically assisted suicide, and is expected to take effect in July with certain criteria, such as having a terminal illness and being a resident of Vermont for at least 15 days. This is a major victory for advocates of medically assisted suicide, and a reminder of the importance of protecting the rights of terminally ill people to make their own end-of-life decisions.
Adidas has been hit with a lawsuit from investors alleging the sportswear giant failed to disclose the risks of its partnership with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The lawsuit claims that Adidas was aware of the risks of working with Ye as early as 2018, but failed to disclose them to shareholders. In response to the lawsuit, Adidas has rejected the claims and will take measures to defend itself. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has voted to close king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast for the 2023 season due to near-record low numbers of the fish returning to California's rivers. This closure is a major blow to the fishing industry, but is necessary to ensure the long-term health of the Chinook salmon population. The Council is now working with state and federal agencies to develop a plan to help the Chinook salmon population recover.
Fourteen Democratic governors have called on major pharmacy retail companies to clarify their plans to dispense mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortion, in response to recent media reports. This call has been met with opposition from a coalition of anti-abortion groups, who have requested a preliminary injunction to take mifepristone off the market nationwide. If access to mifepristone is halted, it could affect millions of individuals in states where medication abortion is lawfully dispensed. The issue of access to abortion medication has become increasingly politicized, and it remains to be seen how the pharmacy retail companies will respond.