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The county's first surgery center that has no connections with a hospital is being closed this month in Jackson.

The owners and the operators of Jackson Ambulatory Surgery Center said that the intense competition caused the close of the clinic. The 30 medical assistent, technicians and administration employees have been announced that Friday will be the last day of activity.

Three Jackson-area doctors established Olympic 30 years ago, its staff being almost twice than in the present.The owners of the clinic,Surgical Care Affiliates of Birmingham, Alabama, has almost 100 clinics opened troughout United States and it intends to close two more clinics next month.

 

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The U.S. Coast Guard says four men made it safely to shore after their boat started taking on water off Cannon Beach.

Petty Officer Third Class Tara Molle said the Coast Guard Group Astoria received an SOS call Sunday morning from the 22-foot dory.

The Coast Guard had sent a helicopter and two boats to help.

When the helicopter arrived, one man was on the beach and two were almost there. The helicopter had a rescue swimmer to assist the last man.

All four men declined medical attention. The Coast Guard praised them for wearing life jackets.

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Authorities say two Culver High School students died when their car left a bridge and jumped in an irrigation canal.

kacey Montoya - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened either late Saturday or early Sunday, and Jake McDonald and Justine Parker both died at the scene in Central Oregon.
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A newborn girl, healthy has been taken into protective custody after a man discovered her in a field Sunday.

A Portland Police Bureau spokesman said the man entered the field after his dogs wouldn't stop barking and he heard what he thought might be a kitten.

He contacted the police and officers patrolling nearby found the 29-year-old woman who had just given birth. She has not been charged with a crime, but the investigation remains active.

To prevent unwanted newborns from being abandoned or killed, Oregon passed the "Safe Place for Newborns" law in 2001. The law allows a parent to leave an infant that is 30 days old or younger with an employee of a medical facility or law-enforcement agency - no questions asked unless there are signs of abuse. More…

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