Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The extreme cold in upper parts of the Midwest and remnants of the snowstorm in the Northeast are affecting some flights at Portland International Airport. KGW reports some flights today to Chicago, New York, Detroit and other destinations are listed as cancelled or delayed. Travelers should check with their airline.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is seeing a spike in flu hospitalizations. In the most recently available numbers, the state reports that there were 81 flu-related hospitalizations during the week of Christmas. That was a jump from 67 the week before and just 18 the week before that.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County sheriff’s office says a tracking bracelet helped deputies find a woman with Alzheimer’s disease who was briefly missing in last evening’s frigid weather. The Cedar Mill woman who has a history of wandering away from her home was wearing the Project Lifesaver bracelet with a radio transmitter. The Oregonian reports deputies used tracking equipment to find her in less than two hours.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – With Askia Booker and Spencer Dinwiddie attacking the basket, Colorado managed to beat high-scoring Oregon at its own game. Booker scored a career-high 27 points and Dinwiddie had 16 as No. 20 Colorado rallied from a 10-point deficit to hand No. 10 Oregon its first loss of the season, 100-91. Mike Moser had 24 points to lead Oregon (13-1, 1-1), which was denied its first 14-0 start since 1937-38.
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