MEDFORD, Ore. – Everyone knows how detrimental smoking is to heart health, but what about vaping? NBC5 News spoke with Dr. Mona McArdle, the chief medical officer at valley immediate care. Dr. McArdle says nicotine has many effects on heart ...
OREGON – The 22nd annual State of Tobacco came out this week, and Oregon had one rank that stood out among the rest. While Oregon was one of the top states in the nation for categories like smoke free air ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The legal age to buy tobacco products across the U.S. is now 21. President Donald Trump signed that measure into law on Friday. NBC5 News reached out to several businesses. Most didn’t want to comment on camera, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Senator Ron Wyden met with community leaders in Portland to advocate for the increased taxation of e-cigarettes. Sen. Wyden proposed taxing e-cigarette imports from China this past August. He was primarily concerned about the rise ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Police in Josephine County are looking for three men involved in an armed robbery at a market in Grants Pass. According to Oregon State Police, the three suspects walked into the New Hope Market last night. Each ...
Salem, Ore.- The Oregon Senate has passed legislation raising the legal sales age for all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to 21. The bill now heads to the House. “This bill will decrease youth smoking rates, decrease tobacco-related diseases and ...
Three Pines, Ore. — Hundreds of cigarettes are the likely cause of a barn fire near Three Pines, about 10 miles north of Grants Pass. Rural-Metro Fire says firefighters arrived on the 500 block of Canyon Oak Drive to find ...
Sacramento, Calif. — Sacramento has will officially raise the legal minimum smoking age to 21. California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that changes the minimum age from 18 to 21. The law goes into effect next month. The legislation makes ...