Oregon News

An Oregon man, who failed to appear in court on a felony charge related to illegal cockfighting, has been arrested in Linn County. Pheng Lunagaphay has been arraigned and will appear in a Lane County court on June 3, 2026. Tidings…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman will serve the maximum prison sentence for criminally negligent homicide related to the death of a six-year-old mauled by her two Great Dane-Mastiffs. Loyalty Scott lost his life after the 20-minute…

Nonprofit Judicial Watch secured a major settlement yesterday after Oregon state officials settled a federal lawsuit, committing to a massive review and cleanup of roughly 800,000 inactive voter records, including about 160,000 that already…

A Romanian couple has pleaded guilty to stealing SNAP benefits valued at $27,000. They face a maximum prison sentence of five years. The couple, both 35 years old and who have been living in the U.S. illegally, also admitted to the theft…

A former U.S. Postal Service employee, who opened mail and stole money and gift cards while working at the post office in Hines, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to 45 days in federal prison. Patrick Wright (44), who lives in Burns, was…

A recent report indicates that, while Oregon performed better on foster care than its last review in 2016, the state is below average in several areas, including maltreatment in foster care and recurrence of maltreatment within 12 months.…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has instructed the Department of Emergency Management (OEM) to appeal a federal decision not to provide funding for statewide hazard mitigation following the severe storms in December 2025. The Federal…

A 21-year-old Beaverton man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Monday morning at an apartment complex in Washington County. Baltazar Rivera-Brito is in police custody and is not viewed as a threat to the community,…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Temika Gardner of Portland pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting a federal ICE agent and is likely to serve home detention for the misdemeanor crime when she is sentenced in July. She Filmed ICE Agents Arresting…

PORTLAND, Ore. — In a majority decision Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused lower court restrictions on the use of tear gas and other crowd-control weapons at Portland’s ICE facility while appeals continue. Hold…