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Judge Holds Oregon Agencies in Contempt Over ‘Ongoing Failure’ to Treat Mentally Ill Defendants
US Federal District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson imposed fines on the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon State Hospital (OSH) yesterday after finding them in…
Bear and Cub Spotted in North Medford Prompt Safety Warning from Police
UPDATE: Both bears now appear to have left the W Veneto Circle and Camina Drive neighborhood and moved into nearby fields and orchards. Residents are still urged to…
Illegal Migrant Behind Oregon Fentanyl Death Gets 7 Years in Federal Prison
A Portland area drug trafficker, 35-year-old.Efrain Roberto Diaz-Rangel was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for his role in distributing illicit fentanyl that…
Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle AmeriCorps Halted as Oregon and Coalition of States Win in Court
A preliminary injunction was granted yesterday in the AmeriCorps lawsuit, filed by a coalition of attorneys general, including Oregon's Dan Rayfield, which restores all…
Gunshot Call Leads Douglas County Deputies to Two Bleeding Men Who Refused to Speak
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) officers responding to a report of males fighting and a gunshot heard in Roseburg at about 6:30 pm Tuesday found two men- one…
Oregon Just Voted to Let Striking Workers Collect Unemployment Pay
The Oregon House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 916- a law allowing unemployment benefits for striking workers, yesterday.
Oregon Is Getting $66 Million From the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, part of a bipartisan coalition of states, confirmed yesterday that Oregon could expect up to $66 million of the $7.4 billion…
Dozens Arrested Across Oregon as Police Target Surging Retail Theft in Multi-Agency Crackdown
The Medford Police Department (MPD) has again partnered with law enforcement agencies across Oregon and the United States in a large-scale retail crime operation…
