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Portland Grand Jury Declines to Charge Officers After Man Dies in Prone Restraint During Mental Health Crisis
A Multnomah County Grand Jury declined to charge three Portland police officers for the death of 52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson after being held in a prone position…
Oregon Immigration Arrests Surge as ICE Detains 16 People in Salem, Including Farmworkers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested sixteen immigrants, including farmworkers, in Salem on Tuesday. Advocates said this is the highest one-day total…
“I Need an Alibi”: Oregon Woman Recorded Plotting Her Husband’s Murder Gets 5 Years in Prison
After a two-day Jackson County Circuit Court bench trial on November 4 and 5, 58-year-old Cheryl Ann King was found guilty of soliciting a hitman to murder her husband.…
Family Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against Portland Security Guard Cleared in Fatal Shooting Outside Jewish Preschool
The family of Manuel C. Garza IV, who was fatally shot in a parking lot in Southwest Portland on May 8 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against security guard Eric…
Oregon Lawsuit Challenges ICE Detention Practices, Hearing Set for December
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken set December 12 as the hearing date in the lawsuit filed by Oregon immigration rights attorneys around the detention rights of people held…
Medford Seeks Public Input on Main Street Bike Lane Redesign
The Medford City Council is seeking community input on design alternatives for Main Street that cater to bicycle access.
3 Arrested After Armed Menacing and Police Chase in Medford, Two Stolen Guns Recovered
Medford Police officers, including K9 officer Bruno, arrested three suspects- two men and a teenager- Saturday after an armed menacing incident near Crater Lake Avenue…
Oregon Is the Second Most Food-Assisted State in America as High Costs Drive SNAP Dependence
Because a recent review ranked Oregon, where 18.1% of the population receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as the US State with the…
