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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) swooped on organized retail theft suspects on Tuesday with search warrants at three different locations. Thousands of dollars in cash, Amazon gift cards, and stolen goods were seized in the…

Concerns about federal funding cuts announced by the Trump administration played a significant role when lawmakers compiled a framework for Oregon’s 2025-27 budget, released this week by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The budget…

Oregon lawmakers are considering a new bill to give drivers more control over how car manufacturers collect and use their personal information. The chief sponsor of House Bill 3875, Rep. David Gomberg (D-Otis), told a hearing of the…

On Tuesday, Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to the potential threat to life, safety, and property and significant damage to infrastructure caused by flooding and landslides across Southern Oregon that started on…

A bipartisan group of Oregon senators is planning to introduce legislation to address chronic absenteeism at schools in the state. Oregon School Absenteeism Legislation In The Pipeline Oregon Senators Suzanne Weber, R-Tillamook,…

Frank Gable (66) was awarded a $1,957,868 settlement after serving nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he never committed. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Oregon Department of Justice agreed to pay the settlement to Gable for the wrongful…

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A registered Springfield nurse, 39-year-old Jesse Flannery, was charged with felony DUII after allegedly leaving the PeaceHealth Riverbend hospital- where he worked at the time, visibly intoxicated in February. This is…

Oregon’s contentious Measure 114 which tightens gun ownership controls came under the firing line when lawmakers heard evidence at a hearing on Monday on a bill that will modify the measure. Plethora of Arguments Presented to a…

A Portland man with a violent criminal history, Paul Kurt Mitchell, 41, was sentenced to two years three months in prison on Monday after firing a Romanian WASR-10/63 semi-automatic assault rifle into the floor of his North Portland…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office wrapped up a four-year case last Friday when Gregory Escobedo, Jr. (31) was sentenced to federal prison for carjacking three victims at gunpoint. Escobedo was sentenced to 15 years and…