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Oregon Man Gets Life Sentence After Shooting Parents as They Slept
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — “Too much fighting and too much drinking” prompted 59-year-old Christopher Allan Turner to murder his elderly parents, resulting in his life imprisonment sentence on Friday.
According to court documents, Turner shot…
Fentanyl Discovered During Cell Search at Oregon’s Largest Prison, Officer Sent to Hospital
A Snake River Correctional Institution officer was admitted to the hospital last Thursday after suspected exposure to fentanyl while conducting a cell search.
The white powdery substance later tested positive for fentanyl.
The…
Oregon Man Found Guilty After Victim Warned Friends About Her New Roommate Before Her Death
A Clackamas County jury found 33-year-old Bobby Lee Grady Alsup III guilty of murdering his roommate, Kaley Snow, two years ago and desecrating her body on Tuesday.
Snow had sent a message to a friend, asking her to look out for the…
Former Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Sentenced to 19 Months in Oregon Prison After…
Former “Home Improvement” Star Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 19 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections on Friday, after pleading guilty to a probation violation in Lane County court.
Bryan has two domestic violence…
Oregon Man Charged After Allegedly Leaving Voicemail Threat to Kill U.S. Senator
A Woodburn, Oregon, man, 51-year-old Donald Leroy Smith, Jr., appeared in court yesterday after allegedly threatening to kill a United States Senator.
Court documents indicate that, on November 12, 2025, Smith left a voicemail for a US…
Californian Faces Life Imprisonment in Sex Trafficking Scheme Spanning Oregon and Four Other States
Brandon Denzel Washington, who used ‘fists, lies, and manipulation’ to coerce vulnerable women to support his lavish lifestyle, was convicted yesterday of six federal felonies related to his multi-state sex trafficking activities.…
Medford Business Owner Accused of Laundering 13 Million Dollars in Drug Proceeds Through Southern…
MEDFORD, Ore. — An illegal resident from Mexico, who used his Oregon businesses to launder narcotics trafficking proceeds involving more than $13 million, appeared in court yesterday, charged with money laundering.
Jose Alonso Paramo…
Blowtorches and Construction Worker Disguises Used in ATM Robbery Spree Across Oregon and the West…
A string of ATM and bank robberies throughout Oregon, California, and Washington, amounting to over $5.5 million, led to a guilty plea yesterday by a member of the South American theft group.
Francisco Antonio Marin Ilbaca (46), of…
Former Medford Business Leader Indicted Over Alleged 100,000 Dollar Theft From Southern Oregon…
MEDFORD, Ore. — The former CEO of the Builders’ Association of Southern Oregon (BASO), Bradley Bennington, has been indicted on charges of aggravated theft and identity theft.
The indictment follows his arrest last month after a lengthy…
Roseburg Father Charged With Murder After 911 Call Reporting Infant Son Missing Led to Confession
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Roseburg man, who confessed to detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office that he had murdered his 11-month-old son, has been charged with murder.
He Initially Told Police His Son Had Gone Missing
His…