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Portland Police Say Man Who Entered Mosque Shouting Threats Is Receiving Mental Health Treatment
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who burst into the Abubakar Islamic Center prayer hall in Northeast Portland on Wednesday has been admitted to a mental health facility for treatment.
This has been confirmed by a spokesperson for the Portland…
Teen Killed and Another Man Injured in Grants Pass Shooting, Suspect Arrested Hours Later
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A teenager lost his life, and a 24-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting in the 800 block of NE E Street, Grants Pass, early on Wednesday evening.
Suspect Fled the Scene but was Later Located in…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty After Elderly Oregon Victim Loses $40,000 in Cross-Country Bank Scam
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was involved in a California-based investigation following a fraud scam in which bank employees were impersonated, netting at least one Oregon victim.
A 26-year-old Florida man, Albert Guerra, pleaded…
Florida Man Upset Over Missed Motel Date Sets Fire to Rental Van Used by Oregon Couple
A man, who was stood up by a female who failed to appear at a Florida motel for a planned rendezvous, was so enraged that he set fire to a van that had been rented by a couple from Oregon when they arrived at Tampa International Airport.…
Explosive Device Detonated in Ashland Car, Suspect Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland, Oregon, Police Department arrested 32-year-old Michael Scott Beugli, of Ashland, after an explosive device in a parked, unoccupied vehicle was detonated in the area of the 300 block of Morton yesterday.…
Klamath Falls Lab Owner Detained After Allegedly Billing 46 Million Dollars for Tests Never…
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The owner of Oregon Clinical Laboratory in Klamath Falls, who allegedly fraudulently billed Medicare Advantage insurance plans for more than $46 million for tests never performed, is in detention pending further court…
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…