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Oregon Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder More than 44 Years After the Crime
More than 44 years after murdering a 19-year-old Mt. Hood Community College business major, Robert Plympton (61) was sentenced to life in prison by a Multnomah Circuit Court judge yesterday.
On the evening of January 15, 1980, Gresham…
Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historic Building, Risking Lives and Killing Pets
It took a jury three hours to find Garret Repp guilty on 55 of the 56 counts involving a fire that gutted the historic 1910 May Apartment block in Southwest Portland. He was found guilty of destroying the apartment block, risking the lives…
Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival
The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday).
His Dashcam Filmed…
Medford Residents Can Search Local Crime Mapping Portal
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents now have access to a new crime mapping portal. Hosted by the Geoshield Communities program, the Medford Police Department (MPD) introduced a portal allowing the community to view crimes reported in the…
Craig Lazon, The Man Living Off His Murdered Wife’s Disabled Veteran Benefits Sentenced to Life…
UPDATE On Oct 5, 2024
Lazon Sentenced to Life Behind Bars for Murdering Albany Wife
In a day of emotional testimony, Craig Lazon heard that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of his Albany wife, whose body has…
OHA Seeks $7.4 Million From Service Provider for Pandemic Surge Staffing and Mobile Vaccination…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) that paid $375 million to a Colorado-based contractor who provided surge staffing and mobile vaccination clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic is suing for $7.4 million back for accidental overpayments.…
Whistleblowers Claim Oregon Aerospace Company Falsified Records of Poorly Finished Parts for F-35…
Two former employees at the aerospace company Selmet Inc. in Albany, Oregon, claim that records were falsified and parts poorly finished to meet production quotas and deadlines for U.S. military F35 fighter jets in a federal suit filed in…
Oregon Mother and Daughter Indicted for Coercing Three Haitians to Work for No or Little Pay
An Oregon mother and daughter are facing a seven-count indictment for conspiring to coerce three people to work for no or little compensation at an adult foster care home in Tigard, Washington state.
Charged with Conspiring to…
Young Oregon Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for ‘Conscious and Cold-Blooded’ Murder
Alec Baldridge (26) was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder after making ‘a conscious and cold-blooded decision’ to kill his former friend, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Todd Jackson in the Multnomah County…
3,978 Black Market Marijuana Plants Seized Near Jacksonville
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — Armed with a search warrant, the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) in collaboration with local law enforcement conducted a search on Thursday, September 19 in a remote area along Yale Creek Road, south of…