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Medford Police Arrest Six Shoplifters
MEDFORD, Ore. — A recent statement by the Medford Police Department (MPD) indicates that six people were arrested in a targeted retail theft enforcement operation last month. Partnering with Kohls, MPD proactively stopped theft.
A grant…
Man Found Guilty of Murdering His Mother is Committed to Oregon State Hospital
A 28-year-old Portland man found guilty except for insanity for the murder of his mother in October last year by a Multnomah County Judge on Monday has been committed to the Oregon State Hospital.
Teresa A. Graham (59) was found dead in…
Eagle Point Man Arrested After Knife Attack Arising From Money Dispute
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 65-year-old man, Anthony C. Holzhauer, was arrested in Eagle Point on Sunday evening after he assaulted another man with a knife following a dispute about money.
Eagle Point Man Injured In Knife Attack…
Dogs Believed to Belong to Murdered Oregon Woman, Susan Lane-Fournier Have Been Found Dead
Two dead dogs found by deputies of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday are believed to have been owned by Susan Lane-Fournier (61), whose body was found near Welches after a four-day search.
Michel Fournier Court…
Migrant Worker Sues Three Oregon Forestry Companies for More Than $42 Million
Three Oregon forestry companies are facing lawsuits of more than $42 million lodged by a Mexican migrant logger whose eight seasonal postings in the U.S. ended when he was severely injured by the branch of a falling tree.
Joaquin…
School District in Oregon Facing $677,000 Lawsuit by Former Employee
A former Clatskanie School District employee who was sentenced to 18 months of probation, fined $2,000 in restitution, and had his hunting license suspended for three years after shooting and killing a deer is now suing his former employer.…
Suspicion Surrounds the Death of an Oregon Man Found in Apartment Fire
Salem police and the Fire Department are investigating the suspicious death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found in an apartment fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Emergency crew arrived at the 1100 block of Chemeketa…
Oregon Man Charged With Murdering His Wife Two Weeks After She Filed For a Divorce
UPDATE: Dogs Believed to Belong to Murdered Oregon Woman, Susan Lane-Fournier Have Been Found Dead
The estranged husband of Susan Lane-Fournier has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after deputies found her body…
Clackamas County Sheriff Investigating Body Found Near Highway 26
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office received reports that a dead body was found in the Welches area of unincorporated Clackamas County on Friday.
Deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office attended the scene near East Highway…
Oregon Man Arrested On DUI Charges After Backing Into Cop Car Before Speeding Off
A West Linn man who allegedly fled after backing into a police car was arrested on Monday, according to Portland police. Isaiah Woster, 26, driving on Interstate 25 in a Toyota Camry with Indiana plates, was spotted driving erratically but,…