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Oregon Woman Says She Was Locked Up After Her Sentence Ended and Is Now Suing the State for $10…
The Oregon Supreme Court overturned a decision by Governor Tina Kotek to revoke the commutation of the sentence of Terri Lee Brown and return her to prison, after she had served all her sentences.
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Commutation changes a…
Alleged Tren de Aragua Member Shot by Border Patrol in Portland Now Facing Federal Charges
Luis Nino-Moncada, the alleged member of a notorious Venezuela gang who, together with a female passenger, was shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland last week, will appear in court today (Tuesday) charged with aggravated assault of…
Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty After Feds Say She Stole Nearly $500K in COVID Relief Meant to Save Jobs
The owner of three businesses, 50-year-old Jodi Aliece Jennings of Junction City, Oregon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing over $487,386.75 in federal funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Junction City Woman Pleads Guilty To…
Oregon Sneaker Seller Gets 70 Months After $80 Million Fraud That Left Customers With Nothing
The owner of a former Oregon business that sold collectible sneakers online was sentenced on Tuesday to 70 months in federal prison for a fraud conspiracy involving more than $80 million.
According to the Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office,…
Ashland Activist Sues City After Being Removed from Council Meeting for Calling the Police Chief a…
ASHLAND, Ore. — A Jackson County resident who called the Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara ‘a fascist’ at a City Council meeting last September has filed a civil rights suit for violation of his First Amendment rights.
Toren McKnight…
Portland Police Pursuit Ends With Driver Found Dead After High-Speed Crash in Beaverton
PORTLAND, Ore. — A driver was found dead inside a vehicle that crashed when Portland Police officers tried to stop him for reckless driving.
The incident began in the Old Town during the early hours of Saturday morning when the police…
Medford Man Won’t Face Charges After Fatal Home Invasion Shooting That DA Calls Self-Defense
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office indicated yesterday that no criminal charges will be filed in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Martin Uriel Jimenez Jr., who was shot during a violent home invasion in the early…
Oregon Drug Dealer Features in Homeland Security’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ as ICE Highlights the Case
The Department of Homeland Security has released a photo Gallery of 15 illegal aliens who they describe as “the worst of the worst” criminals.
One of the arrests was that of Isaias Alvarado-Arellano, a Mexican who was convicted of…
Two Men Arrested Near Portland ICE Facility as Police Say Their Job Is Public Safety Not Immigration…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau reminds the public that while it does not engage in…
State Police Seek Suspect After $50,000 Burglary at Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem
The Oregon State Police are appealing to the public to help them identify a suspect following a burglary at the Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem.
The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning when a male suspect…