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Lake Oswego Sued for Approving and Then Withdrawing a Building Permit for a New Residence
A family is suing Lake Oswego City for $158,500 after it approved plans for their new home and then withdrew permission for its construction three months later.
Owners Were Unaware of City Code Restrictions
Investment banker…
Oregon Corrections Department Puts 2 Officials On Leave Pending Investigation
Amidst concerns about inmates' health care, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) put two high-ranking officials on paid administrative leave on Thursday pending an investigation.
Oregon DOC Puts Senior Officials Dr. Warren…
Josephine County Man Arrested Following Murder on November 22
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Daniel Wayne Finney (34) on Grave Creek Road near milepost 7 in Josephine County on November 22.
Daniel Wayne Finney Died from Stab Wounds
Finney,…
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…