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Judge Issues Split Ruling in Wrongful Death Suit Against Portland Police
A U.S. Magistrate has issued a split ruling in response to an application by attorneys to waive attorney-client privileges in a case involving Robert Delgado (46) who was shot and killed in Lents Park in 2021 by Portland police.
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Oregon Schizophrenic Set Free After Found to be Unfit to Stand Trial
A schizophrenic accused of opening fire on three people before and during a 30-hour standoff with Washington County police went free last month after a judge openly criticized the Oregon State Hospital method of preparing mentally unfit…
Portland Catholic School and Friends of Trees Facing $29 Million Lawsuit Following Death of Teenager
Portland Central Catholic High School and Friends of Trees are being sued for $29 million by the mother of a boy struck and killed by a falling tree during a thunderstorm.
Boy Struck by Falling Tree During a Thunderstorm
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Accomplice In Oregon Drug Dealer’s Death & Robbery Jailed For 22 Years
Following the 2022 fatal shooting of a drug dealer, 57-year-old Abed Fattoum, the accomplice to the crime, Bonscott J. Skinner, now 28, who grabbed a backpack full of drugs during the robbery, was sentenced to 22 years in state prison on…
Oregon Man Who Decapitated His Mother Seven Years Ago is Given a ‘Conditional Release’
A ‘conditional release’ has been granted to a 44-year-old man found guilty of murdering and decapitating his mother despite objections by the Oregon Department of Justice and the Clackamas County District Attorney’s office. Tina Webb was 59…
Drama and Surprise at Trial of Negasi Zuberi in Medford
UPDATE 3: Negasi Zuberi Found Guilty on All Counts
UPDATE 2: Negasi Zuberi Wanted to Sire an Army of Children with Different Women
UPDATE: Klamath Falls Negasi Zuberi Trial Update: Police Testify About Arrest
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Oregon Drug Addict Used Meth Laced with Fentanyl Before Giving Birth to Infant at Home
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fentanyl drug addict, Samantha Michelle Davis, told police she used meth laced with fentanyl on the day she gave birth to her baby son.
The baby, said to be days from death, was rushed to the Asante Rogue Regional Medical…
Tech Companies Should be Accountable for Accidents Caused by Drivers Distracted with Wayfinding Apps
Big tech companies should be held accountable for drivers who use wayfinding apps when causing accidents killing, or seriously injuring someone, says attorney Ralph Spooner who is representing the estate of Peter Pellegrin who died after a…
Negasi Zuberi Klamath Falls Kidnapping Trial: Jury Selection Underway
UPDATE 4: Negasi Zuberi Found Guilty on All Counts
UPDATE 3: Negasi Zuberi Wanted to Sire an Army of Children with Different Women
UPDATE 2: Klamath Falls Negasi Zuberi Trial Update: Police Testify About Arrest
UPDATE: Drama and…
Oregon’s Precision Castparts Settles Export Violations Claims For $3 Million
The State Department announced on Monday that Precision Castparts, the Oregon-based metal components manufacturer specializing in aircraft engines, generators, and other industrial equipment, has agreed to a $3 million settlement for…