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Douglas County Crash Leaves Passenger Dead as Police Seek Armed DUI Suspect
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Merlin, Douglas County man, 65-year-old Craig Hindle, on Thursday. Hindle faces six charges arising from the fatal crash in April that resulted in the death of his passenger.…
Oregon Governor Greenlights $45 Million Willamette Falls Project Despite Tribal Opposition
After the Willamette Falls Trust leaders persuaded Oregon Governor Tina Kotek that they would use the funds effectively, the governor indicated yesterday that she won’t veto the $45 million award to the trust for a project to expand public…
Las Vegas Man With Oregon Drug Convictions Gets Six Years for Firearms Heist in Nevada
A convicted felon, who previously committed drug trafficking crimes in the Oregon counties of Douglas, Clackamas, and Coos, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of theft of firearms from a licensee…
Fentanyl Dealer Brought Down by Wiretaps Gets Five Years in Jackson County Court
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — 32-year-old John Steven Diaz of Eagle Point, one of the 15-member drug trafficking family arrested in January on fentanyl trafficking charges, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday.
Diaz played a…
Oregonians Could Pay More at the Pump and DMV as Kotek Tries to Save State Transportation Jobs
The Governor of Oregon yesterday announced a funding proposal to save hundreds of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) jobs in jeopardy, following the federal government’s cutback on financing that is crippling maintenance and project…
Oregon Man Fakes EV Project and Walks Away With $1.8 Million in Carbon Credit Cash
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that Merlin K. Thompson of Tillamook must repay $1.8 million in monthly installments of $50 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that he admitted defrauding.
He…
Ashland Council Approves Pay Raise as Protesters Rally Against City Spending
ASHLAND, Ore. — Amidst the 'Take Back Ashland' protest outside of the City Council Chambers in Ashland, the City of Ashland pursued its council meeting on Tuesday afternoon and approved the city management's proposal for a salary increase.…
Oregon Launches $65 Million Overhaul of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment
Drug addiction care and mental health will be improved and expanded throughout Oregon following Governor Tina Kotek’s signature on four new bills this week.
The Governor worked with lawmakers during the last legislative session to…
Federal Court Finds Oregon Violated Voter Law Amid Inactive Registration Surge
Judicial Watch has won a lawsuit to force Oregon to update its voter rolls, asserting that the voter rolls contain a large number of inactive and old registrations.
The non-partisan educational foundation, Judicial Watch, announced…
Honduran Fentanyl Dealer Caught With 6,000 Pills in Downtown Portland Gets 70 Months in Prison
PORTLAND, Ore. — As part of a crackdown on fentanyl trafficking in downtown Portland, police officers arrested a Honduran national living illegally in Oregon who was this week sentenced to 70 months in a federal prison.
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