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Douglas County Narcotics Raid in Curtin Uncovers Illegal Pot Grow, Meth, and Guns
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation into an illicit marijuana grow in Curtin culminated in the detention of 8 people on Wednesday. Two were arrested.
Armed with a search warrant obtained after…
Oregon Woman Gets Seven Years for Setting Ex-Boyfriend’s Parents’ Porch on Fire
EUGENE, Ore. — A woman from Eugene will spend more than seven years in prison for setting fire to the home of a former boyfriend’s parents.
Jasmine Wright was found guilty on five counts of first-degree arson and multiple other charges…
Klamath Community College Lands Major Federal Grant to Support Future Oregon Tech Talent
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — High-achieving, low-income students studying Cybersecurity and computer engineering at the Technology Department of the Klamath Community College (KCC) will receive financial support from a generous National Science…
Portland Trail Blazers Sold for Over $4 Billion With Promise to Stay in City
After months of concern over the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers- mainly that they would shift their home base from the Moda Center, the iconic team has a new owner- NHL Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, who expressed the intention…
Construction Boom in Oregon Fails to Offset Steady Climb in Unemployment
The construction industry rebounded impressively in July with the addition of 2,900 jobs, according to the Oregon Department of Employment.
Although this gain augers well for the construction industry, the 112,700 people employed are…
Jackson County on Alert as Scenic Fire Races Through High Cascades Forest
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) warned yesterday that the Scenic Fire burning in Douglas County, east of Highway 230 along the Rogue River, was headed towards Jackson County.
The Scenic Fire on the High…
62-Year-Old Oregon Driver in Stolen Car Tasered After Threatening Deputies With Club
A 62-year-old man from Albany, driving a stolen vehicle, was tasered by a sheriff’s office sergeant when he threatened deputies with a club.
The drama unfolded late last Saturday night when the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a…
Portland Suspect Claims Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend Was Accident as Charges Drop
PORTLAND, Ore. — After initially being charged with murder over the death of his girlfriend, Kimberly Venegas-Gonzalez, the charges against Leonel Macias-Silva of Portland have been reduced to manslaughter after he claimed the deadly…
Oregon to Give People With Disabilities More Control Over Their In-Home Care Services
Individuals with disabilities, who will in the future have more control over their in-home care services, are one of two important changes that the Oregon Department of Human Services will be making to Medicaid-funded services.
Oregon's…
Grants Pass Area Home Becomes Scene of Murder-Suicide That Killed Family of Five
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a request to check the welfare of the residents at a home in the 200 block of Hussey Lane, in the Picket Creek area, on Monday morning, discovered five bodies with…