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Oregon State Police Superintendent Casey Codding was among the troopers who responded after police in Oregon identified a former Washington state police and school resource officer who allegedly kidnapped his 1-year-old son and killed two women, including the child’s mother, in West Richland, Washington.
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Thirty-nine-year old Elias Huizar is dead after he shot at police then turned a gun on himself Tuesday, West Richland Police said. His 1-year-old son, Roman Santos, is safe and Washington state child protective services plan to pick him up.
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Southern Oregon case that could have widespread implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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Under the pilot program that started last year, police would still issue Measure 110 tickets, and offer an immediate opportunity to connect with a treatment provider. Police and treatment workers have connected with more than 150 people during the 10 days they’ve worked together, according to Devon Downeysmith, with the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, key supporters of Measure 110.
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Nathaniel Cheney was arrested April 2, after he was indicted March 12 on two counts of damage to an electrical substation in Clackamas County in 2022.
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Thieves in Oregon and elsewhere are using skimmers and other methods to steal from people’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.
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A Springfield man has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a convenience store employee.
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On Monday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4002, which both expands funding for substance abuse treatment and makes possessing small amounts of hard drugs a misdemeanor beginning Sept. 1.
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A draft report funded by Oregon’s Office of Public Defense Services, offers an attempt to draw connections between policy decisions, laws and their costs.
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Eugene Police are investigating an alleged incident involving a University of Oregon fraternity, which victims describe as a possible drugging.
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A judge found Robert Arthur Plympton, 60, guilty of one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder. Barbara Tucker was 19-years-old at the time she was killed. Her body was discovered more than 40 years ago in a wooded area near Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, by students on their way to class, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.
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A public defender in Central Oregon failed to meaningfully represent roughly 100 clients in Crook and Jefferson counties between 2017 and 2020, according to a report released Thursday by the Oregon Justice Resource Center.