House Fire in Forest Grove Causes Heavy Damage, Firefighter Injured
FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A house fire early Sunday morning caused heavy damage to a split-level home in Forest Grove...
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Salem Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Five Robberies
SALEM, Ore. — A 58-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 168 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections after...
Salem Man Arrested After SWAT Search Uncovers Fentanyl, Firearms
SALEM, Ore. — A 35-year-old Salem man was arrested Thursday morning after Salem Police SWAT officers executed a search warrant...
Fire Damages Springfield Home, Threatens Neighboring Residence
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to a house fire in southeast Springfield early Saturday morning, August 8,...
Labor Trafficking Victims Found During Marijuana Search Near Hubbard
MARION COUNTY, Ore. — Investigators found 17 people at two properties near Hubbard during an early-morning drug enforcement operation Friday,...
DOJ Finds Duke Law School Discriminated Against White, Asian Applicants in Admissions
The U.S. Department of Justice has found that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated against applicants based on race...
Mexican Money Broker Pleads Guilty in $1.9 Million U.S. Drug-Proceeds Laundering Scheme
A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering operation that moved more than $1.9 million in...
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charges in Southern Oregon
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 27-year-old Mexican national who was unlawfully residing in the United States has pleaded guilty in federal...
Families have until Sept. 1 to apply for Summer EBT food benefits
Families have until Sept. 1, 2026, to apply for essential food assistance through the Summer EBT program. The program offers...
Beaverton Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Shooting 16-Year-Old Girlfriend
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A Washington County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a Beaverton man to 70 months in prison for...
Woman Dies Following Reported Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Near Mill City; Bend Man Arrested on Weapons Charge
MILL CITY, Ore. — A 41-year-old Bend woman died early Wednesday morning after deputies responded to a report of a...
City Continues Management Plan as Invasive Beetle is Detected in Salem
SALEM, Ore. — A known invasive insect species has been identified for the first time in Salem following earlier detections...
Portland Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2021 Fatal Shooting on TriMet Bus
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 51-year-old Portland man has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after...
VA Launches Psilocybin Trial for Veterans With Treatment-Resistant Depression
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a clinical trial examining whether psilocybin can safely and effectively treat veterans with...
Check Air Quality and Closures Before Visiting Public Lands, BLM Warns
PORTLAND, Ore. – Fire restrictions remain in effect on all Bureau of Land Management public lands in Oregon and Washington....
Emerald ash borer pops up in more new places, including first detections in Beaverton, Salem and Rockcreek
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Emerald ash borer (EAB), an exotic beetle that infests and kills ash, olive, and white fringetrees, has...
Tax credit auction offers taxpayers chance to save on their tax bill and benefit Oregon Film and Video Office
Salem, OR— Are you looking for a way to both save money on your taxes and support the production of...
Audit Warns Oregon’s Aging Prisons and 1989 Computer System Pose Major Safety Risks, Staff Burnout a Substantial Issue
Ten of Oregon’s 12 prisons were rated in poor condition, the state’s maintenance backlog has climbed to nearly $861 million,...
Portland Police Seize 13 Pounds of Meth, Nearly 3 Pounds of Fentanyl in Three Operations
Portland police seized large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine and arrested two people during three drug investigations conducted over two...
Nevada Doctor Charged in Alleged $95 Million Medicare Wound-Treatment Fraud Scheme
A Nevada physician has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of billing Medicare more than $95 million for medically...
OpenAI to Pay Millions After Allegedly Denying U.S. Workers a Fair Chance at Tech Jobs
OpenAI and its software-development subsidiary, Statsig Inc., have agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations that they discriminated against...
Connecticut Children’s Agrees to End Gender-Transition Treatments for Minors in Justice Department Settlement
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center has agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender-transition surgeries to minors as part...
Coos Bay Healthcare Business Owner Pleads Guilty in $2.1 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Coos Bay healthcare business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to defraud government...
Pilot Dies After Intentionally Crashing Plane West of Bend, Investigators Say
BEND, Ore. — Detectives with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office say a Bend pilot intentionally crashed his aircraft in a...
Springfield Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy
EUGENE, Ore. — A Springfield man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role...