Lane County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Child Exploitation Offenses
EUGENE, Ore.—A Lane County Sheriff’s Deputy was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with actual and attempted sexual exploitation of...
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Emergency Conflagration Act Invoked for Grasshopper Fire as State Mobilizes Additional Resources
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act Wednesday afternoon for the rapidly growing Grasshopper Fire...
Beaverton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Online Sexual Exploitation of Child
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Beaverton man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor...
New North Pendleton Rangeland Fire Protection Association Fully Trained, Responding to Wildfires
PENDLETON, Ore. — Oregon's newest Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA), the North Pendleton RFPA, is now fully trained and actively...
Portland Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer Outside South Portland ICE Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer during a confrontation outside a U.S....
Protect Yourself from Fraud Amid Wildfire Recovery
SALEM, Ore. — As Oregon communities respond to widespread damage from the 2026 wildfires the Oregon Department of Emergency Management...
New report: Patient care at risk as Oregon hospitals’ financial crisis deepens
A new report from the Hospital Association of Oregon finds that hospitals across the state experienced staggering losses in 2025,...
Portland Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after admitting to...
Audit Gives Clean Opinion on Oregon High School Success Fund’s $356 Million in Spending
Oregon -- Oregon’s High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund recorded more than $356.1 million in expenditures during...
Fourth Juvenile Arrested in Killing of Portland Convenience Store Employee
Portland, OR. — A fourth juvenile has been arrested in connection with the December 2025 shooting death of a Portland...
ICE Seeks Custody of Sacramento Daycare Worker Charged in Sexual Assault of 6-Year-Old
Sacramento, CA. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer for a Turkish national charged with sexually assaulting...
Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million COVID Relief Fraud Case
A woman included on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List has been returned to South Florida to face federal charges...
Portland Woman Pleads Guilty to Interfering With Federal Law Enforcement at ICE Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to interfering with federal law enforcement officers during...
Teen Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash on Highway 58 in Lane County
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — An 18-year-old Dallas woman was killed Monday evening in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 58 near...
Oregon Health Authority Issues Recreational Use Advisory for Odell Lake Due to Harmful Algae Toxins
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a recreational use health advisory for Odell Lake after...
Oregon National Guard Expands Wildfire Response with Additional Troops, Helicopters
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon National Guard has expanded its wildfire response efforts, activating approximately 20 additional service members and...
Man Found Dead Near Highway 101 in 1972 Identified After More Than 50 Years Through Genetic Genealogy
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — More than five decades after skeletal remains were discovered near Highway 101 in Coos County, investigators...
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Announces Another Round of Downgraded Evacuation Notices for Akawa Butte Fire
Sisters, Ore. -- The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with fire officials, announces another round of evacuation level reductions,...
Registration open for conference in Bend featuring workplace safety, health skill-building opportunities
A two-day event in Bend will offer employers and workers opportunities to sharpen their skills in building and maintaining safe...
Venezuelan National Pleads Guilty After Damaging Federal Vehicle During Arrest Attempt in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Venezuelan national unlawfully residing in the United States has pleaded guilty to damaging federal government property...
Curry County Alleges $390,000 in Undisclosed Sheriff Donations Were Used for Personal Assets, Referred for Criminal Investigation
Curry County, OR. — The Curry County Board of Commissioners has accused current and former county sheriffs of concealing approximately...
Oregon House Democrats Unanimously Vote Against ‘Stop Insider Trading Act’, Bentz Votes in Favor
Oregon — Oregon's U.S. House delegation split along party lines as the House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading...
Oregon’s 4th District Rematch Offers Voters Sharply Different Visions
Eugene, OR. -- Oregon voters will face a clear ideological choice in the race for the state’s 4th Congressional District,...
Oregon Gov. Kotek Orders Flags to Half-Staff for Fallen Navy Commander Gabriel Edwards
Oregon — Oregon public institutions will fly U.S. and Oregon flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on July 29...
Curry County Sheriff Privately Owns Building, RV Donated to His Office
Curry County, OR. -- Curry County Sheriff John Ward, embroiled in a Federal Bureau of Investigations probe first reported in May by...