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Government

Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall

Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in…

Public Safety

Firefighters contain 3-alarm brush fire in unincorporated Washington County

With rising temperatures and dry summer conditions settling in, fire safety is once again top of mind in…

Local News

Forest Grove man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash

A single-vehicle crash resulted in the death of a 62-year-old Forest Grove man over the weekend. Forest Grove…

Top-Home

Newberg man seized by ICE officers on Thursday

Federal immigration authorities arrest Moises Sotelo at his home A Newberg business owner, church chaplain and award-winning member…

News

Clackamas County charges 40-year-old Hillsboro volunteer coordinator with 23 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor

The Clackamas County District Attorneys Office on Wednesday, June 11 charged a 40-year-old Hillsboro man with 23 counts…

Crime & Justice

Man convicted of sexually assaulting 2 teenage girls in Washington County

A Portland man has been convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls in Washington County, local prosecutors said…

Public Safety

2 charged in shooting near Bethany

Two people were arrested on felony charges after being accused of assaulting, strangling and shooting a man May…

Crime & Justice

He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.

UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level…

Public Safety

Hit-and-run suspect in Beaverton road rage incident indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury

A Washington County man is facing criminal charges in connection with a May 5 hit-and-run collision on Highway…

Business

Former OHSU Big Pharma critic picked by RFK Jr.

Five years ago, working in Portland, Dr. Vinay Prasad was throwing stones from the side of the road.…