Some snow-seekers heading to winter recreation areas on state highways are finding designated parking areas filled and are creating safety issues by parking on roadsides. ODOT warned Wednesday of the dangerous practice, which can lead to fines or a towing bill.
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A 28-year-old man was killed in what police described as a road rage incident near Coos Bay.
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The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office says an officer shot and killed a woman who broke into someone’s home in Warrenton and later brandished a gun at law enforcement.
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As Portland struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and nightly protests during 2020, shootings in Oregon’s largest city also more than doubled this year.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An environmental group in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not providing information about the structural integrity of Willamette River dams south of Portland. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that the lawsuit, filed by Willamette Riverkeeper, stems from the Corps releasing a plan in January
Continue Reading Police are investigating four shootings that left two people wounded in Portland within about three hours on Saturday night.
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A Bend man was arrested Saturday on an assault charge, accused of causing a head injury that left a woman hospitalized in critical condition, police said Sunday.
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The Bend Police Department is testing out different body cameras for their officers to wear while on duty.
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Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now stands at $3,000 for information leading to a citation related to the bull, cow and spike elk carcasses left to waste.
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Federal authorities say a man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online presence that encouraged attacks and sought recruits.
Continue ReadingOne of Oregon’s largest prisons experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak has been grappling with a major power outage for the last week.
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Three landlords are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from tenants.
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against all of those Internet of Thing devices that are sitting under your tree right now.
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In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
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A Marion County grand jury on Tuesday found four law enforcement officers were justified in their use of deadly force in fatally shooting a Bend robbery suspect who fled over Santiam Pass and confronted the officers, apparently firing what turned out to be a BB gun.
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A Madras man caught during a manhunt that also captured a Madras murder suspect shot at a Redmond woman as he stole her boyfriend’s pickup and later entered a home and pointed a gun at the homeowner, who locked herself in a bathroom with her kids, authorities said.
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice is alleging that Walmart broke the law and contributed to the prescription opioid crisis by filling thousands of invalid prescriptions and failing to report suspicious orders of opioids, according to the department’s statement. The Justice Department said the civil penalties it is seeking could total billions of dollars and injunctive relief.
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The city government of Salem has released a statement in response to Monday’s protest outside the Capitol building, in which several demonstrators were arrested.
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State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building as protesters attempted to force their way in during a special legislative session, with some demonstrators toting guns and others attacking authorities with bear spray.
Continue Reading Police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday morning as protesters gathered and some attempted to force their way in during the third special legislative session of the year.
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