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It’s been two months since the possession of small amounts of drugs became a crime in Oregon once again. In Lane County, law enforcement officials said around 130 people are now being charged each month.
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Police say suspect in Monday’s attacks on ballot dropboxes in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, is a white male 30-40 years old
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The mother of a 25-year-old Waldport woman killed in a collision with a Yachats ambulance in January has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District and the private, nonprofit ambulance company that it staffs.
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Counties will approach enforcement differently, providing yet another large-scale experiment in drug policy.
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A Lane County Jury has convicted a Springfield man on two counts of murder for an April 2022 stabbing.
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Earlier this year, dozens of anti-war activists were arrested for blocking Interstate 5 in Eugene. Nineteen are taking their case to trial, the first of which began this week.
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The Springfield Police Department has been awarded a half-million dollar grant to fight organized retail theft.
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Lane County now says its new drug deflection program won’t be ready by Oct. 1, as previously planned.
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Four former staff have been identified in federal civil rights lawsuits, so far two have been criminally charged
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For three years police in Lincoln County could not do much when they came across someone in possession of a small amount of illegal drugs except issue a $100 citation and give the offender a number to call for help with substance abuse.
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Low-level drug possession is once again a jailable offense in Oregon. The change went into effect on September 1, after a three-year experiment with decriminalization.
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This month, law enforcement in Douglas County shut down five illegal marijuana operations, including two of the largest sites ever seen in the county.