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Brian Bull/KLCCIn the last two weeks, two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company have been reclassified as civil suits. Both filed in the spring of 2021, they stemmed from noxious odors and dioxins from its now-shuttered Eugene plant. -
Jonathan HouseOn this episode of Oregon On The Record, host Michael Dunne talks with U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai about the role of the federal judiciary, judicial restraint and how checks and balances function during times of political pressure. Kasubhai also explains how federal cases are assigned and reviewed.Later, Eugene Public Library Services Director Angela Ocana discusses the library’s budget challenges and an upcoming local levy, outlining how it supports library services, early literacy, neighborhood access and community education.
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Luis Nino-Moncada was charged after he fled an immigration traffic stop on Jan. 8. He was arraigned in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. -
Oregon lawmakers will soon consider a bill that would require communication companies to quickly respond to domestic violence, or stalking warrants. -
The Trump administration highlighted the Oregon crash, which killed a newlywed couple, in its continued crackdown on immigrant truck drivers. The mother of one of those killed said the couple would have been “broken-hearted” by the anti-immigrant rhetoric following the incident. -
The two people shot in Portland last week by U.S. Border Patrol face criminal charges, court filings released Monday show. Both have been released from the hospital and into federal custody. -
More protests are planned. Portland’s police chief has urged calm as the investigation continues into a man and woman shot and injured Thursday. -
The Department of Homeland Security identified the individuals shot as Venezuelan gang members. The federal defender first told OPB that the allegations are “a well-worn playbook.” -
An account from the sheriff’s office says that the man who was shot was armed but was the alleged victim of the incident. -
Bend Police Department says it will look for a new vendor ‘that can provide similar technology.’ -
Hundreds gathered in downtown Eugene Thursday to protest the killing of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. -
The Department of Homeland Security said its agent shot at gang members in self-defense. Hundreds protested at Portland’s ICE facility, and hundreds more held a vigil at City Hall.
