Lane County District Attorney

The Lane County District Attorney said Tuesday that a Springfield police officer who shot and killed a man in July was justified in using deadly force.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has reversed her decision not to extradite one of the suspects linked to burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Eugene and Springfield. But the governor’s office said another suspect will remain in Texas for now.

A suspected member of a group that allegedly burglarized 17 Asian households in Eugene and Springfield won’t be extradited back to Oregon because of an immigration hold, officials say. In the wake of those crimes, community leaders in Eugene are asking the state to be more transparent.

Addiction treatment services in Oregon are facing a fiscal crunch as a citizen-run oversight council has made sweeping funding cuts. One Eugene-based drop-in recovery center has lost 75% of its budget -- leaving it at risk of closure.

A 26-year-old man killed by police on a remote Five Rivers farm during a December manhunt shot at an Oregon State Police trooper after mistakenly thinking the officer was the man who had killed his friend hours earlier.

Lane County Commissioners have approved raises for several elected officials, including the sheriff and district attorney.

Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow has ruled a recent shooting by an Oregon State Police Trooper during a traffic stop to be a justified use of deadly force.

After two elected terms as Lane County District Attorney, Patty Perlow is retiring from office. Seeking to fill the position of top prosecutor are two contenders with very different backgrounds and experience.

The Lane County District Attorney’s office says a shortage of prosecutors means some nonviolent offenders won’t be charged.

Measure 11 is a state law that sets minimum mandatory sentences for certain crimes. We’ll hear from two speakers — State Senator Prozanski and Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow. They provide different perspectives on the best course of action for Oregon moving forward.

A Lane County Circuit Court Judge last month dismissed a case on grounds the District Attorney’s Office violated the rights of an individual based on their class.

The fatal shooting of a Springfield man by law enforcement has been deemed justified by the Lane County D.A.After a September 6th standoff with Lane…