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Under the pilot program that started last year, police would still issue Measure 110 tickets, and offer an immediate opportunity to connect with a treatment provider. Police and treatment workers have connected with more than 150 people during the 10 days they’ve worked together, according to Devon Downeysmith, with the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, key supporters of Measure 110.
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Nathaniel Cheney was arrested April 2, after he was indicted March 12 on two counts of damage to an electrical substation in Clackamas County in 2022.
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A draft report funded by Oregon’s Office of Public Defense Services, offers an attempt to draw connections between policy decisions, laws and their costs.
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Eugene Police are investigating an alleged incident involving a University of Oregon fraternity, which victims describe as a possible drugging.
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A judge found Robert Arthur Plympton, 60, guilty of one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder. Barbara Tucker was 19-years-old at the time she was killed. Her body was discovered more than 40 years ago in a wooded area near Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, by students on their way to class, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.
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A public defender in Central Oregon failed to meaningfully represent roughly 100 clients in Crook and Jefferson counties between 2017 and 2020, according to a report released Thursday by the Oregon Justice Resource Center.
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It’s been 40 years since Kelly Disney mysteriously disappeared off the streets of Newport. Her skull was found 10 years later, but the rest of her body has never been recovered.
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Lawsuit accuses Portland officer of excessive force, city of failing to provide medical care in 2022The estate representing a man killed by Portland police in 2022 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the city, accusing officers of using excessive force and the city of negligence because officers failed to provide timely medical care. On Nov. 19, 2022, officer Christopher Sathoff shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark as he ran from police.
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State estimates show 1,333 people will be convicted of drug possession and 533 could go to jail every year under the bill approved by Oregon lawmakers last week.
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The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon's drug decriminalization toward the governor's desk.
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Oregon's House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would recriminalize drug possession in the state, with 51 members voting to approve the bill. The bill would make possession of small amounts of drugs a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail.
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A federal judge in Eugene has barred the city of Corvallis from removing a city council member from office until her lawsuit is resolved. Charlyn Ellis has accused the city of violating her constitutional rights. The city has accused her of overstepping her authority.