Law Enforcement

Prosecutors are reexamining criminal cases going back more than a decade.

The announcement is a stunning development for a service that’s been recognized nationally, especially in the wake of 2020 social justice protests, which renewed the national conversation about the role of armed officers in responding to mental health crises.

Nicholas Alexander killed his daughter and himself hours after his DUII arrest.

A Josephine County circuit court judge halted Grants Pass' camping ban on Friday, requiring the city to restore lost camping capacity and ensure accessibility for disabled individuals before enforcement can resume.

They're hoping state lawmakers will be moved to act by a Friday deadline, but opponents say existing law is adequate.

Oregon public safety regulators are reviewing whether Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp violated “moral fitness standards,” according to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Prosecutors were unaware how Portland police officers handle protest footage and how city attorneys store it. Defense attorneys nonetheless say prosecutors failed to provide it in time.

A deputy U.S. Marshal shot Donavan LaBella in the head with a less-than-lethal munition outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland on July 11, 2020. The incident has left LaBella, who at the time was 26, with a condition known as frontal lobe syndrome, which affects brain functioning processes like social behavior and language

Sheriffs from Coos, Curry, Jackson and Josephine counties say they will continue following state sanctuary laws that prevent local police from assisting federal authorities with most immigration enforcement.

Ever since the Washington State Patrol began keeping a database on all its traffic stops, one troubling point has stood out: Troopers search the cars of Native American drivers much more often than drivers who are white.