Trial

The U.S. District Court trial of Negasi Zuberi, accused of kidnapping and raping two women, began this week in Medford. One alleged victim gave testimony about how she was abducted from Washington — and how she escaped.

In 2019, a national advocacy group filed a class-action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging the state mistreats children in its foster care system and has failed to fix glaring problems. Five years and millions of dollars later, the next trial has been delayed as the two sides near a settlement agreement.

Prosecution and defense will argue over causality and culpability for the 22-year-old Yakima man whose armed robbery and high-speed chase led to the shooting.

Prosecutors attempted to establish that Ian Cranston was not in danger when he shot and killed Barry Washington Jr.

The controversial killing of an unarmed Black man in Bend occurred more than a year ago.

Portland police officer testimony in a civil trial last week suggests the city's police have an understanding of civil rights and use-of-force laws different from that of the federal courts and of lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice. In one instance, an officer appeared to not fully understand the bureau’s own use-of-force directives.

Opening statements got underway Tuesday in Multnomah County at the one of the first civil trials against the city of Portland to allege unreasonable police violence during the 2020 racial justice protests. The case is being watched closely by civil rights attorneys as a potential bellwether for the more than a dozen cases coming in the trial’s wake.

A judge denied bail for Ian Cranston, who is accused of murder after a fatal shooting in downtown Bend.

Thirteen defendants guilty of conspiracy have agreed to pay $78,000 in restitution.

Defendants guilty of occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have agreed to pay a total of $78,000 in restitution, according to a motion filed in federal court Monday.