Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As threats of violence against public officials continue to rise nationwide, Oregon lawmakers want clear criminal penalties for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawmakers including Sen. Janeen Sollman, Deb Patterson, James Manning Jr. and Wlnsvey Campos listen as Gov. Tina Kotek delivers ...

As threats of violence against public officials continue to rise nationwide, Oregon lawmakers want clear criminal penalties for those who attempt to intimidate a public official or their family.

Oregon’s sanctuary hotline saw a sharp increase of nearly 300% in reports received during the most recent reporting period, the Oregon Department of Justice and the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission ...

In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found the state has seen a major increase in federal immigration enforcement efforts amid a crackdown on illegal ...

This case asks if ORS 138.105(8)(a)(A)—which removes an appellate court’s authority to review a “sentence that is within the presumptive sentence prescribed by the rules of the Oregon Criminal Justice ...