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A family of five was found dead in their home in Josephine County, Oregon, with the father, Chad Scott Behee, suspected of committing a murder-suicide.
The sentence will extend prison time for Mickal Reutov, 34, who is already serving time for a previous burglary conviction.
Reports of bias crime in Oregon declined in 2024, marking a 'complex and concerning' trend, according to a new Criminal Justice Commission report.
Researchers at Portland State University found that Measure 110 was not responsible for Oregon’s rising crime or overdose ...
Researchers at Portland State University have just released the findings of a three-year study looking at how Oregon's drug ...
According to the Oregon Department of Justice and Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, bias reports declined in 2024 for the first time since the hotline launched in 2020 — especially from Black ...
For years, critics have blamed Oregon’s 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs for the state’s rising crime and overdose rates. But a new study suggests otherwise ...
Washington state passed a similar law late April of this year. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a law to restrict ...
A man charged with murder in the 1983 death of his then-girlfriend has been extradited to Oregon and made his first ...
Think Out Loud Oregon crime victims services organizations face deep cuts after losing federal funding By Meher Bhatia and Allison Frost (OPB) July 17, 2025 10:54 a.m. Updated: July 17, 2025 1:29 p.m.