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Oregon Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Killing His Mother During Extreme Emotional Disturbance
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 30-year-old Phoenix man who strangled and stabbed his mother to death has received a 10-year prison sentence for manslaughter. On his release, he will be under three-year post-prison supervision.
Matthew Brian…
Court Finds Oregon Woman Guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide in an Accident that Killed Her…
Incessant comments about the Russo-Ukrainian War could have upset and affected the thinking and decision-making of Oksana Yuriyevna Titarenko while driving drunk and above the speed limit before crashing her vehicle in an accident that…
Court Finds Oregon Healthcare Provider Destroyed Evidence After Wrongful Death In Jail
Wellpath- a healthcare provider operating in prisons and jails nationwide, has come under the spotlight for deaths in the facilities they serve and several lawsuits have been launched.
On Monday, the ruling of a federal judge in one of…
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder More than 44 Years After the Crime
More than 44 years after murdering a 19-year-old Mt. Hood Community College business major, Robert Plympton (61) was sentenced to life in prison by a Multnomah Circuit Court judge yesterday.
On the evening of January 15, 1980, Gresham…
Jury Finds Oregon Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historic Building, Risking Lives and Killing Pets
It took a jury three hours to find Garret Repp guilty on 55 of the 56 counts involving a fire that gutted the historic 1910 May Apartment block in Southwest Portland. He was found guilty of destroying the apartment block, risking the lives…
Oregon Man Given Five-Year Prison Sentence After Road Rage Incident at Portland’s Rose Festival
The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday).
His Dashcam Filmed…
Medford Residents Can Search Local Crime Mapping Portal
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents now have access to a new crime mapping portal. Hosted by the Geoshield Communities program, the Medford Police Department (MPD) introduced a portal allowing the community to view crimes reported in the…
Craig Lazon, The Man Living Off His Murdered Wife’s Disabled Veteran Benefits Sentenced to Life…
UPDATE On Oct 5, 2024
Lazon Sentenced to Life Behind Bars for Murdering Albany Wife
In a day of emotional testimony, Craig Lazon heard that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of his Albany wife, whose body has…
OHA Seeks $7.4 Million From Service Provider for Pandemic Surge Staffing and Mobile Vaccination…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) that paid $375 million to a Colorado-based contractor who provided surge staffing and mobile vaccination clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic is suing for $7.4 million back for accidental overpayments.…
Whistleblowers Claim Oregon Aerospace Company Falsified Records of Poorly Finished Parts for F-35…
Two former employees at the aerospace company Selmet Inc. in Albany, Oregon, claim that records were falsified and parts poorly finished to meet production quotas and deadlines for U.S. military F35 fighter jets in a federal suit filed in…