JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County District Attorney, Beth Heckert is speaking out after an order to disqualify Judge David Orr has been rescinded. According to a press release from Heckert’s office, she originally delivered a letter motioning to disqualify ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– A recent order from a federal judge has changed the way the state approaches treating people who are not fit to stand trial. The Jackson County DA’s Office said the federal law creates issues for them on ...
COQUILLE, Ore. – A Coos County babysitter was sentenced today in the death of 10-month-old Owen Nichols in the fall of 2022. According to the Coos County District Attorney, 28-year-old Hayley Steele was sentenced to 75 months in prison after ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Patrick Green, Chief Deputy District Attorney for Jackson County, announced he is running for District Attorney in 2024. Current District Attorney Beth Heckert was elected as Jackson County District Attorney in 2012. The Release from the “Committee ...
YREKA, Calif. –The Siskiyou County District Attorney released a statement Tuesday about the death of George Floyd. In the statement, D.A. Kirk Andrus says he offers his heartfelt condolences to Floyd’s family and loved ones. Although it is a time ...
OREGON — A big change coming to Oregon courts, the US Supreme Court ruled today that jury verdicts in state courts must be unanimous. That’s not currently the law in Oregon. Louisiana and Oregon were the only remaining states that ...
Medford, Ore — No charges will be filed against a man who told police he fell asleep before getting into a fatal crash near Shady Cove last year. Cody Lowe drove into the back of a semi-truck trailer on the shoulder ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Within the past thirty days, all of the safe kits in Jackson County have been tested, 76 to be exact. Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert says they’re still in the process of reviewing the results ...
Salem, Ore. – Klamath County officially has a new District Attorney. After former D.A. Rob Patridge resigned in early March, the seat was left vacant until the Klamath County Board of Commissioners, the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce and other ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – As of July 1, Josephine County will no longer aid in funding criminal prosecutions in the county. The Josephine County Board of Commissioners said the District Attorney is paid by the state to prosecute state crimes. ...