Author: Jamie Parfitt (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Senate on Tuesday approved a bill meant to finally address the state’s overburdened public defender system, a systemic problem that only became more acute coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Defendants charged with first-degree bias crime in Oregon will no longer be allowed to walk out of jail the same day. Oregon Chief Justice Meagan Flynn signed an order Tuesday requiring suspects ...
(KGW) KGW is wrapping up its three-part investigation into a crisis gripping Oregon’s justice system. The shortage of public defenders is hard on crime victims and defendants alike. But it’s also a thankless task for the attorneys — there aren’t ...
YREKA, Ca. — Hundreds of people gathered in the streets of Yreka this afternoon to demand justice for a man recently killed in an officer-involved shooting by police. 35-year-old Soobleej Kaub Hawj was shot dead by police on June 28th ...
Jackson County, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff is speaking out on the past week’s shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas. Sheriff Corey Falls says he wants his deputies to be safe, and also wants people of diverse populations to ...
(NBC News) — Three high profile shootings in the past 36 hours either by police officers or targeting police officers have the nation on edge. President Barack Obama addressed the recent string of shootings while at the NATO Summit in ...
Beaverton, Ore. (KATU/CNN) — John Ekman kissed the carpet at Portland International Airport on Thursday after finally returning home from a nightmare. Ekman, who was jailed in Dominican Republic said, “I feel incredibly lucky to live in the United States ...