Crime

A few years ago, prosecutors in Washington County announced they'd finally solved the murder of Deborah Atrops, more than three decades after the case went cold — thanks, in part, to DNA. But DNA evidence, long considered the “gold standard” of evidence, isn't always as simple as it seems on television.

Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.

In the past several months, there have been several allegations of misconduct at Oregon Youth Authority and a handful of civil lawsuits filed. The allegations gained momentum after revelations that a backlog of complaints existed at the youth authority.

Anonymous staff at the hospital said they have been coached on what not to say to inspectors in the past.

Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crimes in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, jurors heard allegations from three women.

Gov. Tina Kotek reversed her decision and greenlighted the extradition of a suspect in a burglary ring targeting Asian Americans in Eugene and Springfield. A second suspect remains in Texas due to a "hold' by ICE and won't be returning to Oregon.

Authorities in Washington have closed several campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail as they search for Travis Caleb Decker, a former Army soldier wanted in connection with the deaths of his three young daughters.

Mark Hunter, the director of community engagement for the Union Gospel Mission, and UGM's Executive Director Craig Smith spoke to "Think Out Loud" host Dave Miller just days after the incident.

Law enforcement officials arrested a teenager in Oregon’s Columbia County on May 22 who they say had detailed plans for a mass shooting at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington.

Daniel Park, 32, was arrested on Tuesday after he was extradited from Poland, where he fled to four days after the attack.