Criminal Justice

A Washington County judge will sentence Robert Atrops in July for the murder of his wife more than three decades ago, a crime that comes with a mandatory sentence of life in prison. In the final argument jurors heard during the trial’s close last month, prosecutors laid out their theory about what that forensic evidence meant.

More than 20 men have now come forward accusing Dr. Edward Gary Edwards of widespread abuse and top officials at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon, of ignoring the abuse and allowing it to continue.

Senate Bill 1011 would lay out clear guidelines for federally recognized tribes to regain control over civil and criminal matters that take place on tribal land.

Deschutes Sheriff Kent van der Kamp said the findings against him are "inaccurate."

New allegations of MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility staff sexually abusing teens in custody are detailed in another lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court last week.

State’s patchwork approach to providing attorneys pits constitutional rights against public safety, legal experts say.

Three new lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and former nurse Dani Marie Schofield. The hospital could now face over $477 million in damages.

The trial on the 1988 murder of Deborah Atrops, set to begin Tuesday, marks the first case to go before a jury since the county formed its cold case unit.

Advocates are concerned that a new Oregon Health Authority rule will substitute one civil rights violation for another.

A report by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services looks deeper into a backlog of abuse complaints at the Oregon Youth Authority.