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Jesse Lee Calhoun accused of 4th murder in the Portland area
The additional charge, filed Tuesday, relates to the death of Kristin Smith, 22. Smith was reported missing in Gresham on Dec. 22, 2022. Nearly two months later, her body was found in a wooded area of Portland.

Politics
Oregon governor appoints new leader to Oregon Youth Authority
The agency has been sued repeatedly in the past couple of months.
Politics
More lawsuits lodged against Oregon Youth Authority accusing staff of sexual assault
Lawsuits filed on Thursday accuse three more former Oregon Youth Authority staff members of sexually abusing juvenile prisoners.
Law and Justice
‘Daddy, police!’: New video shows masked ICE agents arrest father outside child’s school in Beaverton
Newly published video provides insights into the immigration arrest of a chiropractor outside of his child’s Beaverton Montessori school.

Law and Justice
Democrats seek to insulate security for judges from executive branch politics
Recent critiques of judges from the Trump administration have prompted fears the Marshals could be caught in the middle of a power struggle and forced to yank security for judges.

Asylum
Trump’s executive order on immigration challenged in Oregon federal court
Immigration officers in Oregon were forced to release a Venezuelan person seeking asylum just hours after detaining him, following a hearing this week before a federal judge.

Law and Justice
‘A humanitarian crisis’: Legal aid for unaccompanied minors slashed in Washington state
“This is devastating,” said Vanessa Gutierrez, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s deputy director. “We’ve had to stop taking new cases. We don’t know how many kids and young adults now have no legal help.”
Food and Farms
Oregon Supreme Court says ‘misleading marketing’ case against Tillamook can move forward
A year after holding oral arguments, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled a lawsuit against one of Oregon’s most recognizable farmer-owned creameries can move forward.
Law and Justice
Washington County deputy released drunk man from traffic stop hours before murder-suicide
Nicholas Alexander killed his daughter and himself hours after his DUII arrest.

Health
Asante faces over $488 million in damages with new drug diversion lawsuit
Victims of alleged drug diversion have filed a new multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Medford hospital.