Lawsuit

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.

Carbon credits are meant to help fight climate change by allowing companies to offset their emissions through projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. But Seattle-based Mast Reforestation — a startup that raised millions to replant wildfire-scarred forests — is now facing a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it misled investors and partners about the value and viability of its carbon offset projects.

At issue is whether the state is complying with a decades-old federal voting law.

A federal judge has found Oregon’s state health agency in contempt of a 2002 court order that requires severely mentally ill detainees be swiftly admitted to the state psychiatric hospital.

On Thursday, Portland City Council approved a settlement for more than 20 people whose homes and businesses were destroyed in the name of urban renewal from the 1950s through the ’70s.

Sams was the first Native American to lead the National Park Service.

U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane last week temporarily blocked immigration enforcement against the student. That ruling is set to expire May 5.

After reporting a coworker for dishonesty, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Melissa Canning claims she was retaliated against in multiple ways, including allegations she stole from a restaurant.

The now-closed Daybreak Youth Services has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and has been under investigation by law enforcement and the Washington State Department of Health for several years.

The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.