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Judge: Oregon AG's Office Stonewalled On Documents
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:22:53 -0700

A judge in Marion County says the Oregon attorney general's office deliberately withheld documents about an investigation into a contract awarded to Cylvia Hayes, longtime partner of Gov. John Kitzhaber.

Oregon attorney general deliberately withheld documents, judge rules
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:14:41 -0700

A Marion County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Oregon Justice Department deliberately withheld pertinent documents from a state employee embroiled in a 2010 criminal investigation despite the employee's public records request.

MAX Green Line ships gangs to Clackamas County, survey suggests
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:22:12 -0700

The survey found that Clackamas County has experienced a rise in gang membership and related crimes over the past two years. The survey blames some of the increase to recent transportation-system improvements, specifically the MAX light-rail line.

BRIEFLY NORTHWEST
Fri, 18 May 2012 00:04:07 -0700

Trooper sentenced for bomb scare SALEM — An Oregon State Police trooper who was arrested for causing a bomb scare in Mount Angel was sentenced Tuesday in Salem to five years of probation. Joseph Conklin, 29, of Springfield pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. As part of a plea deal he’ll …

Passage of money measures part of statewide trend
Sat, 19 May 2012 03:27:44 -0700

When voters in Marion County approved three tax measures, they were part of a statewide trend. Of 40 tax measures on Oregon ballots Tuesday, 28 passed and 12 failed, according to a compilation by the League of Oregon Cities.

Trooper in Mt. Angel Bomb Scare Sentenced
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:27:11 -0700

An Oregon State Police trooper who was arrested for causing a bomb scare in Mt. Angel was sentenced Tuesday in Salem to five years probation.

Salem woman named Miss Marion-Polk
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:17:25 -0700

Emily Mitchell of Salem was named Miss Marion-Polk County 2012 tonight in the Miss Marion-Polk Scholarship Program, which took place at the Historic Elsinore Theatre. Mitchell, 20, is a student at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. In the talent competition she sang "Shy" from the Broadway musical "Once Upon a Mattress." She will go on to compete in the Miss Oregon Pageant, to be held this ...

BRIEFLY REGION
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:14:48 -0700

Sunriver gets a new police chief SUNRIVER — A Deschutes County sheriff’s captain who has been serving as interim police chief for the Central Oregon city of Sunriver has been tapped to handle the job permanently. KTVZ reports that the Sunriver Service District Managing Board made the pick Friday, choosing …

Insurance Trades Join Suit Against Oregon’s MVR Fee Increase
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:14:08 -0700

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America have joined a lawsuit filed this week against the Oregon Departments of Administrative Services and Transportation to block the recently approved fee increase for motor …

Second incident proves fatal to Oregon boy - Tue, 24 Apr 2012 PST
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:54:55 -0700

PORTLAND – A 12-year-old Oregon boy who survived a heart attack during basketball practice three months ago has died after collapsing again, this time while playing baseball. Fire officials say some of the same paramedics who helped revive in January rushed back to the school where he collapsed Friday night and tried again to save him. Marion County Deputy Medical Examiner Rodge Womack confirmed ...