Marion County filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State Hospital, contending the state has failed to fund, build and staff enough beds for individuals who need inpatient ...

The U.S. and Oregon constitutions both guarantee the right to effective counsel for anyone charged with a crime who cannot afford a defense attorney. For nearly the last two years in Oregon, that’s ...

Salem Friends of Felines has been busier than usual the past three months, taking in more injured and stray cats than they sometimes do in a year. The influx coincides with the Oregon Humane Society's ...

The legal effort playing out in Marion County is a novel approach, one that relies on data and focuses on the ethical and legal obligations of court-appointed attorneys, rather than the violation of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Marion County concerning the state’s sanctuary state laws. On Monday, Attorney ...

This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to include responses from Disability Rights Oregon and the Marion County District Attorney A federal judge reprimanded the Marion County District Attorney ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon State Police are asking the public for information on a vehicle after a highway road rage incident turned into a shooting in Marion County early Friday morning. Just ...

SALEM, Ore. — On Tuesday, a new gun control bill moved forward in the Oregon Legislature after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 348 out of committee with amendments. Now included in the measure, which has ...

Marion County’s third request to intervene in the longstanding Disability Rights Oregon case against the Oregon State Hospital over timely admissions and treatment “constituted bad faith” and amounted ...

MARION COUNTY, Oregon — This week, Marion County sued Gov. Tina Kotek, the Department of Homeland Security and the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seeking clarity on whether the ...