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(The Center Square) – A gun smuggling operation run by Canadian, Pakistani and Jordanian citizens has been thwarted at the U.S.-Canada border, authorities said.
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(The Center Square) – More than 200 children were rescued and more than 350 child sex offenders arrested in one month in the latest Department of Justice targeted enforcement operation to find child sex abuse victims and arrest child sex predators.
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A recent federal appeals court ruling that blocked the enforcement of a California law requiring federal agents to display identification has cast doubt on the future of a similar Oregon law that also prohibits law enforcement operating in the state from wearing masks. A panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in late April […]
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Oregon State Police must halt agreements that violate the state’s longstanding sanctuary protections by sharing data with federal authorities conducting immigration enforcement, a new lawsuit argues. The Cottage Grove-based Rural Organizing Project sued Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court with legal representation from the Oregon Law Center. At the heart of the suit’s argument are […]
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The top judge in Oregon’s Court of Appeals on Wednesday warned of “rapidly escalating” legal filings that likely contain fake information created by artificial intelligence, directing court staff and judges to review the amount of court resources that have gone into addressing the issue. Erin C. Lagesen, chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, […]
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KLICKITAT CO. — Washington’s Legislature passed more than 250 bills during the 2026 short session, and at least two are now subject to court c…
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(The Center Square) - Gunshots were fired at a Seattle Community Center on Tuesday evening, right next to a park where Mayor Katie Wilson had just announced a new, expanded all-day daycare and taxpayer-funded school lunch program.
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Oregonians will soon be able to sue private companies that sell or otherwise improperly use data captured by license plate-reading cameras under a new state law. Senate Bill 1516, signed into law by Gov. Tina Kotek on March 31, went into effect immediately due to an emergency clause lawmakers tucked into the legislation. The 16-page […]
Wasco County Commissioners unanimously renewed a state grant for transitional housing that helps reduce jail use and stabilize residents cycling through emergency services, which the board framed as a rare and increasingly critical piece of the region’s housing and behavioral health system.
