The fire this January was the old Blue Heron paper mill's second alleged arson since 2020. The site is slated for demolition and development.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Bias and hate crime reporting remain on the rise in Oregon, with reports soaring over 200% from 2020 to 2023, according to an annual report released by the Oregon ...

With the rising numbers of hate crime reports in Oregon, it’s crucial Lincoln County and the state send “a clear response,” he said. “We can do better.” -- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would loosen restrictions on how police can use drones. A coalition that ...

The incident occurred in downtown Salem on the evening of Sunday, June 1 Eleven people have been injured after a mass ...

In this file photo from 2010, Oregon small business ... as well as the state Department of Education. It also recommends creating a treatment program for bias crime perpetrators.

(KATU) — The Oregon Department of Justice's annual bias incident report shows calls to the bias incident hotline have increased by nearly 200% from 2020 to 2022. Bias crime reports to law ...

The economic impact of crime in Oregon was an estimated $14.9 billion in 2023, according to a report released by the Common Sense Institute this week. That is a cost of $3,509 per Oregon resident.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon and Washington saw some of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the U.S. in 2022, crime statistics released by the FBI on Oct. 16 show. The state with the ...

The report, released Monday, analyzes violent crime, property crime ... "The reality, too, is that we are trying to effectively police Oregon's second largest city in the midst of a decade ...

Bandon police arrested Brian Tenney, owner of West Coast Game Park Safari, on May 27 after officers found drugs, weapons and ...

The Oregon Department of Justice reported a sharp uptick in tips about "sextortion" of minors since 2020 and shared updated guidance on keeping kids safe online for Safer Internet Day on Feb. 11.