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Oregon lawmakers OK changes to landmark bottle redemption law amid concerns over homelessness, drugs

Oregon lawmakers approved changes to the state’s landmark bottle redemption law on Wednesday, allowing redemption sites that some say have become magnets for drugs and homelessness to refuse returns of empty beverage containers during nighttime […]

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Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp Removed from Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association Board of Directors

A few weeks ago, the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association (OSSA) learned that the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, led by District Attorney Steve Gunnels, had conducted a lengthy investigation into issues involving the truthfulness of […]

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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm

MEDFORD, Ore.— Saul Uriel Nunez-Vega, 24, a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Jackson County, Oregon, pleaded guilty today for illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, on November 14, 2023, law enforcement responded to an attempted kidnapping […]