Robert Atrops, 71, was arrested at his Newberg home last spring for the murder of Deborah Atrops. On Thursday, several ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek is addressing the public defender shortage crisis by announcing a new interim ...

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin was appointed by the governor as the interim director at ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, on Thursday morning. The agency ...

Jessica Kampfe led the Oregon Public Defense Commission through an overhaul that began in 2023, but has received criticism ...

Makary, who reports to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, has been a vocal critic of the medical ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and announced new leadership on Thursday.

Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ken Sanchagrin as the interim head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission to address the ...

After two years in a top job at one of Oregon’s most powerful labor unions, Joe Baessler faces a fellow union member who ...

Dave Baden, the deputy director of policy and programs at the Oregon Health Authority, is the new acting director of the ...

Gov. Kotek visited Harney County to assess the damage from historic flooding and pledged an initial $40,000 to cover landfill ...