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 ...

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 ...

A three-vehicle crash in Marion County resulted in one death and multiple injuries, with the cause of the crash still under ...

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 ...

SALEM, Ore. — Marion County is joining a growing number of Oregon counties calling for a repeal of Measure 110, which was approved by voters in 2020 and decriminalized small amounts of hard drugs in ...

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 ...

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 ...

SALEM, Ore. — Some Oregon counties want to repeal Measure 110, the law passed by voters in 2020 that decriminalized user amounts of hard drugs and set aside cannabis tax revenue for drug treatment ...

A proposal for a new dam in rural Marion County has drawn criticism from wildlife advocates. On Wednesday, a state court ruled against it. A steelhead trout in an Oregon stream. The East Valley Water ...

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said this week she will continue to back Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson despite a request from a chorus of public defense lawyers that she ...