The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.

Jacob Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to four cases across Multnomah and Washington counties, including a 2022 homicide where he ...

The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Many fear the current crisis is eroding the trust and ...

NEWPORT, Ore. (KPTV) - The Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office is asking for help solving a cold case murder out of Newport. Kelly Disney, 17, was last seen in the early morning hours on March 9 ...

A letter from the Oregon District Attorneys Association (ODAA), which was listed as public testimony on the state legislature's website, to the Senate Committee on Judiciary asks that all three ...

Two days after the Trump administration announced mass firings at the Department of Education, the attorneys general of Oregon and Washington are joining a lawsuit challenging efforts to dismantle ...

Under the bill, county juvenile departments would automatically ... Chotzen said the bill was drafted with input from the Oregon District Attorneys Association and juvenile justice departments.

Washington County's I Do Wall — a large chalkboard at the Washington County Courthouse that couples can sign when they get their marriage license — has seen thousands of names, each couple ...