Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives served a search warrant yesterday morning at a black-market cannabis grow in the 4400 block of Colver Road in rural Phoenix. IMET detectives seized approximately 850 illegal marijuana plants, 40 lbs. of processed cannabis, and an assortment of THC and psilocybin mushroom products. There[Read More…]
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Oregon Joins Federal Suit Against RealPage
Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), filed in US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage offers property[Read More…]
Federal Charges For Making Threats Of Sexual Violence Against Children
An Umatilla, Oregon man who is alleged to have made several hoax phone calls threatening sexual violence against children and possessed dozens of photos and videos depicting child sexual abuse has been indicted in federal court. Thomas Loren Goatley, 20, has been charged with receiving and possessing child pornography and[Read More…]
Oregon Receives Federal Grant Award
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $102 million in federal funding to Oregon, California, and Washington to install electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations for trucks along Interstate 5 and other key freight routes. The award will result in new, publicly accessible EV charging stations and[Read More…]
Indicted In Federal Court For Fraud
An indictment was unsealed in federal court charging the owners of a local real estate investment company with defrauding individual investors and commercial lenders out of more than $18 million. Robert D. Christensen, 54, of Sherwood, Oregon, and Anthony M. Matic, 55, of Damascus, Oregon, have been charged in a[Read More…]
Medford Roofing Contractor Fined $103,438
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) has fined a Medford roofing company $103,438 for repeatedly failing to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure or kill them. The division cited JAM Construction Inc. following an inspection of a jobsite in Central Point where work was[Read More…]
Help In Identifying The Person Responsible For Killing Cow Elk
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is requesting the public’s help in locating the individual responsible for shooting and leaving a cow elk to waste. The elk was likely shot the night of Sunday, August 18, or the early morning of Monday, August 19, 2024. The elk was[Read More…]
Measure 110 Shows Overall Client Gains With Some Exceptions
Measure 110 service providers reported continued increases in client engagement in all areas since the establishment of the statewide networks, excluding slight declines in client counts during the sixth quarter of reporting, from Oct. 1 through Dec. 30, 2023. The largest gains in client numbers between the fifth and sixth[Read More…]
Dear Stranger Letter Exchange Project
For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and received letters from other writers in exchange. Participants have hailed from every county in Oregon, as well as[Read More…]