Balcer was convicted in 2018 and sent to the Maine State Prison. But due in part to a 2021 law that requires Maine prisons to ...

That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.

Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at limiting and regulating federal immigration enforcement activity inside hospitals.

Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with retired FBI Agent and former Chicago Police ...

With an estimated 70% of male and 77% of female inmates in Oregon state prisons said to have substance use disorders, the ...

Last fall, InvestigateWest published a series of stories that reported cases of rape and abuse by Idaho's prison guards. It was called Guarded by Predators and alleged the corrections system shields ...

Trump administration officials are making their case for the newly announced "war on fraud" as Medicaid funds are withheld ...

A 46-year-old woman died after being restrained by deputies in custody at the Clackamas County Jail on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office.

PORTLAND, Oregon — Avel Gordly, a trailblazing Oregon politician, activist and educator who became the first Black woman elected to the Oregon State Senate, died Monday, according to her family.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A trailblazer in Oregon politics has passed away. Avel Gordly died on Monday from natural causes, her sister Faye Burch confirmed to KOIN 6. She was 79 years old. Gordly was ...

When Oregon State played Portland on Feb. 7, the Beavers were in a good position for a top-two finish in the West Coast Conference women's basketball standings. Les Gehrett is the sports editor and ...

Despite a rare Monday morning tipoff, the Nebraska women’s basketball team couldn’t shake its recent struggles. The Huskers fell behind by 12 in the opening quarter against No. 15 Iowa and never fully ...