Crime & Missing Persons

Medford Family Urgently Seeking Public Help to Find Missing 15-Year-Old Ava Wall

UPDATE: After a three-day search, 15-year-old Ava Wall of rural Medford has been located safe, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives followed a lead to the Eugene area, where Ava was found and is now with authorities. She was reported missing Friday night, sparking...

Oregon Pays $925,000 to Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder for 11 Years

Oregon has agreed to pay $925,000 to a man who spent more than a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit, a case that is now being cited as one of the state’s most significant wrongful conviction settlements. Philip Scott Cannon was formally granted a certificate of innocence this week,...

Salem Removes Convicted Murderer From Police Review Board After Public Outcry

The Salem City Council voted Wednesday night to remove Kyle Hedquist, a convicted murderer, from both the Community Police Review Board and the Civil Service Commission after days of mounting public outrage, threats directed at councilors, and a growing realization that the city had failed at a...

Newport Resident Shoots and Kills Attacker Who Was Stabbing Another Man on Front Porch

In the early hours of Friday morning, a quiet Newport neighborhood became the latest reminder of how quickly random violence can erupt in Oregon, even on an ordinary front porch. Just before 1 a.m., police were called to a home on Northwest Grove Street after a resident reported someone...

Search for Missing Hunter in Mount Hood National Forest Suspended

The week-long search for a hunter who vanished in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest has been officially suspended, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Fifty-one-year-old Devon Dobek of Hubbard was reported missing on October 31 after he failed to return from a hunting trip. His...
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