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 ...

Two Oregon Department of Corrections inmates with Marion County convictions were rereleased Dec. 24 after an Oregon Supreme ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon health officials are warning the public that there were some potential measles exposures at some Marion County stores in mid-July. This comes after multiple cases of ...

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 ...

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 ...

SALEM, Ore. — On Tuesday, a new gun control bill moved forward in the Oregon Legislature after lawmakers passed Senate Bill 348 out of committee with amendments. Now included in the measure, which has ...

A judge in Marion County escalated the state’s pitched battle over the lack of public defenders by appointing – by name – lawyers from Oregon’s indigent defense agency, most who have limited or in ...