Oregon

Man accused of drugging tween girls at daughter’s sleepover

LAKE OSWEGO, OR – An Oregonian man has turned himself over to local law enforcement and currently faces charges relating to the drugging of three 12-year-old girls during last summer’s sleepover held for his daughter. 57-year-old Michael Meyden is indicted on a total of nine offenses, including multiple felonies and misdemeanors, with such charges as coercing the uptake of a controlled substance. Detention records from the Clackamas County Jail disclosed on Friday that he is …

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Six-year-old boy killed by dog in deadly attack

PORTLAND, OR – A fatal dog attack resulted in the death of a 6-year-old boy on Tuesday morning, according to authorities in Portland. The boy’s identity remains undisclosed. Portland Police Bureau (PPB) received reports of a canine attack around 7:38 a.m. in the Parkrose Heights neighborhood. After arriving at the scene, police were greeted by a woman- the dogs’ owner. The woman sustained minor injuries and was later hospitalized. She was said to have done …

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Violent sex offender arrested after holding a woman captive in cinderblock cell

The FBI has announced an investigation into a the history of a violent sex assault offender. The suspect allegedly held a woman captive in a makeshift cinderblock cell in his Oregon garage. The suspect, identified as Negasi Zuberi, is believed to have other victims, according to authorities. Zuberi was apprehended on July 16 after the victim managed to escape and seek help. Officials have linked him to four violent sexual assaults across multiple states, although …

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Criminal mom who threw her kids off a bridge dies in prison

Authorities announced the death of Amanda Stott-Smith, the Oregon woman who confessed to the heart-wrenching act of throwing her children from a bridge fifteen years ago. She was found deceased within the confines of her prison. Stott-Smith was incarcerated at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. Her death was confirmed by the Oregon Department of Corrections, although the cause remains undetermined until further examination by the medical examiner. Back in 2009, Stott-Smith was …

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Climbing Guide Dies On The Job Due To Unstable Conditions

Oregon climbing guide dies, 4 climbers injured after falls on Mt. Shasta due to unstable ice – Mount Shasta Herald Three climbers were injured and a guide was killed on Mt. Shasta due to unstable ice. The sheriff’s office is advising climbers not to summit for the next couple of days. A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted Jillian Elizabeth Webster, 32, of Redmond, Oregon, and two other climbers to Mercy Medical Center in Mount Shasta …

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Judge Shuts Down Unvaccinated Workers’ Plea

(ConservativeStar.com) – A group of Oregon workers faces a stark choice after a federal judge threw out their objection to the state’s vaccine mandate last week. Now, their only alternatives are to accept a shot they don’t need — or risk unemployment. On October 19, Oregon’s US District Court heard an emergency motion from seven residents who say the controversial vaccine mandate imposed by Governor Kate Brown (D) is forcing them to get the vaccination …

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Court Throws Out Challenge to 2nd Amendment

(ConservativeStar.com) – Backers of the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, are celebrating a judicial victory in Columbia County, Oregon. Voters in the county approved two different measures, one in 2018 and the other in the November 2020 election, collectively known as the “Columbia County Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance” and adopted as Ordinance No. 2021-1. The law now mandates the county may not use any resources to implement any state or federal …

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