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Israel Approves New Settlements
in West Bank

More Israeli "settlers" push into land that is not their own.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - On October 27, 2021, Israel approved about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a day after the United States issued its strongest rebuke yet of such construction.

These are the first settlements approved under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett who succeeded Benjamin Netanyahu in June.

Oregon Man Arrested Fleeing With Two Children Listed as Missing

Samuel Levi Jemmett is being held on $395,000 bail.

(lLINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - A male was reportedly walking around a vehicle and hitting it with a baseball bat on Logan Road.

When Officers arrived, the man was uncooperative and argumentative and locked himself inside the vehicle with two juvenile females. The children were listed as "Missing Endangered".

No Arrests in Fatal Stabbing Near Salem

A double-stabbing left one man dead outside of Salem, Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - About 3 a.m., Friday the 13th, Marion County deputies responded to a multiple stabbing in a rural area just east of Salem.

When detectives arrived, they determined one person was deceased and another victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.

Five Arrests Following May 25 Protest turned Riot in Downtown Portland

A peaceful protest and march ended as a destructive event.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt filed charges against Jarrid Huber, Elizabeth Hall, Emery Hall and Jacob Myers.

These are four of the five individuals arrested by the Portland Police Bureau on May 25, 2021 downtown during an unlawful assembly and riot.

Peters and Arrambide Homicides Investigation Continues

Help solve the February 2021 homicides of William Peters and Adam David-Lawrence Arrambide.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Portland Police Bureau, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to solve the homicides of William Peters and Adam David-Lawrence Arrambide.

Crime Stoppers of Oregon offers cash rewards of up to $2,500 cash for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in any unsolved felony crime and tipsters can remain anonymous.

Salem Man Arrested Following Armed Barricade Situation in Brooks

The Willamette Valley Christian School, located across the street, was placed into lockdown.

(BROOKS, Ore.) - As deputies attempted to arrest a man wanted on domestic violence charges, the subject fled to another part of the residence where multiple firearms were located. Deputies backed out of the residence and helped other family members exit the home.

After multiple hours of negotiations, the suspect safely surrendered just after 11:00 a.m.

7 Mourners Injured at Vigil for Gunshot Victim

DA Mike Schmidt calls for community assistance after 7 people shot in Gresham, Oregon

(MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore.) - Tuesday morning, detectives with the Gresham Police Department arrested Omar Cibiran Gongora in connection to the murder of 22-year old Alejandro Barajas.

Anyone with information on Monday’s shooting in Gresham should contact law enforcement at 503-823-3333.

Understanding DUI

DUI is the abbreviation for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs

(SALEM, Ore.) - As more motor vehicles hit the roads, so does the rate of accidents. The CDC reports that automobile crashes are the primary cause of work-related deaths in America.

Studies show that about 28 people in the United States lose their lives in drunk-driving crashes every day.

The Latest But Not the Last Mass Shootings

Banning assault weapons does not contravene the Second Amendment.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - On March 16, eight people were killed, including six Asian-Americans, at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area. The shooter purchased the handgun legally the same day as the shootings.

On March 22, ten people were killed, including one police officer, at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.

DA Mike Schmidt Testifies in Support of Ending Mandatory Minimum Sentences

"Ballot Measure 11 was born during an era when many now misguided practices were ascendant in the criminal justice system."

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt testified in support of Oregon Senate Bill 401, which would convert mandatory minimum sentences for specified felonies other than murder to presumptive sentences.

“Senate Bill 401... simply returns control over sentencing to judges."