A 20-year-old Warm Springs, Oregon, woman was sentenced recently to 2½ years in prison for a drunk-driving crash that injured one of her passengers.
University of Oregon football player charged with DUII
College athletes are generally under a lot of pressure, particularly when their sport's season is in full swing. They're expected to excel on the field and in the classroom, and if they hold a scholarship, they could lose their ability to play and attend school if either their athletic abilities or their academics falter.
Oregon boy faces adult charges after police chase, fatal crash
Teenagers are notorious for making poor decisions. By neurological design, we don't start seriously considering the consequences of our decisions until sometime in our early to mid-20s. Unfortunately, sometimes these poor choices have tragic outcomes.
Recording arrests may not be illegal, but police might object
Imagine you're riding as a passenger in a friend's car and he's pulled over by police. As your friend gets out of the car and is arrested, the officer suddenly turns his attention toward you. That's because you're recording the whole incident on your cellphone.
Medical marijuana laws don't stop major drug busts in Oregon
Two major pot busts in one week in the state resulted in the seizure of hundreds of pounds of marijuana and the arrests of two men on drug charges.
Driving drunk can result in more than just a police pullover
People who are pulled over and arrested for drunk driving can consider themselves lucky, in one respect. If police determine they're intoxicated and stop them from driving before they get into an accident, it means the driver won't run the risk of injuring himself or others in a crash.
Man accused of street racing, driving drunk in Clackamas County
Alcohol can cause people to do things they normally wouldn't while sober. Drinking gives some people a false sense of confidence that can lead to dangerous behavior, and very often that behavior is illegal. The most obvious and common example is driving drunk. But many people take things farther than that.
Oregon teenager accused of rape to be charged as adult
A 16-year-old Oregon boy is being charged as an adult in a rape case. The 19 counts against him include rape in the first degree, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, first- and second-degree sexual abuse and other felonies. The district attorney said the teen is being charged as an adult because six of the alleged crimes fall under Ballot Measure 11, Oregon's mandatory sentencing law.
