The Bias Response Hotline was established in 2019 by Oregon lawmakers with the goal of supporting crime victims, particularly in areas where there is limited funding or access to services meant to ...

The Oregon DOJ's 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicates shifting trends and a 7% decrease in overall bias reports.

The decline in reporting did not occur evenly across demographic groups, with certain groups showing more of a willingness to ...

Oregonians are contacting the Bias Response Hotline less often, especially from Black, Latino, Native American and gender non ...

But the State Department of Justice cautioned the 7% could be attributed to underreporting, rather than a decrease in bias incidents.

A Department of Corrections investigation into allegations against Nicholas T. Alexander concluded Dec. 10. The next day, Washington County authorities found Alexander and his daughter, Larissa, dead ...

Jessica Andersch, accused of fatally stabbing her mother, Tracy Berry, will have a plea hearing on Monday afternoon in ...