Two file for Polk DA position - Statesman Journal

10 February 2012, 3:14 am

Two file for Polk DA positionStatesman JournalA West Salem resident, Felton is the chairman of the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision and counsel to the House Judiciary Committee of the Oregon Legislature. He ran a close race against Butterfield in 2008, carrying 48.98 percent of ...... Read More »

Oregon Jury Takes Second Look At Tobacco Suit Damages - Insurance Journal

6 February 2012, 9:38 am

Oregon Jury Takes Second Look At Tobacco Suit DamagesInsurance JournalThe Oregonian reported the case could be another windfall for Oregon's crime victim compensation fund, which reaped millions after the conclusion of a suit a Portland janitor's family filed against Philip Morris. The fund ... Read More »

Stroke Victims Recover Better After Temporary Stent Procedure - Eurasia Review

4 February 2012, 8:34 pm

Stroke Victims Recover Better After Temporary Stent ProcedureEurasia ReviewStroke specialists at Oregon Health & Science University treated the most patients of any medical center in the country, performing the procedure on 35 patients who were part of the trial. “I really think this is going to b... Read More »

Study: Stroke victims recover much better after temporary stent procedure - Science Codex

3 February 2012, 1:35 pm

Study: Stroke victims recover much better after temporary stent procedureScience CodexPORTLAND, Ore. — A new way of opening blocked arteries in the brain using a removable stent system in people suffering strokes brought remarkably positive results in how those patients recovered from the strokes,... Read More »

Oregon bill requires coaches to report abuses - The Register-Guard

3 February 2012, 12:34 pm

Oregon bill requires coaches to report abusesThe Register-GuardBy Jonathan Cooper AP SALEM — In the wake of a child sexual abuse scandal that rocked Penn State University, lawmakers in Oregon are considering a new requirement for coaches and other university employees to report child abuse to auth... Read More »

Ore. jury takes second look at punitive damages in decade-old decision against ... - The Republic

3 February 2012, 8:51 am

OregonLive.comOre. jury takes second look at punitive damages in decade-old decision against ...The RepublicThe Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/wgQhDg) the case could be another windfall for Oregon's crime victim compensation fund, which reaped millions after the conclusion of a suit a Portland... Read More »

EDITORIAL: Auspicious start in Salem - The Register-Guard

2 February 2012, 11:41 pm

EDITORIAL: Auspicious start in SalemThe Register-GuardThat money was supposed to be spent on victims' assistance programs, and the prospect of losing it is unlikely to be accepted without a fight from Crime Victims United of Oregon, the influential victims rights group whose leader, Steve Doell,... Read More »

Money from family's lawsuit against tobacco giant helps Oregon balance budget - The Republic

1 February 2012, 12:05 pm

OregonLive.comMoney from family's lawsuit against tobacco giant helps Oregon balance budgetThe RepublicJONATHAN J. COOPER AP SALEM, Ore. — As the Oregon Legislature convened Wednesday for the start of a month-long legislative session, key lawmakers proposed spending much of a $56 million dolla... Read More »

Victim ID'd – Homicide – Suspicious Death Being Investigated by Detectives - Salem-News.Com

27 January 2012, 9:34 pm

Victim ID'd – Homicide – Suspicious Death Being Investigated by DetectivesSalem-News.ComSalem, Oregon – The State Medical Examiner's Office has determined that the victim in today's death investigation died as the result of homicidal violence. No further information or details abou... Read More »

Former NFL lineman found dead in Oregon wildlife refuge faced sex abuse charges - Washington Post

18 January 2012, 5:20 am

Former NFL lineman found dead in Oregon wildlife refuge faced sex abuse chargesWashington PostCourt records obtained by The Associated Press show Michael Wayne Current, 66, was scheduled to enter pleas Tuesday in Marion County Circuit Court in Salem, Ore., on five counts of first-degree sexual abuse... Read More »