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16-year-old Koopa Thompson steals the show with three tries as Narrabri Blues claim a thrilling 30-26 win over North Tamworth Bears.

A bipartisan proposal to step up penalties for assaulting hospital workers has advanced in the Legislature despite opposition from advocates for people with disabilities.

A bipartisan proposal to step up penalties for assaulting hospital workers has advanced in the Legislature despite opposition from advocates for people with disabilities.

Oregon lawmakers are discussing a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of Oregon’s voter-approved drug law.

Oregon lawmakers are floating a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of Oregon’s voter-approved drug law.

Law school graduates will be able to practice after 675 hours working with a licensed attorney in the state and an examination of their work by the State Board of Bar Examiners. Law school graduates will soon be able to practice law in Oregon without passing the bar exam, the Oregon Supreme Court decided Tuesday. The ruling comes at a time when questions about the equity and effectiveness of the bar exam and other standardized tests—and whether they are accurate measurements of ability and lea...

Honors were handed out to community members and businesses Tuesday during the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerces annual meeting at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center.

Oregon’s law against drunken driving is one of the narrowest in the country, but a bill that awaits Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature could change that, allowing Oregon to join 46

“It is incomprehensible that a judge, elected by citizens, can be excluded from the criminal docket by a sole district attorney or public defender,” said Senior Judge Dan Bunch, who spent nearly 13 years on the bench in Klamath County.

SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal that could vacate convictions for several hundred people found guilty by nonunanimous juries, a system the U.S. Supreme Court has found unconstitutional.