Noelle Crombie

4 days ago | oregonlive.com | Noelle Crombie

The newly appointed leader of Oregon’s embattled public defense system on Monday laid out a seven-point plan “for ensuring that all Oregonians who require representation have access to an attorney.”The recommended “interventions” include loosening rules and barriers to allow lawyers to take on more cases and expanding the collection and analysis of data on caseloads so the Oregon Public Defense Commission can better understand the quality of public defense services.

5 days ago | chronline.com | Noelle Crombie

Oregon State Police clocked a motorcyclist hitting an eye-popping 152 mph along U.S. 26 outside of Boring on a new Yamaha — a speed so excessive that troopers rarely document anything going that fast. A trooper and a state police recruit stopped Austin Raszler, 35, of Sandy as he headed east near Southeast 282nd Avenue about 6:23 p.m. last Sunday, according to Capt. Kyle Kennedy. Raszler, who wore a helmet, was in the seat of his 2025 Yamaha YZF, Kennedy said.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Noelle Crombie

Oregon State Police clocked a motorcyclist hitting an eye-popping 152 mph along U.S. 26 outside of Boring on a new Yamaha — a speed so excessive that troopers rarely document anything going that fast. A trooper and a state police recruit stopped Austin Raszler, 35, of Sandy as he headed east near Southeast 282nd Avenue about 6:23 p.m. last Sunday, according to Capt. Kyle Kennedy. Raszler, who wore a helmet, was in the seat of his 2025 Yamaha YZF, Kennedy said.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Noelle Crombie

The number of people accused of crimes in Oregon but lacking court-appointed attorneys continued to rise in May with some defendants facing an average wait time of 124 days before they see a lawyer, according to the latest state figures released Thursday. The statistics come days before the interim leader of the Oregon Public Defense Commission is set to spell out his plans for addressing the yearslong backlog of unrepresented defendants. Gov.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Noelle Crombie

A bill that would protect good faith disclosures of sexual assault from defamation lawsuits passed the Oregon Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 180, which passed the House last month, had broad bipartisan support. Advocates argued that the threat of defamation lawsuits effectively chills disclosures of assault.