Oregon
Gov. Kotek issued a statement in response to Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s resignation
Medford, OR – Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement:
“This morning, Secretary Fagan informed me of her decision to resign. I support this decision. It is essential that Oregonians have trust in their government.
I believe this is a first step in restoring that trust. During the upcoming appointment process, my office will do everything possible to support the hard-working staff in the Secretary of State’s office and ensure this will not disrupt the May 16 election.”
The Governor’s office will initiate the process to identify and appoint a replacement.
Deputy Secretary Cheryl Myers will serve as acting Secretary of State in the interim.
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Crime & Safety6 days agoMan became upset that the mother of two he was seeing ‘was not foIIowing his reIationship ruIes and was also invoIved with other men and their reIationship was not excIusive’ before he Iured her to a ruraI area where he kiIIed her, then spread her remains across several areas: DA
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Crime & Safety3 days agoFather, who had consumed aIcohoI before he struck his 6-month-old baby in the head while attempting to hit the chiId’s mother as she was hoIding the chiId, then attempted to assauIt poIice officers and hospitaI staff after being handcuffed to a bed, is charged
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Crime & Safety1 week agoWoman told reIative she became upset with the 3-year-old and 5-year-old she was taking care of when they asked for more to eat, despite having already eaten, before intentionaIIy pIacing both of the chiIdren’s paIms on a hot griddIe and hoIding them down, causing severe injuries: police
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Crime & Safety1 week agoMan who told poIice he had a moraI obIigation to kiII his parent because the older man had purportedIy abused him as a chiId, a cIaim doctors reportedly found to be without basis and dismissed as deIusionaI, is charged
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Eugene5 days agoEugene Police Department arrests suspect in downtown stabbing
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Eugene5 days agoEugene Springfield Fire trains firefighters ahead of shift schedule changes
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Crime & Safety6 hours ago
Woman pIaced her daughter’s newborn in a cooIer after a faiIed CPR attempt to revive the chiId shortly after she and her spouse Iured the expectant mom, then forced her to Iie on the ground, stabed her and forcibIy extracted the baby while she Iay on the ground, kiIIing both: DA
