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A grand jury indicted Bryce Johnathan Schubert on an updated charge of first-degree murder in the death Providence nurse Melissa Jubane, up from second-degree murder. He also faces two other charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all three counts. (The Oregonian)
A third set of human remains have been found in Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest within the last month. Two skulls are believed to be linked to missing hikers, while the latest set of remains have been sent to a forensic investigator for identification. (KGW)
✉️ The Oregon Department of Corrections is considering prohibiting inmates from receiving letters with colored paper or written with colored pencils or markers to combat the flow of illicit drugs through the mail. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Several southern Oregon tribes filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management over plans to auction off sections of the Oregon coast for floating offshore wind farms.
- The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians want the federal agency to conduct an environmental, cultural and economic report first. (OPB)
👋 Bobby Lee, Mayor Ted Wheeler's chief of staff, is resigning at the end of the month to take care of his aging parents in South Korea.
- Since joining the staff in 2021, Lee helped establish a program aimed at connecting unsheltered Portlanders to housing and addressing graffiti and trash. (OPB)