Late Thursday night, Lake Oswego Police said a domestic assault call on Timberline Drive escalated into a fatal house fire — SWAT and firefighters responded and later found the suspect deceased inside the burning home.
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Oregon lawmakers passed HB 2005 to remove the need for imminent danger from civil commitment laws, making it easier for doctors to hold people who may hurt themselves or others; the law will take effect in January. Parents, mental health advocates and defense lawyers remain divided on the change, and HB 2059 sets aside $65 million for new secure residential facilities—updating the state’s mental health support options.
Friends and family held a vigil Wednesday evening near Carver Park to honor 32-year-old Germain Merilan—who accidentally drowned in the Clackamas River last month—and to remember his hard work and love for his family.
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