It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Deborah “Debbie” Marlene Taylor, who peacefully left this world on the morning of January 16, 2025, at the age of 68. Debbie ...

The latest 29-count indictment adds four new alleged victims, including for the first time a male and a member of the church ...

A judge on Monday denied bail for a former St. Helens High School teacher accused of sexually abusing students.Instead, the ...

A former St. Helens teacher accused of sexual abuse is back in court Monday, asking a judge to release him from jail.

ST. HELENS, Ore. (KPTV) - A former St. Helens teacher accused of sexual abuse will remain in jail, a judge ruled Monday. During a bail hearing, a Columbia County judge ruled that Eric Stearns is a ...

Eric Stearns, a St. Helens choir teacher, has been indicted on 11 new charges of second-degree sexual abuse, bringing his total charges to 29.

Former choir teacher Eric Stearns pleaded not guilty to 29 sexual abuse charges. A judge denied bail, saying Stearns could be a danger to the community.

(KOIN) — The St. Helens School District has announced that ... According to the school board, Gray has a long history across Oregon where she served as superintendent for Coos Bay School ...

ST. HELENS, Ore. — The judge for the trial of St. Helens High School teacher Eric Stearns has recused himself this week to "avoid any further undue delay" in the case, where Stearns faces 18 ...

This week, the St. Helens school board appointed longtime Oregon school administrator Karen Fischer Gray to serve as its acting superintendent. Gray, who was previously a superintendent in Coos ...

The troubled St. Helens School District has appointed a longtime Oregon school administrator to serve as its acting superintendent at least through the end of this school year. The district’s ...