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Oregon parents arrested after repeatedly tasing young children as discipline: police
Authorities in Oregon have arrested the parents of two young children who investigators say were being abused and tasered as a form of discipline.
On September 17, the Springfield Police Department and Department of Human Services began investigating a report of child abuse regarding a 7-year-old boy with multiple injuries all over his body.
Police identified Brandon Rogers, 44, and Heather Black, 36, as the parents of the child.
Through the course of the investigation, police determined Rogers and Black had physically abused their son, on two reported occasions, by tasing him as a form of discipline.
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A pair of Springfield parents have been arrested after police uncover they had been abusing their young children by using a taser as a form of punishment. (Springfield Oregon Police Department)
Springfield Police Detectives located Rogers and Black at their residence and subsequently arrested them for Assault III, Unlawful Use of a Stun Gun, and Criminal Mistreatment regarding those incidents on October 4.
Detectives also served a search warrant at their residence and collected multiple items of evidence to corroborate the incident.
During the investigation, detectives began processing a large volume of digital evidence, to include multiple hours of video surveillance and other digital evidence.
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The Springfield Police Department has arrested the parents of two young children who it says were abused. (Springfield Oregon Police Department)
During this time, police said Rogers and Black were both released from the Lane County Jail.
However, as the investigation progressed, a more heinous environment was discovered.
Detectives learned that Rogers and Black were physically abusing their son multiple times a day for multiple days in a row using a Taser and other weapons.
In addition to the abuse of their son, the investigation also revealed that Rogers and Black abused their 4-year-old daughter on multiple occasions with the Taser.
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A pair of Springfield parents have been arrested after repeatedly tasering children as discipline. (Springfield Oregon Police Department)
On October 29, detectives re-located Rogers and Black and arrested them for additional incidents that were discovered after their first arrest.
“Detectives are still going through video and additional charges may be forthcoming,” the police department said in a statement.
Black and Rogers are being held at the Lane County Jail.
Police said their 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter are now safe and living with other family members.
Anyone with further information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Springfield Police Department at 541-726-3721.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants scratched slugger Rafael Devers from the starting lineup because of a tight hamstring, keeping him out of a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
The three-time All-Star and 2018 World Series champion is starting his first full season with the Giants after they acquired him in a trade with the Boston Red Sox last year.
Devers hit 35 home runs and had 109 RBIs last season, playing 90 games with San Francisco and 73 in Boston. He signed a $313.5 million, 10-year contract in 2023 with the Red Sox.
He was 20 when he made his major league debut in Boston nine years ago, and he helped them win the World Series the following year.
Devers, who has 235 career homers and 747 RBIs, led Boston in RBIs for five straight seasons and has finished in the top 20 in voting for AL MVP five times.
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The University of Denver will close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children next year as enrollment has fallen in recent years, the college announced this week.
The Ricks Center, which serves gifted children as young as 3 years old, will operate for the 2026-27 academic year before closing, according to a letter DU sent parents on Wednesday.
“The University of Denver has made the difficult decision to close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 academic year,” spokesman Jon Stone said in a statement. “This decision reflects long-term operational and financial considerations and is not a reflection of the school’s quality, leadership, or community.”
The center, which is located on DU’s campus, was started in 1984 as the University Center for Gifted Young Children. The program offers classes to students in preschool through eighth grade, according to the website.
The program, along with other public K-12 schools in the state, has experienced declining enrollment in recent years. The center enrolled 142 students for the 2025-26 academic year, which is down from 200 pupils four years ago.
The center will hold a meeting about the pending closure on March 6 for parents.
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SEATTLE — Firefighters are responding to a car that drove into a ditch near Lake Washington Boulevard East and East Foster Island Road on Friday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews arriving at the scene reported that three people are trapped inside the car.
Firefighters were working to stabilize the car and get everyone out safely. Crews worked to remove the roof of the car to get everyone out, according to fire officials.
Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area while emergency crews respond.
The crash occurred in the area between the Montlake and Broadmoor neighborhoods, and traffic can be expected as emergency crews respond.
No additional information was immediately available.
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