Dog strangled — A Medford man has been charged with aggravated animal abuse after police say he strangled and stabbed the family dog. Medford police Lt. Kerry Curtis says 24-year-old Jordan Vogel was found in a parking lot near the apartment where the deceased dog was discovered in a back bedroom. A witness told police that Vogel suffers from chronic mental illness, and attacked the dog Thursday after getting into an argument with a family member. Curtis says Vogel had been arrested Jan. 22 for an incident in which he ended up assaulting a police officer.

Ex-coach arrested — Police arrested a former Tigard High School teacher and coach accused of sexually abusing two students. Tigard police spokesman Jim Wolf says 40-year-old Marcus Jolley was arrested at home Thursday after a Washington County grand jury indicted him. Wolf says the investigation began last summer and recently intensified when a second person came forward. He says one victim was allegedly abused while attending Tigard High in 2005, and the other was a student in 2016.

Not guilty plea — An Oregon boy accused of killing his sister, foster mother and foster sister last fall has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder. Court records show 16-year-old Kevin Adams entered the plea Thursday, and a Douglas County judge scheduled a February 2019 trial date.