Sheriff pleads guilty to rendering criminal assistance
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former county sheriff in Washington state has pleaded guilty to charges relating to his role in trying to cover up his…
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Kirkland man charged with murder in road-rage incident
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Surveillance footage and witness statements contradict a Kirkland man’s claim that he fatally shot a driver in…
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Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over…
Continue ReadingPolice shoot, kill man, 69, in McMinnville, Oregon
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Police in McMinnville, Oregon, shot and killed a man on Tuesday, according to Oregon State Police. The man who died has…
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Oregon AG warns about phone banking texts, calls, urges all not to respond
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning consumers about phony banking texts and phone calls and encouraging…
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CERT Team raids Hunnell Road trailer, seizes meth, suspected fentanyl; owner arrested
The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team served a search warrant and arrested the owner of a trailer along Hunnell Road on Monday afternoon,…
Continue ReadingMan shot by Oregon police Friday in critical condition
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — The family of a man accused of attacking a Hillsboro police officer Friday says he was in critical condition Monday after…
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West Coast attorneys general urge federal regulators to deny natural gas pipeline expansion
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a motion Monday to…
Continue ReadingCop shoots, kills man outside Olympia, Washington, Starbucks
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a 37-year-old man outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Olympia, Washington, police said.…
Continue ReadingDeputies believe possible mass shooting was stopped at Gorge
GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office in Washington state believes its deputies stopped a man from carrying out a mass shooting…
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‘A mother should never have to bury her child’: Candlelight vigil honors slain Bend couple
Memories flowed along with the tears as more than 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil at a northeast Bend park Sunday evening to honor and…
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Bend man makes first court appearance on murder, abuse of corpse charges in killing of 2 Bend teens
A 41-year-old Bend man arrested in the killing of two Bend 18-year-olds made his first court appearance Friday afternoon on the three felony charges…
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Authorities warn potent ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ is spreading on the West Coast after bag seized in Portland
PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Authorities are warning that a more potent form of fentanyl is making its way along the West Coast after a bag of the drug…
Continue ReadingWashington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Sharpe, who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school,…
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Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Oregon’s public defenders’ office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to…
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Juniper Ridge camper threatens neighbor with chain, leading to standoff, arrest with help of DCSO K-9’s bite
A man living in a camp trailer on the city of Bend’s Juniper Ridge property threatened a neighbor with a chain and damaged her trailer, leading to…
Continue ReadingRussian brought to Oregon, faces trial in ransomware attacks
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Russian who allegedly laundered more than $400,000 from ransomware attacks in the United…
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‘Don’t fall for it’: Oregon attorney general warns homeowners about home warranty scam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning homeowners about a home warranty…
Continue ReadingOregon top judge denies conflict led to firing of commission
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s chief justice denied Wednesday that a personality conflict led her to fire all…
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After firing public defense commissioners, new members named
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The day after Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters fired all nine members of the state commission that oversees…
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