Forest Service boss decries arrest of worker in planned burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest…
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Bend woman caught, charged in recent burglaries of at least 15 Bend, Redmond businesses
A 30-year-old Bend woman was arrested Monday night, allegedly running from a burglary of a tree service, and faces nearly 40 burglary, theft and…
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Ian Cranston due to go on trial next week in September 2021 shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.
Nearly 11 months after Ian Cranston’s Nov. 1 murder trial was set in the September 2021 downtown Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.,…
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Former long-time DCSO deputy, detective Ron Brown charged with official misconduct
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed official misconduct and other charges Monday against a former long-time sheriff’s deputy and…
Continue Reading2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Oregon deputy stabs patient in struggle for gun
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy stabbed a male patient multiple times after he tried to take the officer’s…
Continue ReadingMan held without bail in 3-day spate of Seattle shootings
SEATTLE (AP) — A 31-year-old Seattle man is being held without bail in what police describe as a three-day spate of shootings that left the owner…
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DCSO investigates Redmond-area sextortion case, helps bring arrest in global child exploitation scheme
Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives began investigating a Redmond-area case of online child exploitation involving a minor female early this…
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Burglars hit 9 Redmond small businesses in past 5 days; police seek tips from the public to help find culprits
Nine small businesses around Redmond have been burglarized over the past five days, usually after hours, with a target of stealing cash, police said…
Continue Reading3 arrested after 2 killed, tribal officer shot in Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities said Friday that they arrested three suspects in the slayings of two people and…
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‘A real problem’: DUIIs on the rise in Bend, police say
In the past week, police say a drugged driver crashed into the Tumalo Fire Station, causing significant damage, and a deadly crash on the parkway…
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Early-morning fire destroys two homes south of Redmond, determined to be arson
Residents escaped a fire early Thursday morning that destroyed two homes south of Redmond and was determined to be arson, an official…
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Bend man arrested on assault, DUII and other charges, also accused of eluding police
Bend Police investigators said a 53-year-old Bend man impaired by alcohol and drugs was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges he assaulted a woman…
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Washington wildfire caused by pyrotechnic, police seek tips
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire in southwest Washington state that ballooned in size Sunday, causing regional air quality issues, may have been…
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South Deschutes County man arrested on drug, weapons charges in wake of woman’s fatal overdose
Drug agents investigating a 31-year-old south Deschutes County resident after a woman’s recent overdose death arrested him in a traffic stop…
Continue ReadingAnother wolf killed in Oregon, $11.5K reward offered
DURKEE, Ore. (AP) — A collared wolf in the Lookout Mountain pack was shot and killed earlier this month in northeast Oregon and police are seeking…
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Roof of Bend’s Larkspur Community Center hit by vandals, leaks; new roof planned next year
The roof of Bend Park and Rec District’s Larkspur Community Center is going to get replaced a little early, as it originally was planned for 2026.…
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Deschutes DA Hummel voices support for Measure 114, opposed by state sheriffs’ group
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel joined a group of current and former law enforcement and prosecutors Tuesday in voicing his support…
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Oregon’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Walters to retire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters said Tuesday that she’ll retire at the end of the year. Walters, who…
Continue Reading2 students hurt in shooting near Portland high school
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near a high school in Portland, Oregon, officials said. Shots were…
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