By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks to rebuild the beleaguered agency. Peters, who championed steeply reducing the state’s inmate population
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday that grants from his office have recently helped local law enforcement agencies solve three cold cases using genetic genealogy, and 20 more investigations are underway. The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office used one of the grants to solve the 2003
Continue ReadingBATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) — A former southwestern Washington bank manager is accused of stealing more than $1 million from vulnerable customers. The Columbian reports Brian Davie, 43, was arrested Friday in Yakima on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement. The Department of Justice said while
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A holdover fire believed to be from illegal aerial Fourth of July fireworks threatened residents in the Three Rivers subdivision by Lake Billy Chinook Friday afternoon but was quickly stopped by fire crews, officials said.
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In the wake of several recent fatal crashes, all six law enforcement agencies in Deschutes County, including Oregon State Police, plan to conduct a multijurisdictional traffic safety detail between 8 a.m. and noon next Tuesday through Thursday.
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Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise, as thieves can cut a catalytic converter from beneath a vehicle in minutes and sell what’s inside for thousands of dollars. But there is a way to protect the converter from thieves — an anti-theft device.
Continue ReadingBATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) — A southwestern Washington man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Friday to 21 days in prison and supervised release. Jeremy Grace of Battle Ground pleaded guilty in April to one count of entering and remaining in
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(Update: Adding video) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority just launched “Rethink the Drink,” which it calls “an innovative statewide campaign to build healthier communities by calling attention to the harms caused by excessive alcohol drinking.” Rethink the Drink asks people living in Oregon to consider the role of alcohol in their own lives
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The patience of Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters seems to be growing thin as the state continues to violate the constitutional rights of criminal defendants charged with crimes who cannot afford an attorney. “Hundreds who are constitutionally entitled to counsel are being denied that right, and no end is
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies report a string of wallet and other thefts over the Fourth of July weekend from unlocked vehicles parked at equestrian facilities between Bend and Redmond. Stolen cards were used at several retail chains to buy gift cards.
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A 35-year-old Bend woman who lost control of her pickup and crashed into the front of a downtown Bend bank suffered only minor injuries but was arrested on a charge of drunken driving, police said.
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Drug overdose deaths in Oregon more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, driven largely by misuse of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, an Oregon Health Authority analysis released Thursday found. Preliminary data indicate that the trend has continued this year.
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed Wednesday while riding in a car in Tacoma, Washington, police said. The Tacoma Police Department said on Twitter at about 1 p.m. Wednesday that juveniles were inside a car near 19th and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in the Hilltop neighborhood when someone shot
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The Metropolitan Barber Shop on Wall Street in downtown Bend is not closed, but it looked like it was Tuesday, thanks to the boarded-up front window.
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So you’ve just graduated college, and it’s time to look for that job you’ve always wanted – but be careful, not every job offer is legit, and it’s important to be able to spot the scams.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday received the third annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission on data from 2021 and said they paint a “discouraging’ picture of increasing hate crimes and bias incidents.
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Buildings on the Central Oregon Community College Bend and Redmond campuses were evacuated as a precaution Thursday afternoon due to a 911 call that threated suspicious objects at both locations. The call brought out police and the Oregon State Police bomb squad, but no such objects were found, authorities said.
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A Crooked River Ranch man who was arrested in a raid on his home Wednesday for alleged child pornography also faces several other charges for allegedly molesting a 2-year-old he was babysitting at the child’s Redmond home, Oregon State Police said.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday joined 22 state attorneys general calling on the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to reduce the amount of toxic metals in baby food.
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When a parole and probation officer came calling, a 35-year-old Bend man wanted on a felony warrant went back inside a southeast Bend home and refused to come out Wednesday afternoon, prompting police to surround the home until a crisis negotiator got him to come out.
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