Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods…
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Parishioners subdue gunman in fatal S. California church attack
By DAMIAN DOVARGANES CHRISTOPHER WEBER and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A man opened fire during a lunch reception at…
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Prineville woman, alleged meth and fentanyl trafficker, stopped and arrested at Madras truck stop
A Prineville woman accused of importing fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Portland area and distributing it in Crook County was stopped and…
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Wanted Bend man arrested at storage unit; detectives seize 2 lbs. of methamphetamine, hash oil lab
A Bend man wanted on a parole violation warrant was arrested Thursday while parked at his storage unit, and a raid turned up more than two pounds of…
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NE Redmond residents unnerved by late-night alert of ‘armed, dangerous’ fugitive still on the loose
About 2,000 northeast Redmond residents got an emergency alert late Wednesday night that police were searching for a fugitive who ran from a traffic…
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Police: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing operations
Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law…
Continue Reading Judge permanently blocks ban on homebuyer ‘love letters,’ as sought by Bend real estate group
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prospective homebuyers in Oregon can continue to send “love letters” to people selling homes. U.S. District Judge Marco…
Continue ReadingJudge permanently blocks ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prospective homebuyers in Oregon can continue to send “love letters” to people selling homes. U.S. District Judge Marco…
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Portland man gets 18-month federal prison term for bank fraud scheme involving NE Bend property
A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for using a Bend residential property he did not own as collateral to obtain a bank loan worth…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Beware of summer travel scams
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a snowy and rainy winter, you may be looking to escape to a warmer climate for summer vacation. And guess what? The…
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Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
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Eugene man, kicked out of Bend’s 2nd Street warming shelter, arrested in assault on another man
A Eugene man who showed up at the Bend’s Second Street warming shelter Saturday morning, asking for food, was soon kicked out for making offensive…
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‘He’s been very sad’: Bend 12-year-old’s mountain bike stolen from gym
Last week, Logan Williams was playing a basketball game at the Athletic Club in Bend.…
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Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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US Attorney’s Office recognizes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On May 4, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed Thursday, May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness…
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Bend business among latest victims of catalytic converter thefts
Providing office supplies has helped keep Strive Workplace Solutions in business for years, but when the pandemic happened, that all changed.…
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DCSO deputies stop pickup, flatbed trailer loaded with items stolen in burglary near Sisters; 2 men arrested
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies made a high-risk, guns-drawn traffic stop Wednesday on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne of a pickup towing a…
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Warm Springs police charge 2 men in drug case; chief says drug laws will be enforced ‘no matter the amount’
Warm Springs Tribal Police were called to a car at the Indian Head Casino on a report of drug activity early Tuesday morning, and as a result, two…
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Oregon honors 192 fallen law enforcement officers; 3 names added to Memorial Wall
The State of Oregon remembered and honored 192 fallen law enforcement officers, and the families they left behind, during a memorial ceremony on…
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Oregonians react strongly to Supreme Court leak that suggests possible Roe vs. Wade reversal
About 200 abortion rights supporters rallied on the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse on Tuesday evening as Oregonians joined the rest of the…
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