Oregon faces major public defender crisis, case dismissals
Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters has sent a letter to Gov. Kate Brown and legislative leaders asking for a summit to address a…
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Bend man arrested on reckless burning, criminal mischief charges in city sewer pump station fire
A 39-year-old Bend resident has been arrested on criminal mischief and reckless burning charges in connection with a fire caused by a space heater…
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Portland police ID downtown shooting victim; ex-Bend resident in court on murder charge
Portland police on Tuesday identified the 19-year-old Portland State University student shot and killed near the PSU campus early Monday morning,…
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Federal judge grants class-action status to Oregon’s COVID-sickened prisoners
A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit in Oregon over state leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic inside its…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against ‘Pig Butchering’ cryptocurrency scam
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against a new cryptocurrency scam:…
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Scam alert issued by Crook County Sheriff’s Office
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam alert Tuesday, warning residents about calls being received from someone who falsely claims to work…
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Bend man charged in head-on DUII serious-injury crash on Century Drive; OSP seeks witnesses
A Bend man was charged with drunken and reckless driving and assault after a head-on crash on the Cascade Lakes Highway late Friday afternoon that…
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Mixed results — so far — for Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization
Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs after being told it was a way to establish and fund addiction recovery…
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Oregon attorney general announces statewide launch of ‘Sanctuary Promise Hotline’
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline, saying that anyone can and should report…
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2 Olympia officers stabbed, suspect shot during arson arrest
Two Olympia police officers were recovering in the hospital late Thursday night after they were stabbed by a suspect accused of lighting his…
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Judge refuses to block grazing in Eastern Oregon pastures
A federal judge this week denied a temporary restraining order sought by environmental groups that would block grazing in six Eastern Oregon…
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Oregon Wildlife Coalition funds new reward program to catch poachers of non-game species
When people conjure up the image of a poacher, it’s usually a shady character shooting a trophy buck or bull out of season or without a tag for the…
Continue Reading Office building owners sue Multnomah County over planned women’s shelter
A group of property owners in Portland are suing over the location of a new women’s…
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Drug agents pull over, arrest ‘significant’ Bend cocaine trafficking suspect, make record 6.2-lb. haul
A three-month investigation of a “significant” cocaine trafficker to Bend-area bars and nightclubs led to a traffic stop and arrest late last…
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Photo, security video help police make 2 arrests in unrelated NE Bend break-ins
Police have made two arrests in a pair of unrelated break-ins in northeast Bend, one at a home and another at a car wash, thanks in part to a photo…
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Report: Oregon can do more to reduce threat of domestic terrorism, extremist violence
Over the past decade, Oregon witnessed the sixth-highest number of domestic violent extremism incidents in the nation. The troubling increase of…
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OSP puts spotlight on 1997 disappearance of Portland woman, Warm Springs tribal member
Nearly a quarter-century after the disappearance of a 28-year-old Portland woman who is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense for privacy protection
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense with privacy protections. We talk…
Continue Reading Woman, dog walking in Eugene splashed with acid
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman and her dog walking in Eugene were injured when a person “splashed and burned” them with “an…
Continue ReadingPrelim report shows no recidivism spike for inmates released early due to COVID-19
A preliminary report by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found some people released early from prison because of the COVID-19 pandemic were not…
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