Bend double-homicide suspects arraigned on six-count indictments
Three days after being indicted by a grand jury on six counts each, including four of first-degree murder, Kenneth Atkinson and Nathan Detroit were…
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Fentanyl helping fuel recent rise in Central Oregon drug overdoses, public health officials warn
The Central Oregon Overdose Crisis Response Task Force and the region’s Public Health Overdose Team, an initiative involving Crook, Deschutes and…
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Portland police respond to 13 shootings, one fatal, in 28 hours
The Portland Police Bureau said it responded to numerous shootings over the weekend — 13 in 28 hours — which left one person dead and three others…
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Bend domestic violence suspect hits 3 police SUVs in attempt to flee, officers say
A suspect in a recent domestic-violence assault refused to get out of his car after a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of a northeast…
Continue ReadingFBI sting operation nets couple accused of trying to sell US nuclear secrets
By Matthew Hoye and Marshall Cohen, CNN Following a year-long operation by undercover FBI agents, a Maryland couple has been arrested and charged…
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Massive marijuana operation found near Klamath Falls; street value tops $100 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies stumbled into a significant illegal marijuana operation this week, finding an amount of marijuana with a street…
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State warns of advance fee lending scam using real company’s name
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation warned consumers Friday about fraudulent activity from an alleged Internet-based mortgage lending and…
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Oregon court ruling could eliminate death penalty for many; Randy Guzek prosecutor outraged
The Oregon Supreme Court struck down the death sentence of an inmate in a ruling Thursday that found lawmakers had fundamentally altered…
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COCC, NW Bend schools locked down over ‘armed subject’; orienteering compass mistaken for gun
Several reports of a person pointing a handgun in a classroom at Central Oregon Community College prompted lockdowns, lockouts and a major police…
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NE Bend standoff update: Man who police say tried to burn house down leaves hospital, is caught
A standoff with a domestic violence suspect ended dramatically at his northeast Bend home Wednesday evening when he used a gallon of acetone to try…
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Oregon data breaches on the rise in 2021; attorney general settles with Portland CPA firm
In recognition of October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released updated data Thursday showing an…
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C.O. law enforcement getting lesson in drone safety at national conference in Bend
More than 40 law enforcement agencies are getting first-hand experience in drone safety this week at a national conference being held in Bend.…
Continue ReadingCourt reverses man’s murder conviction, death sentence
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s court of appeals reversed the murder conviction and death sentence of a Black man,…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against dating scams targeting LGBTQ+ community
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against dating scams targeting the LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Suspect in thefts, burglaries arrested after NE Bend guns-drawn traffic stop
A report of a burglary in progress at a northeast Bend home led to a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday morning, the arrest of a fleeing suspect and…
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Two suspects in Bend double-homicide make first court appearance
Two men accused of murder in last year’s killing of a Bend couple made their first court appearance by video Monday from the Deschutes County Jail.…
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373 pounds of methamphetamine worth over $1 million seized in Lane County, Oregon’s largest ever
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a break-up of a Lane County drug ring led to five arrests and Oregon’s largest methamphetamine seizure in…
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‘Finally going to get their justice’: Family relieved by arrests in Bend double-homicide
The family of Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé Natasha Newby have been waiting for this day since the couple was killed 14 months ago at their Bend…
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Ian Cranston arraigned on second-degree murder, other charges in shooting of Barry Washington Jr.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County grand jury late Thursday indicted Redmond resident Ian Mackenzie Cranston, 27, and he was quickly arrested,…
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Oregon AG sues Yamhill, Harney counties over ordinances challenging new gun safety laws
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed lawsuits Friday against Yamhill and Harney counties, asking Circuit Court judges in those counties to…
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