Gov. Brown commutes sentences of 41 inmates for their wildfire response efforts
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has commuted the sentences of 41 inmates in recognition of their efforts to help fight wildfires in…
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Prineville police plan summer DUII high-visibility enforcement, report seat belt blitz results
The Prineville Police Department will be participating in state and federally funded High-Visibility Enforcement over the summer months. The goal is…
Continue Reading25 in Portland jail custody test positive for COVID-19
Officials confirmed Tuesday that another COVID-19 outbreak at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has infected 25 people in custody in the past…
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Judge rebukes GOP for downplaying US Capitol riot as he hands out first sentence in insurrection
A Trump supporter who spent 10 minutes inside the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection was sentenced to probation Wednesday, avoiding jail,…
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Portland police halt minor traffic stops, citing disparity
Police in Portland are being advised to no longer pursue drivers for low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken headlights…
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Bend man’s theft arrest prompts police reminder: Mark your tools, other items
A Bend man jailed for theft and a probation violation after he allegedly entered several vehicles in northeast Bend is expected to face more charges…
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Calif. man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend from Terrebonne home, assaulting her
A Vallejo, California man was arrested on numerous charges Sunday night at a Redmond motel, accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend at her…
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Suspicious 45-acre Warm Springs wildfire investigated as possible arson
A suspicious brush fire that burned about 45 acres on a hillside near a fish hatchery on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Monday night is being…
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NE Oregon deputy fatally shoots pet chimpanzee that attacked woman
Sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in northeast Oregon.…
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Man who swiped US flag at Portland courthouse, set it on fire gets probation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who took the American flag from outside Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse in Portland and then set it on fire in front of…
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‘Operation High Desert’: Federal marshals lead Bend-area sex offender sweep
Authorities said Monday that a coordinated sweep by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bend Police Department, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, …
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Madras police release photos, seek tips to solve Bridges HS burglary
Madras police are seeking tips from the public to find one or possibly two young adults who entered Bridges High School, the former Westside…
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Police: Oregon triple-homicide suspect forced woman to drive him 2,000 miles
A man sought in the killings of his father and two other people in the small city of North Bend forced a woman to drive him more than 2,000 miles to…
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DCSO, Redmond PD seek tips to find burglar who broke into 5 Sisters, Redmond businesses
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police Department requested the public’s help Friday in identifying a suspect in several…
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3 killed, suspect sought after Western Oregon hit-and-run, shooting
Police searched Friday for a suspect believed to have killed three people in a wave of violence that included a hit-and-run crash and a shooting at…
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With Oregon eviction moratorium set to end, C.O. lawyers see high demand for help
The rental eviction moratorium is scheduled to end June 30 in Oregon, unless lawmakers intervene, and Central Oregon lawyers say they are receiving a…
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Officers resign from Portland protest response unit
Officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland who have responded to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests have resigned…
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Colorado man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in stabbing of Black man at Ontario restaurant
A Colorado man accused of stabbing another man in a racist attack at an Ontario, Oregon truck stop has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime.…
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Lebanon man pleads guilty to pocketing millions in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds
A Lebanon man pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday after prosecutors said he fraudulently converted to personal use millions of dollars in…
Continue Reading Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow
Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…
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