Warm Springs among 12 tribes gaining access to FBI, other national crime info databases
The US Department of Justice said Thursday it has chosen another 12 federally recognized tribes, including the Confederated Tribes of the Warm…
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Deschutes County, sheriff’s deputy reach $527,000 settlement of federal discrimination lawsuit
A month before it was set to go to trial, a $527,000 settlement was announced late Wednesday of a federal lawsuit filed four years ago by a Deschutes…
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FBI arrests Albany man, accused of threatening public official over vaccine
FBI agents, assisted by Albany police, arrested a 64-year-old Albany man Wednesday on charges of interstate transmission of a threat and stalking.…
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SE Bend property owner burning weeds with torch cited after sparking brush fire
A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in…
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Redmond police car heading to crash collides with pickup; no injuries, other driver cited
A Redmond police officer driving to a reported crash, lights and siren going, collided with a pickup truck in an intersection Wednesday morning,…
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Oregon joins 23 other states, backs U.S. Justice Dept. in challenge to new Texas abortion law
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum and 23 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s…
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Portland man pleads guilty in federal court to Bend property bank fraud scheme
A Portland man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to perpetrating a bank fraud scheme in which he used a Bend residential property he did not…
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Deschutes County DA’s office warns of scam emails claiming ‘crime,’ seeking fee
The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office had a warning for residents on Tuesday, not to fall for scam emails claiming to be from their…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense against sextortion crimes
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against sextortion…
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Crook County sheriff prepares for worst-case scenario if 17 deputies quit over vaccine mandate
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney is preparing for a “worst-case scenario,” in the event it loses over a dozen deputies who have said they will…
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USFS law enforcement has person in custody in several human-caused fires near Horse Butte
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers have a person in custody in connection with four human-caused fires discovered by a resident and…
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Redmond man arrested on drunken driving, assault charges after Bend head-on injury crash
A Redmond man was arrested on DUII, assault and other charges Sunday night after his pickup truck crashed head-on into a minivan on Business 97…
Continue ReadingFamily of man killed during Portland protests sues city
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The estate of a man fatally shot in downtown Portland after a pro-Trump car rally last year is suing the city, the mayor and…
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Six Oregonians, Freedom Foundation sue Gov. Brown in federal court over ‘vindictive’ vaccine mandate
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Six Oregonians, represented by the Freedom Foundation, have sued Gov. Brown and the Oregon Health Authority in federal court…
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Senators Wyden, Merkley open application process to fill U.S. attorney vacancy
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday they are opening an application process for candidates interested in…
Continue Reading Colorado man gets 16-year federal prison sentence in Ontario racially biased stabbing
A Colorado man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Thursday for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon, who was sitting in a fast-food…
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La Pine businesses struggle after fourth year of Labor Day weekend break-ins, thefts
Two frustrated businesses In La Pine say they have been getting broken into every Labor Day holiday weekend for the past four years, and another…
Continue ReadingPortland mayor: Keeping police away from protest a mistake
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently…
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Sisters spa owner, cleared earlier of abuse, assault charges, indicted after 10 more alleged victims come forward
More than a month after abuse and assault charges were dropped against the owner of Hop in the Spa in downtown Sisters, Michael Boyle has been…
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IRS warns of surge in scams tied to Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July. This number…
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