By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently clashed in the streets of a diverse neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, the city’s mayor says the lack of police intervention was “not the right strategy.” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell
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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 indicted on 21 counts after a total of 11 alleged victims came forward, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Wednesday.
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The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July. This number of scam complaints has not been seen in more than a decade.
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A Bend man and suspected major methamphetamine dealer was arrested on numerous drug charges Monday in a traffic stop on Highway 20 west of Black Butte Ranch and is now being held at the Deschutes County Jail on $1 million bail, authorities said Tuesday.
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Police released a security-camera image Tuesday as they seek help from the public in identifying and locating a recent theft suspect who they say stole cash and a computer tablet at the Madras Truck Stop.
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A 36-year-old Bend-area man accused of harassing and sending unsolicited nude photos to a Bend woman in recent weeks was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly tried to lure and have sex with a police officer who was posing online as a 16-year-old girl, officers said.
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense to keep our kids safe while they surf online.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Gresham man was stabbed to death over a parking spot while a Salem man was shot and killed during “road rage incident” near Beaverton, according to police.
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Central Oregon drug detectives, assisted by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, raided and dismantled a 30-acre illegal marijuana grow in Alfalfa operated by a Mexican drug cartel, seizing more than 9,200 plants in what’s likely the largest such bust in county history, deputies said Friday.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nine Oregon State Police troopers – five from Central Oregon – and a group of state firefighters filed suit Friday against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, challenging and seeking to block the vaccine mandate for state workers and an Oct. 18 deadline to get the shot or possibly be fired.
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Prineville police are warning the public to beware and to help protect seniors from an elaborate scam involving a supposed big jackpot and “an FBI agent” who defrauded a resident out of more than $107,000. Now, the real FBI is involved in trying to track down the scammers.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum expressed strong disappointment Wednesday after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain indicated that he would approve Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan.
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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released an audit Wednesday of Enterprise Information Services, a divisional unit of the Department of Administrative Services. The Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds while EIS has established an Information Technology governance framework, it must do more to address cybersecurity management.
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A 41-year-old Bend man was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison after a Crook County jury convicted him of first-degree sodomy following a two-day trial on charges he assaulted his wife several years ago, Crook County District Attorney Wade Whiting said.
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Hate crimes are the highest priority of the FBI’s civil rights program because of the devastating impact they have on families and communities. Hate crimes are not only an attack on the victim—they are meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community, the agency said Wednesday in announcing a statewide and national awareness campaign.
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against mystery gift scams:
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Bend pediatrician Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine is looking for answers after her office was vandalized three times last week.
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A Bend resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle federal and state allegations that the firm submitted false reimbursement claims to Oregon’s Medicaid program, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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Methamphetamine continues to be the No. 1 illegal drug threat to Central Oregon.
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The FBI in Oregon is joining a new hate crime awareness and enforcement initiative. The state’s special agent in charge talked with NewsChannel 21Wednesday about the effort.
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