Luke Wirkkala retrial in 2013 Bend killing begins with opening statements
The retrial of Luke Wirkkala in the 2013 shooting death of Bend house guest David Ryder began Thursday in a temporary courtroom at the Deschutes…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims
Following suit on President Biden’s action, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff…
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Four arrests in pair of traffic stops targeting Crook County meth distribution ring
Central Oregon drug agents have arrested three Prineville residents and a Troutdale man in a pair of recent traffic stops targeting a drug ring…
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Bend driver without headlights jumps from moving car, arrested; drugs found
When police tried to pull him over, a driver without headlights bailed out of his moving car and into the brush on Bend’s north end Tuesday night,…
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OSU board puts President F. King Alexander on probation amid controversy
After hours of public comments and private deliberations, the Oregon State University Board late Wednesday placed President F. King Alexander on…
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Miniature donkey injured in NE Bend attack; owner believes it was off-leash dog
A donkey was taken to the vet after it was attacked on Tuesday in northeast Bend. His owner believes a dog at the adjacent off-leash dog park is…
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Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team reports on efforts
Deschutes County’s Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Team gave an update Wednesday to county commissioners on its first year, outlining the…
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Wirkkala murder retrial begins at Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Several potential jurors were dismissed on Wednesday, but opening arguments are set for Thursday morning. Luke Wirkkala was convicted of murder in…
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Portland police union head resigns amid leak probe
The head of the Portland police union has resigned over what the union called his mistake related to a police report that baselessly accused Portland…
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‘I wasn’t in my right mind’: Redmond man gets life in woman’s stabbing death
A 62-year-old Redmond man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with at least 25 years before he can seek parole in the stabbing death last July of…
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Central Oregon courts to offer text message reminders for hearings
The Oregon Judicial Department is launching a new service in all three Central Oregon counties to provide case parties with the opportunity to…
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Spokane man pleads guilty in $12M grass seed fraud schemes
A former manager of a Washington-based company that produced and sold grass seed and turfgrass to independent Oregon growers has admitted to…
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Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
Leaders and elected officials in Portland are demanding an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by “anarchists” that continues…
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Ammon Bundy arrested after missing Idaho trial on trespass charge
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested after failing to attend his trial on charges that he trespassed during an Idaho legislative…
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Speeding worries Wells Acres Road residents; Bend PD says it’s worse elsewhere
On Monday morning, Bend police pulled over a driver on Wells Acres Road for driving nearly 13 miles per hour over the speed limit in a school…
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DCSO deputies seek tips, looking for missing Deschutes River Woods man
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Monday in finding a missing Deschutes River Woods man, last seen Thursday in…
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Barriers return around Portland federal courthouse after more violence, damage
Authorities say crews again set up fencing around the federal courthouse in downtown Portland on Sunday, just days after removing the barriers,…
Continue Reading Violence erupts in Portland’s Pearl District; police detain 100, charge 13
Portland police said they detained a crowd of about 100 protesters Friday night when violence broke out during a demonstration, halting the march…
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I-84 wrong-way driver jailed after colliding with OSP trooper’s patrol car
A wrong-way driver on Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon collided with an Oregon State Police senior trooper’s patrol car Friday afternoon, but both…
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Cloverdale man arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
A 72-year-old Cloverdale-area resident has been arrested on numerous charges for allegedly possessing dozens of child pornography photos, Deschutes…
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