Tear gas used after rowdy protests at Portland courthouse
Authorities used tear gas to break up protests outside a federal courthouse in Portland Thursday night after a group of several dozen black-clad…
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Spike strips end Crooked River Ranch pursuit; Terrebonne man arrested
A second set of spike strips ended a pursuit at Crooked River Ranch early Thursday and led to the arrest of a 30-year-old Terrebonne man, Deschutes…
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Drug raid near NE Bend elementary school leads to heroin, meth, 2 arrests
A Bend man was arrested on several drug charges in a raid on his northeast Bend residence, near Ensworth Elementary School, Deschutes County…
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State fines ex-stock broker, firm $220K for exploiting five Bend-area seniors
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation issued $220,000 in civil penalties, and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. agreed to pay $123,279 in…
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Lawsuits seek over $1B from Pacific Power over Santiam Canyon wildfires
Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the utility’s negligence led to wildfires…
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Oregon youth climate change activists try to revive federal lawsuit
Youth climate activists are attempting to bring back their suit against the federal government.…
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DCSO’s bloodhound K-9, Copper, and deputy partner earn national certification
Copper, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s tracking bloodhound K-9, and his partner, Deputy Donny Patterson, just went through some challenging…
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Redmond woman finds racial slur written on her pickup truck, again
A Redmond woman says someone has vandalized the back of her pickup truck with a racial slur for the second time this year – leading police to…
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COCC investigating Campus Public Safety Dept.; all officers put on paid leave
Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it has placed all of its Campus Public Safety officers on paid administrative leave, pending a…
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Lawsuit: Springfield police violated civil rights at protest
A new lawsuit claims Springfield police officers stifled protesters’ free-speech rights during protests against the police killings of George Floyd…
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Wash. man jailed after Hwy. 26 high-speed chase of stolen pickup, Madras crash
A high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup on Highway 26 began on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation on Monday and ended in Madras with a crash into…
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Oregon legislation to decriminalize prostitution draws criticism
House Bill 3088 proposes to decriminalize certain crimes regarding prostitution in Oregon, but it has drawn sharp criticism, including from a Bend…
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Bend man charged with arson in 2019 Madras law office fire
A Bend man currently held at a regional jail in The Dalles has been indicted on two first-degree arson charges in a May 2019 fire that heavily…
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As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
The city of Portland last year dissolved a special police unit designed to focus on gun-related violence during the national reckoning over racial…
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Update: Community member finds missing La Pine man, cold but OK
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A La Pine man whose disappearance sparked an extensive search in the woods on BLM land in La Pine on Saturday was found by a…
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Crook County steps up rural patrols after several cattle deaths, possible mutilations
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday it’s investigating several suspicious cattle deaths and possible mutilations in rural eastern and…
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Two 19-year-olds charged in shooting of SUV at forest campsite west of Sisters
Two 19-year-olds from Redmond and Sisters were arrested Friday in the January shooting of an SUV at a long-term campsite west of Sisters, Deschutes…
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Wyden, Merkley back bill to expand gun background checks, curb violence
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., are joining with 43 senators in reintroducing legislation that would expand federal background checks to…
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Prineville man sentenced to 25 years in prison for abuse of three children
A 72-year-old Prineville man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of abusing three children over a period of…
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Oregon AG settles with 4 hotels over price gouging amid wildfires
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced $105,600 in settlements Thursday with four hotels and motels due to price gouging during and in the…
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