Report: Springfield police in woman’s killing used force immediately
Independent consultants say in a newly released report that a Springfield police sergeant’s 2019 fatal shooting of a woman with schizophrenia…
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Bend man arrested on drug charges; 10 pounds of meth seized from car, storage unit
A Bend man faces several drug charges after 10 pounds of methamphetamine were found in his car and a storage unit, the Central Oregon Drug…
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Gunshot residue focus of testimony at Luke Wirkkala murder retrial
Gunshot residue and a burn on Luke Wirkkala’s forearm were testimony points Wednesday in Wirkkala’s murder retrial in the 2013 fatal shooting of…
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2 men found dead in burned car in S. Oregon; OSP says deaths considered homicides
Oregon State Police have released the names of two men found dead last Wednesday in a burned car south of Lake Selmac.…
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Oregon Supreme Court floats redistricting extension amid Census data delay
The Oregon Supreme Court has floated a plan that would give state lawmakers an extension on a deadline to redraw electoral boundaries because of…
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Former AG Holder to investigate OHSU harassment complaints
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is conducting an independent investigation into misconduct at Oregon Health & Science University after a…
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Missing Bend man’s car has been found in Northern California
The car of a Bend-area man missing since early March has been found in Northern California, prompting searches for him in that area, authorities said…
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C. Oregon ODOT worker sues union over dues, invokes Racketeering Act
Staci Trees, a Deschutes County resident and ODOT employee, isn’t the first Oregon public worker to file suit against her union over its alleged…
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Prineville man jailed in stabbing that left victim seriously wounded
A 28-year-old Prineville man was located, arrested and jailed on a first-degree assault charge Monday night, accused of stabbing and seriously…
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3rd Oregon man arrested in attack on the U.S. Capitol
Court records show an Oregon man was arrested in Florida on criminal charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack at the US Capitol.…
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Randall Kilby trial date set; family of killed Bend brothers speak out
Randall Kilby was arraigned Monday on three murder charges in the deaths of Daphne Banks, Benjamin Taylor and Jeffrey…
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4 arrested at Sunday protests in Salem
Authorities say four people were arrested during demonstrations Sunday near the Oregon State Capitol Grounds in Salem that drew dozens of left-wing,…
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Stabbing on China Hat Road leads to arrest on assault, witness-tampering charges
A Bend man was arrested early Sunday on assault and other charges, accused of stabbing and seriously injuring another man who he believed was…
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Three arrested in Redmond convenience store robbery; stabbed worker ‘doing well’
Three suspects in the early-morning holdup of a Redmond convenience store and stabbing of a store clerk were pursued and arrested Saturday night on…
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Armed robbery suspect eludes manhunt in NE Bend
An extensive manhunt in northeast Bend Friday night failed to find a man who officers said opened a driver’s passenger door, threatened her with a…
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Oregon brothers accused in U.S. Capitol siege ordered held
Two brothers arrested in Oregon this week on federal charges of participating in the U.S. Capitol insurrection will be held pending their trials on…
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Oregon Senate OKs bill to let local govts. bar concealed handguns in public buildings
The Oregon Senate has voted in favor of a contentious bill that would ban guns from the Capitol and other state buildings, as well as allow…
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Sisters rental business burglarized; more than $13,000 in tools stolen
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies released several security camera images in hopes the public can help them find two men who broke into a Sisters…
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Two brothers have been arrested in Oregon on federal charges of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.…
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Year-long investigation leads to La Pine drug raid, resident’s arrest
A year-long investigation led to a drug raid Tuesday on a La Pine property and the arrest of a 41-year-old resident on numerous drug charges.…
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