Ex-Klamath Falls police officer accused of stealing drugs from evidence locker
A federal indictment accuses a former Klamath Falls police officer of stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence locker and then…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor San Jose shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 30, to honor and remember the victims…
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Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast back home in Astoria after seizing $33 million worth of cocaine
The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returned to its Astoria homeport Friday after completing a 10,000-mile, 49-day counter-narcotics patrol in the…
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Portland police declare riot, arrest 5 amid violence at event marking year since Floyd’s death
Portland police declared a riot and arrested five people Tuesday night after violence broke out during a gathering on the anniversary of the murder…
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Hummel, Oregon lawmakers endorse criminal justice, police reform bill to reduce racial disparities
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel joined several state legislators Tuesday in expressing their support for a criminal justice and police…
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Environmental group sues Forest Service over SW Oregon post-fire tree removal
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service, claiming it unlawfully approved the removal of trees burned in the Rogue River-Siskiyou…
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Wyden co-sponsors Safe Gun Storage Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation Tuesday directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish…
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Gov. Brown issues statement, one year after George Floyd’s death
Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement…
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Portland woman arrested for violating Hawaii quarantine rules
A Portland woman was arrested last week after arriving in Hawaii because she violated travel quarantine rules meant to protect the islands from the…
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Tumalo Irrigation District boosts reward to find vandals who drilled holes in pipeline
Two months after the Tumalo Irrigation District discovered several holes drilled in its new pipeline, the organization has more than doubled its…
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Prineville Liquor Store offers reward for burglars who entered through the roof
Bob Dickey, owner of the Prineville Liquor Store off Third Street, had a long, challenging morning Monday after thousands of dollars of pricey,…
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Homeless people file suit against city of Portland over lost possessions
Four people experiencing homelessness have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Portland, saying its contractors have illegally tossed…
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Two brothers stabbed in NE Bend parking lot fight recovering from serious injuries, father says
As Bend police investigators conducted interviews Monday following a weekend stabbing that put two brothers in the hospital, their father told…
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Prineville 19-year-old crashes car into irrigation canal, jailed on DUII, reckless driving charges
A 19-year-old Prineville man who crashed his car into an irrigation canal west of Prineville on Saturday afternoon was arrested and jailed on DUII…
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Police: Portland bus driver shot while driving passengers
Portland police say a TriMet bus driver was shot Saturday night while driving passengers.…
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Federal judge denies businesses seeking block on Oregon’s COVID restrictions
A federal judge has determined that a group of businesses and political action committees that sought to block Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19…
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Breese-Iverson critical of investigator’s findings regarding fellow lawmaker’s texts
Prineville state Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson said Thursday she’s upset about the findings of an investigator looking into her claims of sexual…
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Stolen Warm Springs Fire brush rig recovered, with damage; reward offered for culprit
A Warm Springs Fire and Safety brush-rig pickup truck stolen from the fire station early last Thursday was recovered Saturday, with some items stolen…
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Police: 4 shot in incident on Portland’s Swan Island
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say four people were shot in an incident on Swan Island in Portland on Monday night. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports…
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Feds seize $3.6M from Eugene company over sale of fake N95 masks
The federal government has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of a Eugene, Oregon company involved in a deal to sell $4.5 million in…
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