Second Prineville brother arrested in Redmond motel robbery, assault
Two Prineville brothers have been found, arrested and jailed in connection with a robbery and assault last Friday at the Redmond Motel 6 that sent a…
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Portland waives $11M in federal courthouse fence fines
Portland city officials say the city has agreed to waive $11 million in fines against the U.S. government for a fence around the federal courthouse…
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Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills
The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was…
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Hillsboro man arrested in US Capitol attack
A man authorities say is seen in videos circulated by the FBI attacking officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been identified as…
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7 cases of stolen fishing gear in 2 weeks at Central Oregon campgrounds
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s office says 7 cases of stolen fishing gear have been reported in the past two…
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Family of man killed by Portland police calls for special prosecutor
The family of the man fatally shot by a Portland police officer is calling on the governor and state attorney general to appoint a special…
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Portland police declare riot during anti-police demonstration
Portland police declared a riot Friday night after people started smashing windows on Northwest 23rd Avenue during a planned anti-police…
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Madras mother, daughter arrested in drug raid
A non-fatal drug overdose led to a raid on a Madras trailer and the arrest of a mother and daughter who live there on drug delivery, conspiracy and…
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Missing Madras woman found in ‘ghost town’ of Shaniko
The search for a 72-year-old Madras woman with memory and health issues who failed to return home from a drive to visit a friend – her first drive…
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Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests
A report by the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security finds that federal agents deployed to Portland last summer to quell…
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Bend Police Community Response Team aims to help people in crisis
The Community Response Team at the Bend Police Department includes an embedded social worker with officers who help individuals during a crisis, work…
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‘Our lives are being threatened’: Violence, aggression reported at homeless camp near Sisters
Several residents are alleging aggressive behavior at a homeless camp near Sisters.…
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Bend-area man arrested on assault, other charges after SWAT Team call-out
A man who reportedly assaulted and pointed a gun at another man at a home between Bend and Sisters early Wednesday morning was arrested by the…
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Deschutes County DA’s Office announces Crime Victims’ Rights Award recipients
It is Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year marks the 40th year that we have celebrated the annual strides made on behalf of crime victims, the…
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With council’s nod, Redmond PD to seek acceptable site for new facility
During Tuesday evening’s Redmond city council workshop, the Redmond Police Department presented future expansion plans for a new facility.…
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Rep. Breese Iverson accuses Democrat state lawmaker Witt of sexual harassment
State Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, says she was subjected to sexual harassment and pressured to take part in a “quid-pro-quo”…
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Gov. Brown, lawmakers react to Chauvin guilty verdicts
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon House majority leader issued statements Tuesday shortly after the Minneapolis jury guilty verdicts against Derek…
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Redmond man arrested in fatal shooting of Prineville man on Lone Pine Road
A Redmond man was arrested Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a Prineville man whose body was found Sunday…
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Gun storage bill sparks debate on High Desert; Oregon House vote delayed
A vote in Oregon’s House of Representatives on controversial gun storage legislation, initially set for Monday, has been pushed back a week to…
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Fugitive arrested in NE Bend parking lot; K-9 finds heroin, methamphetamine in SUV
A Bend man with an outstanding arrest warrant was arrested Saturday night at a northeast Bend parking lot and a drug-sniffing K-9 found heroin and…
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