Oregon Senate OKs bills targeting human trafficking, adds to mandatory reporters
The Oregon Senate on Monday approved both SB 515 and SB 535 with overwhelming bipartisan support. It would add more reporting opportunities to help…
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Feds: Portland non-compliant with police excessive force agreement
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice have issued the city of Portland a formal notice of non-compliance with its settlement agreement over…
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SUV smashes into Bend’s Five Guys; no injuries, driver cited
No one was injured, but a Bend driver was cited Monday after police say his foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal as he parked, sending his…
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Madras Pep & Cheer Studio hit by break-in, robbery
Funds raised by students, as well as equipment and supplies, were stolen from the Madras Pep & Cheer Studio during a break-in Friday night, the owner…
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Two men killed in Salem, Corvallis officer-involved shootings
Two men were killed in unrelated officer-involved shootings in Salem and Corvallis on Friday, authorities…
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Man who wouldn’t leave Bend homeless camp jailed on criminal mischief charge
A man who refused to leave his tent on a Central Oregon Irrigation District access road and has declined several offers of assistance since last fall…
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Veteran DCSO captain placed on paid leave amid internal investigation
Deschutes County sheriff’s Captain Deron McMaster, a 28-year veteran of the agency, was placed on paid administrative leave Friday pending the…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor victims of Capitol attack
Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday as a sign of respect for the…
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Oregon appeals court overturns man’s ‘peeping Tom’ convictions
The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the convictions of an Oregon coast man who was found guilty of charges linked to “peeping Tom”…
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Oregon Senate votes to make displaying noose a crime of hate, intimidation
The Oregon Senate on Thursday passed Senate Bill 398, which categorizes the act of displaying a noose as a crime of intimidation.…
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Redmond man arrested in drug agents’ traffic stop on Hwy. 97 south of Madras
Central Oregon drug agents made a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Madras, arrested a 65-year-old Redmond man and seized methamphetamine, heroin…
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Oregon asks US Dept. of Education to forgive more ITT Tech student loans
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed an application Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education, asking for the cancellation of federal…
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State courts make it easier to pay fines for traffic, other violations online
The Oregon Judicial Department has launched a new online service – the Electronic Central Violations Bureau, or eCVB – that will allow people…
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Bend police seek tips after arrest of sex offender possibly following 2 teens
Bend police are seeking information from the public after the arrest of a sex offender from Salem who officers said was seen suspiciously following…
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Teens who escaped from MacLaren youth facility arrested after pursuit
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Officials say three teens who escaped from the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility Sunday have been arrested in Albany after…
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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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