Redmond police seek driver who struck minor in crosswalk, gave ride home
Redmond police sought the public’s help Wednesday in finding a motorist who struck a minor in a crosswalk last week and gave the juvenile a ride back…
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Roseburg man who worked as UPS driver pleads guilty in I-5 shootings
Authorities say a Roseburg man who shot at cars along Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon from his UPS vehicle has pleaded guilty to several charges.…
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Bend police find, arrest three suspects in motel parking lot car theft
A Bend man and two Redmond residents have been arrested on car theft and other charges after a motel employee’s car was stolen while left unlocked…
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Dog attacked, seriously injured by another dog on Eagle Crest trail
Rob Husband still hasn’t found the owners of a dog responsible for attacking and leaving his dog, Nala, seriously injured and in stitches over the…
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Portland to pay $2M to settle fatal police shooting of teen
The city of Portland is set to pay $2 million to relatives of a teen suspected in an armed robbery and attempted carjacking who was shot and killed…
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Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3.2M after woman falls at PDX, later dies
A jury has ordered Alaska Airlines to pay $3.2 million to the family of a 75-year-old disabled woman who died four months after falling down a…
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Bend police issue 41 tickets during 4-hour enforcement effort in 2 school zones
During the first two weeks of February, Bend Police were educating community members with written warnings in several school zones throughout the…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: How to safely find your ‘pandemic puppy’ (or kitty)
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against getting taken to the dog…
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Klamath Falls man accused of kidnapping, assaulting woman for days
A Klamath Falls man faces kidnapping, rape and other charges after he allegedly kept a woman against her will for three days.…
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Spike strips, citizen tips and Bend PD K-9’s bite lead to arrest of Terrebonne man
It took spike strips, citizen tips and the bite of a Bend police K-9 to arrest a wanted 23-year-old Terrebonne man Monday morning after a manhunt in…
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Redmond man pleads guilty to murder in woman’s stabbing death
A 62-year-old Redmond man entered a guilty plea Monday in last summer’s stabbing death of a Redmond-area woman he had previously dated, court…
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Embattled Oregon state lawmaker Hernandez, facing possible expulsion, resigns
Embattled state Rep. Diego Hernandez, D-Portland, has resigned, rather than face the possibility this week of becoming the first person ever expelled…
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Portland police launch team to respond to, investigate shootings
Portland police say they’ve created a specialized team of officers and detectives to focus full-time on shooting investigations as gun violence has…
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Warm Springs Police say Hwy. 26 drunk driver had .77 blood alcohol level
A driver and hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the…
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Crooked River Ranch man comes home to find $16,000 camp trailer gone
Mike Bedford left work early back on Feb. 9 to make sure he was home in time for the delivery of his brand-new telescope. He was worried it might…
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Oregon lawmakers take aim at loophole in state gun law
So many people are buying guns in Oregon these days that the state police are often unable to complete background checks in time, allowing the sales…
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First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…
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CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested
A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…
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C.O. veterans urge creation of Veterans Court for cases involving PTSD, other issues
A roundtable discussion took place Thursday in La Pine among supporters who want Deschutes County to create a veterans treatment…
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Two Bend businesses latest victims of major thefts
VR Garage in Bend has been in business for about eight years, and experienced a first the other day: a stolen vehicle.…
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