Oregon DHS study: Financial exploitation of seniors costly, still difficult to prove
Family members or those in a close, trusted relationship are responsible for nearly half of substantiated financial exploitation cases of older…
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Close friend of Bend double-homicide victims protests no arrests after 6 months
Nearly six months have passed since two of Josh Pardee’s close friends were killed in what police quickly determined was a double-homicide inside…
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Bend transient arrested on attempted murder charge in stabbing last June
A 27-year-old Bend transient was arrested Friday on attempted murder, burglary and assault charges, accused of stabbing another man at the alleged…
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Crooked River Ranch double-murderer dies in Ontario state prison
A Crooked River Ranch man sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting his two roommates nearly five years ago died Friday at…
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Oregon lawmakers discuss elimination of juvenile court fees
Oregon lawmakers are discussing and considering a proposed bill that, if passed, would eliminate fees and court costs associated with juvenile…
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Two Bend men arrested in 6 recent car thefts; 3 stolen guns also recovered
Two days after Bend police reported a 56% jump in car thefts last year and plans to curb the trend, officers announced Thursday the arrest of two…
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S. Oregon man sentenced for poaching trophy bull elk at Crater Lake National Park
A White City man was sentenced Thursday to probation, treatment and a lifetime ban from Crater Lake National Park for violating the Lacey Act by…
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Ex-Nike official charged by feds with defrauding company of $1.5 million
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Thursday that Errol Amorin Andam, 49, of Beaverton, a former marketing manager at Nike, Inc., has been…
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Oregon lawmaker’s bill would ban using tear gas on crowds
Tear gas, pepper spray and other impact munitions have been deployed by police for months during protests in Portland, enveloping neighborhoods and…
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Oregon to share in $573 million settlement with opioid promotion firm
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined counterparts from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories on Thursday in a $573…
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Bend driver, 19, arrested after wild pursuit, wrong-way Parkway drive, crashes
A 19-year-old Bend resident with a suspended driver’s license was arrested late Tuesday night on reckless driving, hit-and-run and other charges,…
Continue Reading Bend vehicle thefts jumped 56% last year; police recover 2 guns from stolen pickup
Car thefts jumped more than 56 percent in Bend last year, police reported Tuesday, and at least a third had been left unlocked — many with keys,…
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Ex-Klamath falls detective pleads not guilty to DUII-drugs, other charges
A former Klamath Falls police detective has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a November on-duty crash in which he was allegedly driving…
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Measure 110 decriminalizes drugs in new, health-based approach to possession
Measure 110, a new, first-in-the-nation Oregon law that rolls back criminalization of possessing small amounts of drugs, took effect Monday, though…
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Gunshots damage Terrebonne home; no one injured, tips sought
A report of shots heard in Terrebonne Thursday evening brought out Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies who found a home damaged by more than one…
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In Our Backyard returning to Super Bowl for anti-human trafficking efforts
For the 12th time, Bend nonprofit In Our Backyard will be overseeing anti-human trafficking efforts at the Super Bowl. this year in Tampa,…
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Driver’s dashcam catches Bend stolen pickup hit-and-run crash
A pickup truck stolen in northeast Bend Wednesday morning was recovered in Crooked River Ranch and the driver arrested after a hit-and-run crash and…
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Deschutes DA: Jail inmate’s death found to be suicide, ‘non-criminal incident’
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Thursday he’d finished his review of the circumstances surrounding a county jail inmate’s death…
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Driver accused in Portland road rampage pleads not guilty to murder, assault
Court documents say a motorist accused of hitting pedestrians, bicyclists and killing a 77-year-old woman Monday in Portland has pleaded not guilty…
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Oregon House Republicans, Sen. Knopp take issue with state GOP’s ‘false flag’ claims
The Oregon House’s Republican Caucus and state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, took issue Wednesday with the Oregon GOP’s claim that the Jan. 6 attack on the…
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