Portland police shut down neighborhood, find 5 armed robbery suspects
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five people were taken into custody after the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Emergency Reaction Team spent hours…
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DCSO seeks tips, security video after La Pine-area string of thefts from vehicles
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information and surveillance video after several overnight thefts from vehicles a few days ago in…
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Arrests made during dueling protests in Salem
Police in Salem used flash-bang grenades to separate opposing groups of protesters Friday afternoon.…
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Violent Portland New Year’s Eve crowd leads to riot declaration, arrests
Portland police made arrests after a New Year’s Eve crowd became violent, causing damage while throwing fireworks, bricks and frozen water bottles…
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Corrected data moves Baker County from Extreme to High Risk
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that, due to a corrected oversight in the initial risk level calculations for Baker County, the county will…
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Federal prison in Sheridan sees COVID cases spike
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus has surged over the past month at a federal prison in…
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Roadside risks: ODOT, USFS warn of dangers to parking near winter recreation spots
Some snow-seekers heading to winter recreation areas on state highways are finding designated parking areas filled and are creating safety issues by…
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Police: Man killed in road rage incident near Coos Bay
A 28-year-old man was killed in what police described as a road rage incident near Coos Bay.…
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Police: Officer fatally shoots woman who brandished gun
The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office says an officer shot and killed a woman who broke into someone’s home in Warrenton and later brandished a gun at…
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Portland shootings have more than doubled this year
As Portland struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and nightly protests during 2020, shootings in Oregon’s largest city also more than doubled this…
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Lawsuit seeks reports on Willamette River dams’ structural integrity
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An environmental group in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not providing information…
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Police are investigating four shootings that left two people wounded in Portland within about three hours on Saturday…
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Bend man arrested in assault that critically injured woman
A Bend man was arrested Saturday on an assault charge, accused of causing a head injury that left a woman hospitalized in critical condition, police…
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Bend police begin testing body cameras
The Bend Police Department is testing out different body cameras for their officers to wear while on duty.…
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Hunters Assn. chapters boost reward for Sisters-area elk poachers to $3,000
Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now…
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Oregon case reflects extremists’ need of online presence
Federal authorities say a man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online…
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Power out at Umatilla prison amid COVID-19 outbreak
One of Oregon’s largest prisons experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak has been grappling with a major power outage for the last…
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Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
Three landlords are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Being safe with ‘Internet of Things’ devices
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against all of those Internet of Thing devices that are…
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Two Oregonians face federal charges of COVID-19 relief fraud
In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small…
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