Third Deer Ridge inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday at an area hospital, the Oregon…
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Police: NE Bend driver flees traffic stop, crashes into two other cars
A Bend police officer tried to pull over a driver for not wearing his seat belt late Saturday afternoon, but he sped away, crashed into another car…
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USPS temporarily removing some Portland, Salem collection boxes due to possible ‘civil events’
The U.S. Postal Service is temporarily removing some collection boxes in Portland and Salem due to “potential upcoming civil events,” KPTV…
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DA Hummel clears DCSO deputy in Alfalfa-area shooting of fugitive
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced his decision Friday on a fugitive’s shooting by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy last…
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C. Oregon hunters boost reward to $3,500 in Sisters-area elk poaching case
The Oregon Hunters Association’s Bend and Redmond chapters said Friday they have each pledged $1,000 to boost the reward for information leading to…
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Frustrated Bend auto shop owner says homeless man has threatened employees
A homeless man living behind Precision Body and Paint in Bend has caused the shop numerous…
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New report shows Deschutes County’s crime rate on the decline in recent years
Deschutes County’s crime rate fell nearly 16% between 2014 and 2019, District Attorney John Hummel and area law enforcement agencies reported…
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Oregon lawmakers delay meetings over protest concerns
Oregon lawmakers will delay by at least two days much of the substantive work of next week’s beginning of the Legislature because of warnings from…
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Wildlife groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves
Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves…
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Oregon FBI opens command post to coordinate response to possible ‘violent activity’
The FBI in Oregon has set up a command post to gather information and coordinate with other agencies about possible “violent activity” related to…
Continue Reading Oregon National Guard activated for possible state Capitol protests
Gov. Kate Brown has activated the Oregon National Guard because of possible violence at the state Capitol and elsewhere following the violent…
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DA: Madras police sergeant was justified in firing dozen shots as driver approached
A Madras police sergeant was justified in firing a dozen shots into the windshield of an oncoming driver, who received only minor injuries, because…
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Vulgar messages scrawled on car during family’s Mt. Bachelor visit
On Saturday, 11-year Bend resident Natalie Raymond took her children, ages 5 and 12, up to Mt. Bachelor for a fun day on the slopes. It was a special…
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Deschutes County SO warns of aggressive ‘jury duty’ scam caller seeking money
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warned the public Tuesday of the latest rash of a familiar phone scam in which an aggressive caller claims to…
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Bend Christmas Day assault victim dies; family awaits autopsy for answers
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Daphne Banks took her last breath.…
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OSP gets 150 tips after child’s remains found near coast; several cases now excluded
As part of the ongoing investigation into the discovery of a female child’s remains at the Van Duzer Rest Area in Lincoln County, Oregon State…
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Beavercreek man arrested, accused of firing gun into Portland federal courthouse
A Beavercreek, Oregon man has been arrested and charged with firing a gun into the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland last Friday, …
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff in honor of 2 fallen U.S. Capitol police officers
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to honor two fallen…
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Black Lives Matter sign vandalized; Bend neighbors laud homeowner’s response
Summer Sears, along with her son Kellen, were driving through their northeast Bend neighborhood when they noticed that a Black Lives Matter sign had…
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Redmond man arrested after police chase that hit 100 mph on Hwy. 97
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to…
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