Armed robbery suspect eludes manhunt in NE Bend
An extensive manhunt in northeast Bend Friday night failed to find a man who officers said opened a driver’s passenger door, threatened her with a weapon and robbed her.
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Oregon brothers accused in U.S. Capitol siege ordered held
Two brothers arrested in Oregon this week on federal charges of participating in the U.S. Capitol insurrection will be held pending their trials on felony charges.
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Oregon Senate OKs bill to let local govts. bar concealed handguns in public buildings
The Oregon Senate has voted in favor of a contentious bill that would ban guns from the Capitol and other state buildings, as well as allow jurisdictions to decide whether people with a concealed handgun license can bring guns into a public building.
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Sisters rental business burglarized; more than $13,000 in tools stolen
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies released several security camera images in hopes the public can help them find two men who broke into a Sisters rental business Wednesday night and drove away with more than $13,000 worth of stolen chainsaws and a concrete saw.
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Two brothers have been arrested in Oregon on federal charges of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Year-long investigation leads to La Pine drug raid, resident’s arrest
A year-long investigation led to a drug raid Tuesday on a La Pine property and the arrest of a 41-year-old resident on numerous drug charges. Detectives said they found far more marijuana plants and other drugs than the medical marijuana grower was allowed to possess.
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Bend PD: Man gave young woman drugs, assaulted her; say other victims possible
A 30-year-old Bend man was arrested Monday on charges he met a 20-year-old woman on a dating website, provided alcohol and drugs, then sexually assaulted her. Police said he may face charges in a second similar incident, and said they have reason to believe there may be other victims.
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UO, OSU students ask court for refunds over online learning
Three students have filed class-action lawsuits against Oregon’s two largest colleges, saying they were charged full price for online classes of poorer quality than in-person classes.
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Hummel defends wait on murder charge; victim’s daughters upset by delay
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Monday there wasn’t enough evidence to charge a Bend man in a fatal Christmas Day assault until after he allegedly killed two other men. But the first victim’s two daughters see it very differently.
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Medford man accused of throwing homemade bombs from cars in Rogue Valley
A 23-year-old Medford man is facing more than 30 charges related to throwing homemade explosive devices from a car across southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley in recent weeks, Oregon State Police said Monday.
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Oregon won’t say how much it has lost to unemployment fraud
regon officials continue to refuse to publicly disclose how much money the state has lost to unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic, despite the fact that neighboring states Washington and California have reported huge sums of money wrongly paid after their systems were targeted by sophisticated hackers.
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Suspect jailed in stabbing at homeless camp on Bend’s Juniper Ridge property
A 42-year-old Bend man has been arrested on assault and other charges in a stabbing Saturday that left another man with life-threatening injuries at a homeless camp on the city’s Juniper Ridge property, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Sunday.
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SW Redmond man looks to make his street safer, wants city PD to curb speeding
For nearly three years, Mike Toibin of Redmond said, it’s been an everyday problem: speeders on his street.
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Redmond man arrested after shotgun blast through home’s door, 3-hour standoff
A Redmond man fired a shotgun through the front door of his home after a dispute with his girlfriend Thursday evening,, then barricaded himself inside, prompting a CERT team callout until he came out and was arrested with the help of a K-9 team three hours later, police said.
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Luke Wirkkala retrial in 2013 Bend killing begins with opening statements
The retrial of Luke Wirkkala in the 2013 shooting death of Bend house guest David Ryder began Thursday in a temporary courtroom at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds designed to follow COVID-19 public health protocols.
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of Atlanta shooting victims
Following suit on President Biden’s action, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset next Monday to honor and remember the victims of the shooting in the Atlanta area.
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Four arrests in pair of traffic stops targeting Crook County meth distribution ring
Central Oregon drug agents have arrested three Prineville residents and a Troutdale man in a pair of recent traffic stops targeting a drug ring accused of bringing commercial amounts of methamphetamine into Crook County for sale.
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Bend driver without headlights jumps from moving car, arrested; drugs found
When police tried to pull him over, a driver without headlights bailed out of his moving car and into the brush on Bend’s north end Tuesday night, leading to his arrest and a search of his car that found methamphetamine, police said.
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OSU board puts President F. King Alexander on probation amid controversy
After hours of public comments and private deliberations, the Oregon State University Board late Wednesday placed President F. King Alexander on probation until June 1 amid reports that he tolerated a culture of sexual misconduct and harassment while president of Louisiana State University.
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Miniature donkey injured in NE Bend attack; owner believes it was off-leash dog
A donkey was taken to the vet after it was attacked on Tuesday in northeast Bend. His owner believes a dog at the adjacent off-leash dog park is responsible, and hopes it can be found and face punishment.
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