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…
Continue Reading Police investigate 4 shootings in Portland
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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Grand jury finds officers justified in fatally shooting fleeing Bend robbery suspect
A Marion County grand jury on Tuesday found four law enforcement officers were justified in their use of deadly force in fatally shooting a Bend…
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DCSO: Madras man caught during manhunt for murder suspect stole car, shot at woman
A Madras man caught during a manhunt that also captured a Madras murder suspect shot at a Redmond woman as he stole her boyfriend’s pickup and…
Continue ReadingWalmart contributed to the prescription opioid crisis for years, breaking the law, the Justice Department alleges
The Department of Justice is alleging that Walmart broke the law and contributed to the prescription opioid crisis by filling thousands of invalid…
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Salem condemns anti-lockdown protesters at Capitol during special session
The city government of Salem has released a statement in response to Monday’s protest outside the Capitol building, in which several demonstrators…
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Tensions run high at Oregon Capitol as lawmakers pass COVID-19 relief measures
State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building as protesters attempted to force their way in during a special legislative…
Continue Reading Protesters gather at Oregon Capitol, some force way in; unlawful assembly declared
Police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday morning as protesters gathered and some attempted to force their way in…
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FBI, other federal agencies warn of COVID-19 vaccine fraud schemes
The FBI, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are warning the public…
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Merkley co-sponsors bill to crack down on online sexual exploitation
Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ben Sasse, R-Neb., have introduced the Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act, legislation that would require all…
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