Portland commissioner’s home vandalized after budget vote
Authorities say vandals in Portland threw flares and paint-filled balloons at the house of a Portland city commissioner after he cast the deciding…
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Crook County DA ID’s Redmond fugitive shot, wounded by CERT Team
Members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team shot and wounded a wanted Redmond man during a guns-drawn, “high-risk” traffic stop north…
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Gov. Brown speaks after riot, says ‘indiscriminate destruction solves nothing’
Gov. Kate Brown issued this statement Thursday after a riot was declared due to violence in downtown Portland Wednesday…
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Deschutes DA Hummel set to launch ‘Veterans Intervention Strategy’
Next Monday — two days before Veterans Day — Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel will launch the county’s “Veterans Intervention…
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Redmond girl, 8, recovering from gunshot wound; owner of unsecured gun charged
An 8-year-old Redmond girl shot with an unsecured handgun by a younger sibling earlier this week is recovering and back home, while a man living…
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Portland riot declared, windows smashed; National Guard activated
A riot was declared Wednesday evening and the Oregon National Guard has been activated in response to demonstrators smashing windows in downtown…
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OSP seeks public’s tips to find whoever killed 2nd wolf in Baker County
The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help with identifying the person (s) responsible for killing a wolf in…
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Klamath County man arrested in Bend Hwy. 97 road rage, shooting incident
A man from Bonanza was arrested Tuesday in a guns-drawn traffic stop in northeast Bend, accused of firing a gunshot in a “road rage” incident a…
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Fourth suspect, grandmother, arrested in Culver kidnap of baby
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three Madras residents accused in the kidnapping of a 7-month-old girl from her paternal grandmother were arrested Sunday and…
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Bend man arrested on charges of luring minor
A 62-year-old Bend man was arrested on several charges early Tuesday, accused of trying to meet and have sex with a 17-year-old girl after police…
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Plaintiffs added to wildfires lawsuit against Oregon utilities
PORTLAND (AP) — Additional plaintiffs in Oregon have joined a $600 million lawsuit against power utilities, alleging that the companies let…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against ‘juice jacking’
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against juice jacking.…
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Bend man arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
An investigation that began in early January led to the arrest Monday ot a 51-year-old Bend man, accused of possessing numerous images of child…
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8-year-old girl shot, seriously injured at her SW Redmond home
An 8-year-old girl was shot and seriously injured by a gun in her southwest Redmond home Monday afternoon, police…
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Gov. Brown calls in OSP, puts Guard on standby to deter Portland election violence, intimidation
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday “a law enforcement plan to keep the peace, protect free speech and prevent violence and intimidation on Election Day…
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Portland police declare riot after windows smashed in Lloyd District businesses
Police in Portland declared a riot Saturday night after authorities said protesters smashed windows in businesses and threw projectiles at police.…
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2 face federal charges after E. Oregon traffic stop turns up 40 lbs. of hidden meth
A man and woman have been arrested on federal charges of interstate drug trafficking after a traffic stop in Eastern Oregon turned up about 40…
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Highway 97 wrong-way DUII driver charged after bumper move, use of Taser
It took a bumper-to-bumper maneuver to stop a Canby woman who for a time drove the wrong way on Highway 97 near Sunriver early Friday morning,…
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Tow-truck driver arrested in Redmond hit-and-run crash
A tow truck driver was arrested Thursday on felony hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting and injuring a 77-year-old Redmond woman in a…
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DA Hummel charges 7 people in Pilot Butte melee; declines to charge 8 others
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced Thursday that he is filing criminal charges against seven people for their actions during a…
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