Gov. Brown seeks review of Portland police protest response
Criticism of the law enforcement response to a protest in Portland late Saturday into early Sunday prompted Gov. Kate Brown to ask authorities to…
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Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now
TikTok won’t be kicked off of US app stores — at least not…
Continue Reading Late-night protest in Portland declared unlawful; 30 arrested at gatherings
Several people in Portland were arrested in anti-police brutality protests that continued into early Sunday, hours after demonstrations ended with…
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Portland police detain people at downtown rally
Portland police Saturday night detained anti-police brutality protesters who had gathered…
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Wyden, Merkley critical, Walden supports Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued critical statements Saturday shortly after President Trump announced his nomination of Amy Coney…
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Redmond police seek person of interest in homeless camp shooting
Redmond police asked the public for help Saturday evening in finding a man termed “armed and dangerous,” a person of interest in a shooting that…
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Weekend Portland protest to bring ‘massive influx’ of OSP troopers, law enforcement
A “massive influx” of Oregon State Police will be part of a joint law enforcement effort over the weekend to keep the peace amid major protest…
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Judge removes Trump BLM boss for serving unlawfully
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully and blocked him from…
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Pair accused of construction-related fraud against Warm Springs tribes
Two men have been charged with construction-related fraud against the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams said…
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Portland protesters set fire at police building, 14 arrested
Protesters in Portland late Thursday set fire to plywood attached to the front door of a police union building in Oregon’s largest city and clashed…
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One arrest, 100s of plants seized in raid on Alfalfa illegal marijuana grow
Anonymous complaints and questions about the odor and legality of a marijuana grow operation in Alfalfa, east of Bend, led to a raid on the property…
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Trump supporters, Black Lives Matter protesters stage dueling Bend rallies
What started out as a President Trump merchandise booth in front of Bend’s Third Street Safeway soon become a two-sided rally between Trump…
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Bend police chief removes blue line from patrol cars, citing divisive interpretation
Amid intense scrutiny of police across the country, the Bend Police Department is removing a “thin blue line” graphic from the side of its patrol…
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Warm Springs tribal police applaud congressional passage of ‘Savanna’s Act’
In Warm Springs, 58-year-old Tina Spino has been missing since July. Warm Springs Police Chief Bill Elliott told us what steps they take in such…
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Merkley, Wyden intro bill to bar federal law enforcement camouflage uniforms
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 32 Senate Democratic colleagues, introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit federal law…
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Portland rioters hurl Molotov cocktails at officers; 13 arrested
Portland police say rioters hurled Molotov cocktails at officers during a demonstration over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not indict…
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Police called, no citations after scuffle at downtown Bend Breonna Taylor protest
Police were called to a Black Lives Matter protest rally in downtown Bend Wednesday after an argument led to a woman spraying a man with mace – in…
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Redmond police report encountering, reversing more opioid overdoses
Redmond city councilors on Tuesday night approved the police department’s request for more naloxone from the Central Oregon Health Council to deal…
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Ex-Redmond PD detective gets 5 days in jail, probation for ‘sexting’ with informant
former Redmond police detective who recently pleaded guilty to official misconduct for allegedly sexting with a woman helping officers investigate…
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DCSO: Redmond-area chase, search turns up man, woman hiding in trees
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond early Monday morning led to an eight-mile high-speed pursuit and a search by two K-9 teams and thermal-imaging…
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