Two vehicle theft suspects arrested after SE Bend standoff, CERT call-out
Central Oregon’s SWAT team was called to a southeast Bend mobile home park on Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle theft suspect wanted on arrest…
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Trial begins for former Sunriver police officer charged with misconduct
A non-jury trial got underway Wednesday for a former Sunriver police officer charged with official misconduct over his actions the night his…
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OSP seeks tips to find who shot elk with arrow on private land near Sunriver
Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s help in finding whoever shot an elk with an arrow on private property Tuesday morning in the Three…
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Mapleton man arrested on arson charge in wildfires that prompted evacuations
A 44-year-old Mapleton man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a first-degree arson charge in a string of fires that merged and prompted evacuations…
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Portland chief: Violent protests come ‘at increased cost’
Portland’s police chief has denounced protesters who broke windows and set a fire to a business in the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted…
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2 Portland-area sheriffs reject role in governor’s plan to curb Portland violence
Sheriffs from two counties in the suburbs of Portland on Monday emphatically rejected a plan by Gov. Kate Brown for their deputies to help patrol the…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seeing more daytime DUII cases
While DUII-related arrests have fallen from last July to this year, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Monday they have seen an uptick in…
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Gov. Brown names new Oregon State Police superintendent
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday the appointment of Terri Davie as the next superintendent of the Oregon State Police, effective Nov. 1 and subject…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown issues ‘unified law enforcement plan’ to end Portland violence
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown late Sunday released the details of a unified law enforcement plan that she said is intended “to protect free speech and bring…
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Patriot Prayer founder: Man shot, killed in Portland was a supporter
A man who was fatally shot after supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with left-wing protesters on the streets of Portland was a supporter of…
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1 shot, killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland
One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters…
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Portland police declare riot after fires set at police union building
Fires set outside a police union building that’s a frequent site for protests in Portland prompted police to declare a riot early Saturday and…
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Deschutes County appeals state ruling in favor of 2 marijuana production facilities
Bend attorney Michael Hughes has scored a small victory in a long, complicated battle, but the fight is far from…
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DA Hummel charges CET bus driver, rider in no-shoes altercation, ‘chokehold’
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Thursday he’s filing charges against a driver for Cascades East Transit who allegedly used a…
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Court: Portland crowd control covers journalists, observers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily lifted a lower court’s preliminary injunction on federal law…
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Two E. Oregon state prison inmates with COVID-19 die on same day
Two inmates from the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 died within hours of each other, prison officials said…
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FBI shifts resources to ongoing unrest in Portland
The FBI chief in Portland said Wednesday he is shifting the agency’s resources to focus more heavily on crimes committed during nightly racial…
Continue ReadingACLU sues over federal action in Portland protests
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging agents sent by President Donald Trump to protect a federal courthouse…
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Portland rioters smash City Hall windows, 23 arrested
Rioters in Portland smashed windows at City Hall in a demonstration that started Tuesday night and stretched into Wednesday morning, and police made…
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UPS driver suspected in I-5 shootings held on $1M bail
The Roseburg man suspected of shooting cars along Interstate 5 in Oregon from his UPS tractor-trailer rig remained in jail Tuesday on $1 million…
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