La Pine man charged with abusing girl, 15, at Bend-area motels
An eight-month investigation of a 48-year-old La Pine man’s alleged abuse of a 15-year-old girl at several Bend-area motels last fall led to his…
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Kaylee Sawyer’s mother speaks out on $2 million settlement of COCC lawsuit
After a long, difficult and emotional journey for the family of Kaylee Sawyer, the $2 million settlement reached in a civil lawsuit against Central…
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2 Oregon standoffs show differing views of US response
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When armed protesters took over a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon four years ago to oppose federal control of public…
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Portland standoff: State asks court to rein in federal agents
Attorneys for the state of Oregon argued Wednesday for a restraining order against federal agents deployed to quell protests in Portland, in a…
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Redmond man facing drug charges; heroin, cocaine, meth seized from mail, home
A 22-year-old Redmond man faces several drug-charges after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit and postal officials…
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La Pine woman charged with embezzling $4.4 million from former employer
A La Pine woman was arrested at her home Monday on charges she embezzled about $4.4 million from her former employer, a rural McMinnville nursery,…
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Federal presence in Portland gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down on the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland has given new momentum to protests that had begun to…
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Police: Idaho shootout suspect was part of 2016 Malheur Refuge standoff
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police have identified a man injured during a shootout in northern Idaho as a participant in a 41-day armed…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Defending against jobless benefits scams
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on unemployment benefit scams. During this time of COVID-19,…
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Wyden, Merkley bill targets feds’ Portland ‘shadowy paramilitary occupations’
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, other Democrats introduce bill they said “would block the Trump administration from deploying federal…
Continue ReadingIf you get a $94.42 check in the mail soon, don’t worry — it’s not a scam
Over the next few weeks, more than 1 million Oregonians who used a debit card to buy gas at Oregon ARCO and am/pm gas stations between Jan. 1, 2011,…
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Federal officers use tear gas as fire set at Portland federal courthouse
Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway in yet another night of conflict with federal…
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Fires set, fences moved: Police declare Portland protest a riot
Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Portland, police said, as demonstrations that…
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Portland mayor to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained…
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Wooden train at center of Metolius controversy destroyed, taken to landfill
A wooden train set built by a convicted sex abuser that sparked controversy over city of Metolius plans to put it on display at City Hall has been…
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Homeland Security leader visits Portland, calls protesters ‘anarchists’
The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland on Thursday, just hours after issuing a scathing statement that called the…
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City of Bend making changes in bid to curb problems at downtown parking garage
The city of Bend, police and nearby downtown restaurants are coming together to implement some new rules to curb vandalism and other issues at the…
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Oregon, 22 others sue DeVos, Dept. of Education for repealing ‘borrower defense’ rules
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in a lawsuit Wednesday against U.S.…
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Oregon DOJ appeals ruling giving more time to redistricting petition
SALEM Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency…
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Gun pulled, Bend man arrested outside NE Bend convenience store, police say
An argument between two Bend men brought police to a northeast Bend convenience store late Tuesday night after one man allegedly pointed a stolen…
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