Bend man arrested in Hwy. 97 DUII-drugs hit-and-run crash south of Terrebonne
A Bend man who fled an injury crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Terrebonne Sunday afternoon was stopped by an Oregon State Police trooper five miles…
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Portland police use crowd-control munitions on protesters
Portland police fired crowd-control munitions toward demonstrators near a downtown precinct building Friday night and early Saturday…
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Portland protesters set fire to police precinct; tear gas used
The mayor and newly appointed police chief of Portland on Friday sharply criticized protesters who set fire to a police precinct and vandalized…
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Oregon Senate passes police discipline bill
The Oregon Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill that makes it easier to uphold discipline against police by lessening the power of…
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Man briefly jailed after refusing to wear mask in Sweet Home court
An Oregon man who was scheduled to appear in court for a harassment charge and a traffic violation was briefly jailed for contempt after he refused…
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Former JCMS aide, coach pleads guilty to abuse, sentenced to 40 months
A former Jefferson County Middle School educational assistant and assistant track coach pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges relating to sexual…
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Gov. Brown commutes sentences of 57 ‘medically vulnerable’ inmates; 2 from C.O.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she will commute the sentences of 57 medically vulnerable adults in state prison custody, due to…
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Proud Boy member arrested on probation violation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, a member of the far right-wing group the Proud Boys, has been jailed in Portland for violating his…
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Lawsuit filed in Bend aims to stop local governments from pocketing foreclosure equity
Lawyers representing two plaintiffs have filed a class-action lawsuit in Bend they say is aimed at preventing all Oregon counties from…
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Man convicted in Portland train killings sentenced to life in prison without parole
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has sentenced Jeremy Christian to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of two people on a MAX light…
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Sentencing for man convicted in Portland train killings delayed
The sentencing for a man convicted of fatally stabbing two men and injuring a third on a light rail train in Portland in 2017 was delayed Tuesday…
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Oregon police unions want changes to accountability legislation
Oregon’s law enforcement unions are objecting to all six police accountability bills that have been introduced for the special legislative session…
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Portland grocer pleads guilty to illegal sales of shark fins
Illegal shark fin sales in a Portland grocery store mark the first conviction under an Oregon law that prohibits possession, sale, trade or…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against COVID-19 shipping, insurance scams
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature offers a warning about frauds involving COVID-19 shipping and insurance…
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Luke Wirkkala murder retrial delayed again, until October
COVID-19 issues have prompted another, four-month delay in Tuesday’s planned retrial of a Bend man whose murder conviction in the 2013 shooting…
Continue Reading Oregon AG sends new bias crimes response toolkit to Oregon police agencies
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Monday she has released and distributed a Law Enforcement Bias Response Toolkit to help law enforcement…
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Motorcycles, dirt bike targeted in string of Bend thefts
The Bend Police Department is encouraging anyone who owns a motorcycle or dirt bike to make sure they’re securely placed, out of the reach of…
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Two arrested in Oregon in slaying of 7 in Alabama
Two men belonging to a club called the “seven deadly sins” have been arrested in an Oregon traffic stop in the slaying of seven people in north…
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Multiple arrests as protests continue in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multiple arrests were made while demonstrators gathered outside the Justice Center in downtown Portland Sunday night as…
Continue Reading Police: Several arrests early Sunday at Portland protest
A peaceful protest in Portland against racial injustice turned violent early Sunday when demonstrators began throwing bottles, cans and rocks at…
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