Umatilla woman jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in fatal crash
A Umatilla woman was arrested on manslaughter, drunken driving and other charges Friday night after she allegedly ran a red light and crashed into…
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2 businesses sue pipeline company over 2016 Portland blast
Two businesses whose Northwest Portland storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was…
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Ex-TV station bookkeeper gets prison for embezzlement
A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…
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Driver gets 16 years for striking pregnant woman in Gresham
A man on methamphetamine when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a sedan in Gresham, causing catastrophic injuries to the pregnant…
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DA won’t seek death penalty in Bend mother’s murder case
The Deschutes County district attorney won’t seek the death penalty in the case of Tashina Jordan, a Bend mother accused of fatally shooting her…
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Terrebonne-area domestic incident brings out DCSO, police, armored unit
An alleged domestic dispute, assault brought numerous police to a Terrebonne home Friday night, but the situation was de-escalated after the alleged…
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Bend man charged in DUII wrong-way roundabout crash
A Bend man faces charges of drunk driving and felony hit-and-run after a wrong-way head-on collision Friday afternoon in a southeast Bend roundabout…
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Complaints bring SW Redmond drug raid, arrest
Several citizen complaints and weeks of surveillance and investigation led to Friday’s police raid on a southwest Redmond home, where officers said…
Continue Reading TV station bookkeeper gets prison for embezzlement
A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…
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State to pay $1.7 million in foster family killings
The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle claims that the Department of Human Services was partly at fault for the 2017 murders…
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Oregon drug-decriminalization initiative starts gathering signatures
Supporters of an initiative to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs began collecting signatures in Portland this week.…
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Man who ‘freaked out’ on plane, forced landing pleads guilty
A Washington man who ingested methamphetamine before getting on a plane in Seattle and had what a prosecutor called a “freak out” on board has…
Continue ReadingFeds offer $5 million reward for Russian hackers
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused two Russian men with stealing millions of dollars…
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Judge tosses 1 of 2 lawsuits filed by former DCSO sergeant
A visiting judge on Thursday dismissed one of two lawsuits filed against the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office by a former…
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Deschutes DA IDs deputies who shot man, stopped stolen car
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Thursday identified a sheriff’s deputy who shot a homeless car theft suspect one or more times at…
Continue Reading DA: Bus driver who crashed wasn’t drunk, won’t be charged
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) — The Washington County District Attorney’s office has announced that it will not prosecute a man who drove and crashed a…
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Redmond couple’s case leads to DHS agreement to protect parents with disabilities
The case of a Redmond couple who successfully fought in court to regain custody of their two young children after the state decided they weren’t…
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St. Charles, Guardian Group partner for human trafficking training
St. Charles Health System is taking a proactive approach to combating human trafficking. Through a partnership with local nonprofit Guardian Group,…
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Holiday season fuels more scams across C.O.
With Giving Tuesday at hand and the holiday season in full gear, scammers are looking for different ways to take your personal information. A La Pine…
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Oregon AG sues Johnson & Johnson, alleges deceptive marketing
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary, alleging deceptive marketing of…
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