Family sues Bend-La Pine Schools, county, students over student’s suicide
The father of a black Summit High School student who killed himself in December 2017 has filed a $400,000 wrongful death lawsuit against Bend-La…
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Illegal Deschutes Forest camper sentenced for failing to register as sex offender
A North Carolina man who was illegally living in the Deschutes National Forest was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Thursday after months of…
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Redmond man arrested in Sisters home burglary
An intoxicated 26-year-old Redmond man was arrested Wednesday night in Sisters, accused of breaking into one home and trying to break into another,…
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Drug raid on Redmond home leads to 2 arrests
Weeks of surveillance of a suspected drug enterprise at a Redmond home led to a raid, two arrests and the seizure of a large amount of…
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Prineville man accused of breaking into Bi-Mart, stealing 12 guns
A Prineville man was arrested this week on charges he broke into the city’s Bi-Mart with a brick, then used an axe to smash into a firearms display…
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Lawsuit: Immigration courts now ‘deportation machine’
Law groups representing immigrants say the immigration court system under the Trump administration has become a “deportation machine.”…
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Judge considers Hammond Ranches grazing permit
A federal judge in Portland is considering whether federal authorities should revoke grazing permits it granted to two Eastern Oregon cattle ranchers…
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Suspect held in fatal stabbing at Beaverton bank
One woman was stabbed and killed at a Wells Fargo bank in Beaverton Wednesday and the suspect stabbed three other people before he was finally…
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Portland murder suspect arrested after Wheeler County chase
A Portland man wanted in a woman’s murder last February was arrested Wednesday near the Eastern Oregon town of Condon after a high-speed pursuit and…
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State Dept. worker, wife charged in Oregon with trafficking in counterfeit goods
A U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were arrested Wednesday for their role in an international conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit…
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Body of Vancouver teen found, man arrested
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say the remains of missing Vancouver teen Nikki Kuhnhausen have been found and a man has been arrested and charged…
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Interior Dept., states appeal sage grouse ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use…
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Canadian couple gets $9 million jury verdict in bike wreck
A Portland jury has awarded more than $9 million to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while…
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Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban in Idaho
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on…
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Theft of Christmas trees from Wash. farm leads to arrest
Authorities in Washington state are calling a Christmas tree thief a real-life Grinch after arresting a man they say stole dozens of evergreens from…
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Man found guilty in shooting of Salem police officer
A Salem man has been found guilty of shooting a veteran Salem police officer four times during a nighttime traffic stop on April…
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Jury awards $18M to parents of man killed by bus in S. Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Dallas, Texas, has awarded $20 million in damages following the death of a Seattle man killed in 2017 by a…
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La Pine home burglar found in child’s room, chased out, arrested
A barking dog Thursday afternoon alerted a La Pine family to a burglar in their child’s room, who they chased out of the house and was caught while…
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Report outlines sexual abuse at Portland private school
A report says at least nine former teachers and other staffers at a private school in Portland sexually abused, groped or had sex with students in…
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Man jailed on 23 years of child sex abuse charges
Authorities say a man was arrested on child sex abuse charges, some of which date back to the…
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