Scappoose Bay sturgeon poachers serve jail time, pay thousands in restitution
ST. HELENS, Ore. (KTVZ). — Three men owe thousands in fines, and one served jail time after a felony conviction for poaching five oversized…
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Wanted man flees DCSO deputies south of Bend; K-9s, drone help track, arrest him at his trailer off China Hat Road
A man wanted on a warrant and new charges left his SUV and fled Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies along China Hat Road south of Bend Monday…
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Bend Police Department reviews the numbers, taking a look at what’s in the new 2023 annual report
Bend Police have just released their 2023 annual report, and we took a look Monday at some of what it shows and…
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Three Bend residents arrested in alleged kidnap, robbery, chokehold of 18-year-old over marijuana vape cartridge sale
An 18-year-old man told Bend Police early Sunday morning that he’d been kidnapped, attacked and robbed by a group of people over a marijuana vape…
Continue ReadingMan is shot and killed on a light rail train in Seattle, and suspect remains on the loose
SEATTLE (AP) — A 26-year-old man was killed in a shooting on a light rail train in Seattle and a suspect who fled the scene remains on the loose,…
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Milestone on path to Measure 110 ‘fix’: Local governments, public safety officials endorse legislative amendments
With no time to spare in a “short” legislative session, a major step was cleared on a Measure 110 “fix” package Monday as Oregon cities, counties and…
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Foes of planned SE Bend gas station lose challenge at Oregon Court of Appeals, ‘will definitely be boycotting’
The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a state land-use board’s ruling against opponents of a planned gas station in southeast Bend, and one of…
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U.S. judge sides with insurer: ‘$1.3 million’ insurance settlement offer in Bend off-leash dog-injury claim was a typo
A Bend couple argued in federal court that they were offered a $1.3 million insurance settlement after they filed a claim that the woman was injured…
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Idaho is set to execute a death row inmate after nearly half a century behind bars
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech…
Continue Reading US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death row inmates
A U.S. appeals court panel on Friday declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row…
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Story behind viral NE Bend crash revealed; PD says driver resisted arrest on suspicion of DUII
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The driver involved in a NE Bend car crash by The Riverhouse that went viral with photos online was arrested on suspicion of…
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As Madras looks at new rules, fines to curb shopping cart thefts, misuse, what do Bend, other places do?
The City of Madras said Tuesday it’s concerned about “the impact of shopping carts being removed from premises and misused by individuals, leading to…
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Federal class-action lawsuit filed against St. Charles Health System, alleging failure to provide required charity care
Two law firms filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday against St. Charles Health System, accusing the hospital group of failing to provide the…
Continue ReadingA man accused of stabbing another passenger on a Seattle to Las Vegas flight charged with assault
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who witnesses say stabbed another passenger on an airline flight and told authorities he intended to kill the victim has…
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Remains found over 50 years ago identified through DNA technology as Oregon teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The remains of a teenager found more than 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman…
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$200K total in paid leave to 3 former Prineville Police employees; city still without a permanent top cop 8 months later
During a four-month internal investigation into now-former Prineville Police chief Larry Seymour and captain Rob Gray, the pair, along with former…
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Bend Mayor Kebler displays pride flag at City Hall after rash of downtown coffee shop thefts; councilors voice support
A rash of seven recent pride flag thefts from outside a downtown Bend coffee shop led to a recent visit from Mayor Melanie Kebler and her City Hall…
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‘She should not have been treated as a bad person’: Father of deceased Deschutes County Jail inmate files federal lawsuit
The father of a 22-year-old Deschutes County Jail inmate who died of suicide while in withdrawal from fentanyl a year ago has filed a federal…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce bill to combat human trafficking, expand funding
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Reps. Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) to introduce the…
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2021 Redmond crash turns out to be homicide – driver had been shot; police now seeking tips to help solve case
A late 2021 crash into a power pole in southwest Redmond became a homicide investigation when investigators learned the driver had been fatally shot.…
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