Hey, kids: How would you like to name the newest Oregon State Police K-9?
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – There’s a new furry recruit at Oregon State Police. She’s excited to join her handler on Oregon’s highways, and they need your…
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Redmond police, CODE Team make drug arrest; nearly 400 grams of meth found in man’s backpack
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond man was arrested this week after he tried to run from officers, and a later search of his backpack turned up…
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Bend man arrested on charges of abusing young girl, four years after police were tipped he might possess abuse material
A police investigation of a 2020 tip that a Bend man might possess child sex abuse material did not lead to enough information to make an arrest,…
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Bend Police investigators determine reported social media threat to Sky View Middle School was not credible
Parents’ report of a social media post with threatening language apparently directed at Sky View Middle School in northeast Bend prompted a police…
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‘Slap in the face’: Flagpole toppled, flags vandalized at Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens
The recently renovated Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Deschutes Memorial Garden in Bend has been vandalized, and not for the first time –…
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Illegal pass, head-on crash on Mt. Washington Drive bring reckless driving charge; small co.’s truck also totaled
A driver’s illegal pass led to a head-on crash on NW Mt. Washington Drive Monday afternoon that closed the road for two hours and led to reckless…
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Idaho will begin using deep veins as backup for lethal injection executions, officials say
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection…
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South Deschutes County daylight burglar caught on home’s security camera; sheriff’s deputies seek tips to ID, find him
A daylight burglar who entered a home in southern Deschutes County was caught on camera Monday morning, and sheriff’s deputies released a still…
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Judge rejects defense request to toss indictment in Bend baseball-bat attack over leg restraint, 2 deputies in grand jury room
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County judge on Monday rejected a defense request to throw out the indictment of a Bend man accused of attempted…
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Turn In Poachers alert: OSP investigators seek public’s tips in illegal take, waste of yearling buck deer in Crook County
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife is investigating and seeking the public’s help in finding those responsible for the…
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Warm Springs teen, moving to the coast, wounded in Hwy. 26 shooting that family says was an ambush
JaDe Smith says she was at work in Lincoln City last Thursday evening, waiting for her younger brother Ysidro Greene, 17, and grandfather to arrive…
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OSP K-9 team finds, seizes 40 pounds of crystal meth during I-5 traffic stop in Linn County
ALBANY, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State Police K-9 team seized 40 pounds of crystal methamphetamine during an I-5 traffic stop this week and arrested…
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Oregon AG urges federal judge to lift mifepristone restrictions, calls them unneeded, illegal
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging a federal judge in Spokane, Washington to rule that the Food & Drug…
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BLM reminder: Public access to Teaters Road remains open, under federal court order
 PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prineville District BLM managers reminded the public Friday that Teaters Road outside of Prineville remains open for…
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Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility…
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OSP Fish & Wildlife seeks tips from public in illegal waste of cow elk on Ochoco Wildlife Management Unit
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division said Friday it is investigating the unlawful take and waste of a cow…
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Long-term recovery is the key to HB 4002 ‘deflection’ success, Bend treatment center says
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s still early days for House Bill 4002, which recriminalized drug possession in the state, as local governments and law…
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Remains found north of La Pine identified as missing Oregon City man; foul play not suspected
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Investigators have identified human remains found in a wooded area north of La Pine earlier this week as an Oregon City man…
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Environmental groups sue to block old-growth logging project in Oregon’s Coast Range
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the logging of centuries-old…
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Wyden backs bill to build homes for working families, introduces bill to ban lavish gifts to Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Â Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is cosponsoring legislation that would provide tax credits to generate incentives for new…
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