Prineville man arrested on DUII, elude charges after brief pursuit
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 21-year-old Prineville man accused of speeding through an intersection and leading a Crook County sheriff’s deputy on…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce legislation to address rise in attacks on postal workers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would address the steep increase…
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Redmond’s St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store sees 8 break-ins in past month; police using surveillance video
Redmond’s St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has been broken into eight times over the past month, resulting in property and vehicle damage and the…
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City of Bend expects nearly $1 million from lawsuit settlement after finding ‘forever chemicals’ in city well
Bend city councilors voted to have the city join a federal class-action lawsuit against 3M and DuPont de Nemours after a small amount of PFAS, also…
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Bend man accused of arson, burglary at downtown peer support center arraigned on indictment
A Bend man who was excluded from Deschutes County’s downtown Bend campus due to alleged “bad behavior” was arraigned on an indictment Monday, 10 days…
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China Hat transient accused of pointing gun at touring family, firing shot tells judge he wants to represent himself
A transient arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at a touring family and fired a shot near a girl off China Hat Road south of Bend made his…
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Crescent man arraigned on murder charge, accused of fatally shooting his younger brother several times
A 59-year-old Crescent man was arraigned Monday on a second-degree murder charge, accused of shooting his younger brother several times after finding…
Continue Reading3 Palestinian students were shot in Vermont. Civil rights groups are calling for a close look at the motive
By Celina Tebor, Eva McKend, Khalil Abdallah and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont,…
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously…
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another…
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‘Tis the season: AG Rosenblum urges Oregonians to watch out for scammers this holiday season
 SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For…
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Bend Park & Rec crews remove racist graffiti from picnic tables at SE Bend park
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several picnic tables at Stone Creek Park in southeast Bend were covered with racial slurs and other crude imagery recently.…
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Madras sees recent rash of car thefts; several victims left their vehicles running unattended to warm up
Madras has seen a recent string of car thefts, many tied to the cold weather and people warming up cars who leave them unattended, keys in the…
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Starting next May, Oregon law students don’t need to pass bar exam to practice, can pursue apprenticeship option
Starting next May, The Oregon State Bar will be moving away from required, traditional standardized testing, meaning law students won’t be required…
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Oregonians warned to beware of gift card scams during holiday shopping season
The 2023 holiday shopping season is here, and the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is reminding people to watch out for financial scams that…
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Voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, judge rules
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a…
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Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to prevent domestic violence abusers from buying firearms
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues announced Monday they introduced legislation that would prevent…
Continue ReadingFamily says suspect in Washington couple’s disappearance was a tenant the missing pair was planning to evict
By Jillian Sykes and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the disappearance of a Washington couple who went missing from their home last…
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Judge bars media cameras in University of Idaho slayings case, but the court will livestream
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press The judge overseeing the case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year…
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‘It’s a really difficult, emotional situation’: Redmond woman loses 15 years of Facebook memories to hackers
Wendy Swales of Redmond says she has used Facebook for nearly 15 years, but last month, all of that changed. Swales was sent a direct message from…
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