‘Justice and closure’ delayed? As victims’ families wait, C.O. murder cases can take years to go to trial
More than three years after the death of his daughter, a Bend father still waits for her accused killers to go on…
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Bend man with lifetime drivers license suspension arrested on DUII, resisting arrest charges
A Bend man whose drivers license was suspended for life after a 2017 DUII and hit-and-run in Benton County was arrested Saturday on felony DUII and…
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Judge bars some statements, allows others in 2 upcoming murder trials of Bend man charged in 3 deaths
A judge has issued a split ruling on statements made to police by a Bend man facing two murder trials in coming months in the deaths of a woman and…
Continue ReadingTwo people struck, killed by MAX light rail train while trying to retrieve car part after I-84 crash, Portland police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were killed in northeast Portland Saturday night when they apparently jumped over a barrier to retrieve a car…
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Nelson admits mistake in not checking Dahlgren background; Chang notes he was paid in full, blasts ‘shoddy’ process
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson, under fire from a county commissioner and others for not checking the work background of a consultant he hired…
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Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens…
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Oregon Audits Division report calls for more coordinated strategy to better combat domestic violence
Oregon needs a more integrated, over-arching strategy to better combat domestic violence, according to the state Audits Division, which just released…
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3 passengers sue Alaska Airlines after off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut engines mid-flight
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines on Thursday, saying they suffered emotional distress from an…
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Bend city councilors listen in on a tribal prayer, a DA’s ‘horrifying’ rash of homicides, and a grieving father’s message
A Bend City Council meeting that began with a bit of history and a sung Warm Springs tribal prayer had other emotional moments, from the district…
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Wyden, House colleagues reintroduce legislation to keep domestic abusers from using tech to target survivors
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, on Thursday reintroduced…
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Arnold Irrigation District manager, Senator Merkley pleased by lawsuit dismissal and start of canal piping project
More than a month after work began and days after a formal groundbreaking ceremony, a federal district this week dismissed a lawsuit initiated by the…
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Redmond PD says domestic violence suspect threatened victim and police before surrendering to CERT Team
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team surrounded and negotiated the surrender of a 35-year-old Redmond man Wednesday…
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Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s…
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Police pursuit of Salem shooting suspect on Hwy. 22E ends near Detroit as suspect shoots, kills self, officers say
A pursuit of an armed suspect who crashed into a Salem home and shot and critically injured a woman Tuesday morning, then headed east on state…
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J Bar J’s at:project Anti-Trafficking Project receives federal grant, state funding to support their efforts
Central Oregon continues to benefit from the critical work and services of J Bar J Youth Services’ at:project (Anti Trafficking Project), which…
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Bend woman’s guilty-plea offer in triple-fatal Hwy. 26 crash still opposed by DA; new status hearing set for Dec. 11
A Bend woman’s standing offer to plead guilty to lesser charges in a head-on DUII crash on Highway 26 that killed three members of a Warm Springs…
Continue Reading Bend police, CERT Team block in parked RV, arrest suspect in recent stabbing during a fight in NE Bend
Bend Police and two Bearcat armored vehicles from the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team blocked in an RV parked on Northeast Second Street…
Continue Reading2 dead after argument ends with shooting, police chase, crash
By Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people are dead after a reported…
Continue Reading Ex-CEO of Sunwest Management, assisted living business, ordered to pay $74 million to 1,400 fraud victims
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced Friday that the former CEO of Sunwest Management and…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say
By John Miller, Evan Perez, Josh Campbell, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A US Army reservist accused of killing 18 people and injuring…
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