Man accused of walking into FBI office, confessing to killing Boston woman in 1979
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A 68-year-old man walked into an FBI field office in Oregon and confessed to bludgeoning a woman to…
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Officers shoot and kill ‘agitated’ man in coastal Oregon city, police say
ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man described as “agitated” in the small coastal city of…
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Oregon to receive $40 million from $1.3 billion national opioid settlement with grocery giant Kroger
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Saturday an agreement in principle with national grocery giant Kroger that…
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Prineville man sentenced to 25 years in prison after jury trial, conviction on charges of rape, abuse
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 28-year-old Prineville man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of rape, sex abuse…
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Oregon State, Washington State sue Pac-12 to protect assets, for possible ‘rebuilding’ of the conference
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University and Washington State University, the two remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference, initiated…
Continue Reading Oregon company CEO, executives get federal prison terms in $300 million fraud conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore (KTVZ). — Following their conviction at trial, three former executives of Aequitas Management, LLC, and associated companies were…
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OSP raids Christmas Valley illegal marijuana grow, destroys nearly 1,600 plants; Calif. man jailed
CHRISTMAS VALLEY, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent Oregon State Police raid on an allegedly illegal marijuana growing operation in Christmas Valley turned up…
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Police remind: Keep an eye on school speed zones, your speed as kids head back to classrooms this week
Bend-La Pine students are returning to their schools this week, and that means school-zone speed limits are also being enforced, whether the signs…
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Under tougher state law, NE Oregon poacher fined $75,000, gets jail time after killing ‘spree’
PENDLETON, Ore. (KTVZ) — A poacher will pay $75,000 in fines and serve jail time after killing numerous deer and elk near Pendleton in what…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum, counterparts across US urge Congress to protect children from AI exploitation
SALEM, ORE — Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a bipartisan effort to get Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can be…
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Oregon Right to Life sues state over mandate that it cover abortion in its health insurance plan
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Right to Life sued a state agency Tuesday for relief from the state’s requirement that it provide coverage in its…
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Redmond man arrested on burglary, theft charges after string of 4 break-ins at 2 Madras businesses
(Update: Adding video, comments by police chief) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond man suspected in a recent string of Madras burglaries – twice…
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Report of suspicious activity leads to raid on SE Redmond home, arrest of pair accused of faking rental papers
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A report of suspicious activity at a southeast Redmond residence led to a raid and the arrest of a Klamath Falls man and a…
Continue ReadingBodies of two adults and two children found in Seattle house after fire and reported shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — Detectives in Seattle were investigating the deaths of two adults and two children whose bodies were found following a reported…
Continue ReadingDriver in fatal shooting of Washington deputy gets 27 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove the getaway car in a stolen firearms trafficking scheme that led to the fatal shooting of Clark County…
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Checking in on new Deschutes County Jail program that treats inmates with opioid addiction
NewsChannel 21’s Bola Gbadebo checked on a new medication-assisted treatment program at the Deschutes County Jail that helps inmates overcome their…
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OSP: ‘Extremely dangerous’ escapee caught after being rescued from Portland pond, buried in mud up to armpits
An “extremely dangerous” attempted aggravated murder suspect who stole a van from the Oregon State Hospital in Salem and fled south on Interstate 5…
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Federal judge rejects Arnold Irrigation canal-piping foes’ bid for injunction to block imminent project
A federal judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction to block the Arnold Irrigation District’s 12-mile canal-piping project, set to…
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Chiloquin man caught, arrested after active-shooter incident that prompted roadblocks, school lockdowns
Accused of shooting out vehicle window, walking through town firing at vehicles, buildings CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Chiloquin man shot out a…
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Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific…
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