State seeks applicants for new Oregon Public Defense Commission
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Judicial Department announced Monday that the Chief Justice, Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House…
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Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional
By CLAIRE RUSH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun…
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Oregon Hunters Assn. offers $1,000 rewards in three recent, unrelated poaching cases around the state
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Hunters Association is offering $1,000 rewards for information related to each of three recent poaching cases,…
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Bend woman indicted on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide charges in fatal dog mauling
A Bend woman, the owner of three dogs that fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge transient camp in July, has been indicted by a Deschutes County…
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Bend woman pleads not guilty to murder, kidnap charges in fatal shooting of Madras man who disappeared a year ago
A 31-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of murder with a firearm, as well as kidnapping and other charges in the fatal…
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Madras chase of Klamath Falls man suspected of energy drink theft from coffee stand ends in arrest at gunpoint
A Klamath Falls man suspected in the theft of an energy drink from a Madras coffee stand Wednesday afternoon fled pursuing officers who heard shots…
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No arrests in the 2 months since Evelyn Weaver’s killing; DA Gunnels assures it’s ‘definitely not a cold case’
Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into…
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Bryan Kohberger, charged in the slayings of 4 Idaho college students, wants cameras out of courtroom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last…
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Campbell River, B.C. man gets 4-year prison term in 2019 DUII crash that killed 2 Americans, one from Bend
A Campbell River, British Columbia man who killed two members of an American family, including a Bend architect and high school robotics coach, and…
Continue Reading Fugitive sought in Madras domestic violence case that brought out SWAT is caught, arrested after being stabbed
A suspect sought in a domestic violence case at a Madras home last week that brought out the region’s SWAT team was stabbed in an assault case on…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum sues Fox Corporation board for ‘peddling known falsehoods,’ breach of fiduciary duty
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a stockholder derivative lawsuit Tuesday against the board of directors of Fox…
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Madras man arrested, accused of threatening others with gun at Terrebonne Grange Hall after argument, fight
A Madras man was arrested after he got into an argument and fight at the Terrebonne Grange Hall and was told to leave late Saturday night, then got a…
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Summit High student, 17, arrested on charge of posting hoax bomb threat on social media timed to Sept. 11
A 17-year-old Summit High School student has been arrested on a felony first-degree disorderly conduct charge, accused of making a 9/11-timed bomb…
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City of Bend taking new steps to address hate speech and discrimination
The city of Bend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission addressed issues of hate speech and discrimination and steps they recommend to better address…
Continue ReadingMan 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…
Continue ReadingOfficers 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…
Continue Reading 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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