Update: Missing Redmond woman found in Bend by family; police say she’s OK
A Redmond woman reported missing last week and who family said “tends to wander” has been found by her family in Bend, police said…
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Oregon AG sues 21 cos., including 3M and DuPont, alleging PFAS contamination from firefighting foam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday sued 21 companies – including DuPont and 3M – involved in the manufacture of aqueous…
Continue ReadingDisplaced tenants of burned SW Portland apartments say arson suspect ‘terrorized’ them for months
By Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A man who lived at the southwest…
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Two Bend homeless camp residents accused of assaulting, threatening golf course workers over stray golf balls
Two residents of homeless camps on Bend’s south end were arrested and jailed on menacing and other charges, accused of confronting and assaulting two…
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OSP arrests Terrebonne couple, accused of making false shots-fired calls to avoid car being towed
A Terrebonne couple pulled over by Oregon State Police for speeding on Highway 97 late Wednesday night was arrested and jailed, accused of both…
Continue ReadingJudge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight…
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Redmond man arrested in Idaho on 23-count indictment involving child pornography, animal abuse
Tips from a federal task force led to a 10-month investigation, 23-count indictment, $1 million warrant and arrest Thursday in Idaho of a…
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‘Senior prank gone wrong’ occurs at Culver High School, confirmed by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
An elaborate senior prank at Culver High School last week has sent some ripples through the Class of…
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ODFW: 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering in Linn County was product of illegal turtle trafficking
Wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish…
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Trespasser at SW Bend home jumps fence and runs through neighborhood; K-9 Harry helps track him down
A Bend man caught trespassing at a southwest Bend home late Wednesday night jumped a fence and ran through the neighborhood when police arrived, but…
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House passes Chavez-DeRemer-backed bill targeting proliferation of fentanyl
The U.S. House on Thursday passed H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would make the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances…
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Slow down, or risk a pricey ticket: Bend Police crack down on speeding along the Bend Parkway
Bend officer Tyler Bergeron reminds drivers the Bend Parkway is NOT a…
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Drug agents, SWAT and CERT teams raid 5 illegal marijuana grow and processing sites in Bend, La Pine
Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement team and the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up a several-month…
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Oregon attorney general joins multi-state lawsuit accusing telecom co. of billions of illegal robocalls to millions
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday joined in a multi-state nationwide lawsuit against Avid Telecom and its principals for allegedly…
Continue ReadingFather of slain Idaho student felt ‘rage’ in courtroom during arraignment of murder suspect Bryan Kohberger
By Emma Tucker and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The father of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves said he felt “rage” in the…
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Police photos prompt tip, lead to Sunriver man’s arrest for ‘Jesus Loves U’ graffiti on buildings in Sunriver, Corvallis
Security photos in a Sunriver Police social-media post generated a tip that led to the arrest Wednesday of a 22-year-old Sunriver man who allegedly…
Continue Reading Oregon governor seeks changes to legislature’s overhaul of public defense system
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking a state legislative panel for changes to a Senate bill that would address a constitutional…
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Domestic assault report brings DCSO deputies, SWAT team to Tumalo home, prompts area alert, leads to man’s arrest
A welfare check on a reported victim of domestic violence and her two young children at a Tumalo-area home Monday morning led to a six-hour Deschutes…
Continue ReadingNames of farmworker victims in deadly Oregon crash released
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The names of the farmworkers killed and injured Thursday in one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes have been released. The…
Continue ReadingJudge enters not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, charged in Idaho student murders
By Dakin Andone and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of…
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