2 teens found fatally shot at a home in central Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two teenagers were found fatally shot at a home in central Washington state. Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said in social…
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Last 7 Hunnell Road residents still working to move out, despite city’s 48-hour extension due to wildfire smoke
Because of poor air quality in the region due to wildfire smoke, people in the temporarily closed area of Hunnell Road and Clausen Road will be given…
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Bend transient camp resident jailed on reckless burning charge; police say tossed cigarette butts sparked fire
A resident of a transient camp on Bend’s north end was arrested and jailed on a reckless burning charge Sunday evening, accused of tossing…
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Portland hospital security guard shot and killed; suspect killed by police in Gresham traffic stop
A hospital security guard was killed in a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on Saturday morning, and the suspect is dead after…
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Prineville-area woman crashes SUV 70 feet down embankment, is awakened by drone searching for her
A Prineville-area woman who crashed her SUV about 70 feet down an embankment off Juniper Canyon Road early Saturday morning managed to get out and…
Continue ReadingFormer Spokesman-Review editor arrested and accused of paying girls for sexually explicit images
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state newspaper editor was arrested on allegations of paying girls in exchange for sexually explicit…
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Warm Springs 1st Oregon tribe to adopt Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons Community Response Plan
In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered…
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Idaho jury finds 5 from white nationalist group guilty of criminal conspiracy to riot at Pride event
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of…
Continue ReadingEx-Washington state sheriff’s deputy accused of using position to threaten, sexually assault women
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state has been fired and is facing charges, accused of abusing his position as a law…
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NW Bend homicide victim’s missing SUV has been found by member of the public in S. Oregon, police say
A Bend homicide victim’s missing SUV has been found unoccupied by a member of the public in Southern Oregon, police said Thursday, as detectives…
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DCSO K-9 teams catch two fleeing suspects who tried to hide in Deschutes, Little Deschutes rivers
TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) – Twice in two days this week, men fleeing Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies jumped in the Deschutes and Little Deschutes…
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Deschutes County commissioners hear from public on sheriff’s proposed crackdown on public-land camping
Deschutes County commissioners will hear from residents Wednesday afternoon on a proposed camping ban first brought forth on June 7th by Sheriff…
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Man succumbs to injuries from dog attack at Juniper Ridge ‘Dirt World’ transient camp
A man living in a transient camp at Juniper Ridge known as “Dirt World” has died of injuries from being attacked by up to three dogs early…
Continue ReadingAs police try to solve deaths of four women in Oregon, mothers hope for answers
By ANDREW SELSKY and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the…
Continue ReadingA ‘person of interest’ is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation
By ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose…
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Bend man pleads guilty to manslaughter, arson in June 2022 fatal stabbing, sentenced to 21 years
After a day of plea negotiations, a Bend man accused of fatally stabbing a man last June and setting his townhome on fire pleaded guilty Monday to…
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Attorneys for Bend homeless notify city of planned lawsuit challenging legality of camping code
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The city of Bend won a judge’s legal backing Monday for its plans to clear the Hunnell Road homeless encampment, but the city…
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Bend City Attorney’s Office issues statement on judge’s Hunnell Road ruling: ‘We are doing what we can’
The Bend City Attorney’s Office issued a statement Monday after Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby declined to issue an injunction sought by…
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Judge denies injunction plea, rules city of Bend can proceed with sweep of Hunnell-Clausen homeless encampment
A Deschutes County judge late Monday afternoon denied an injunction sought by homeless residents along Hunnell and Clausen roads to block a planned…
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Deschutes County, Bend PD seeing early success in new Community Crisis Response Program
In partnership with local law enforcement agencies and Deschutes 9-1-1, Deschutes County Behavioral Health has launched a new Community Crisis…
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