Judge 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…
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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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Amber Alert update: Nampa, Idaho boy found safe; police seek non-custodial father in alleged domestic battery
A 2-year-old Nampa, Idaho boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert received across a wide area, including Central Oregon, has been found, police…
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Victims of deadly Oregon highway crash were farmworkers, union says
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural…
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Jefferson County jury convicts Madras man of murder in 2020 fatal shooting; brother goes on trial in fall
After four hours of deliberation, a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury convicted a 22-year-old Madras man of murder and other charges Friday in the…
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Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed 7 arrested on suspicion of DUI, manslaughter, other charges
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Truck driver in Oregon crash that killed 7 arrested on suspicion of DUI, manslaughter, other…
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Idaho mom convicted in deaths of 2 kids and romantic rival faces new Arizona charge
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman who was convicted in Idaho last week in the deaths of her two children and a romantic rival has been indicted for a second…
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