Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale…
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State warns of damage wrought by financial scams with disturbing label: ‘Pig butchering’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning consumers to be wary of an unexpected text or direct message from a…
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Dead raccoon and ‘racially hateful,’ intimidating note left at front door of Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch’s law office
A “racially hateful” and intimidating note – and a dead racoon – were left at the front door of Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch’s law office, where…
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Permit-to-purchase: Oregon’s tough new gun law faces federal court test
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure opened Monday in Portland,…
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Oregon AG, treasurer to investigate Fox Corp. board for breach of fiduciary duty over alleged false election claims
Representing the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Monday she has begun an investigation into a…
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Update: DCSO says missing La Pine-area woman, 79, who left home in her SUV has been found
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies say a 79-year-old La Pine-area woman who left her home in her SUV early Sunday morning and was reported missing…
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Oregon joins national $102 million settlement with suboxone maker over alleged monopoly tactics
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday that Oregon has joined 41 other states in a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of…
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Bend Police officer charged with assault now facing civil lawsuit from alleged victim
Bend Police Officer Kevin Uballez, facing a misdemeanor assault charge in a 2021 arrest, is now facing a civil lawsuit brought by the man he…
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Tense time in Sisters: DCSO armored car helps in arrest of Marion County fugitive, sleeping in parked car
Some tense moments in downtown Sisters ended without incident Wednesday when a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office armored car unit helped officers…
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Caught on camera: New video system alerts Bend private security firm to business intruder, helps police make arrest
A Bend private security company says its new technology made quick work of spotting an intruder and helping police detain and arrest the suspicious…
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Bend Police launch e-bike safety awareness campaign ahead of busy summer
The Bend Police Department is launching an e-bike safety awareness campaign over a total of 10 days this month to promote enforcement of e-bike laws…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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