Judge 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…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts man in 4 University of Idaho stabbing deaths, eliminating need for hearing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four…
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Oregon Coast poachers pay $15,000 in damages, can’t hunt for 3 years for shooting 2 black bear cubs
Mother-and-son poachers who shot two bear cubs near Siletz last October must pay $15,000 in damages, lost hunting privileges for three years and will…
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Chavez-DeRemer cosponsors legislation to increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10) to introduce the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which seeks to combat the fentanyl crisis…
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Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over…
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Prineville man receives 4-plus year prison term for fentanyl trafficking
A 27-year-old Prineville man arrested last August for trafficking fentanyl between Portland and Central Oregon has been sentenced to more than four…
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Randy Guzek, Terrebonne couple’s killer in 1987, will get fifth trial, if judge’s latest ruling stands
One of the most notorious killers in Central Oregon history may be getting yet another new trial – his fifth – if a judge’s ruling Friday…
Continue ReadingLori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN A jury has found Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her…
Continue ReadingA look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre…
Continue Reading‘Money, power, sex’: Idaho jury deliberates case against slain kids’ mom in alleged doomsday plot
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest…
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Bend man arraigned on murder, manslaughter charges in fatal shooting of Powell Butte man
A Bend man accused of fatally shooting a Powell Butte man at the victim’s home on Sunday, stealing his car and later engaging in a police chase…
Continue ReadingU of Idaho awarding posthumous degrees to stabbing victims
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho will award posthumous degrees and certificates on Saturday to four students who were killed in a…
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South-county man arrested in domestic violence incident; pointed gun at family member
An intoxicated man was arrested on several charges Monday evening, accused of pointing a handgun at his adult daughter in their home south of…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of killing corrections director fully freed
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who spent nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of Oregon’s prisons director has been granted his full…
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Gov. Kotek orders flags lowered to half-staff in honor, remembrance of Allen, Texas shooting victims
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately Monday in honor and remembrance of the victims…
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