Man sentenced for stealing police rifle during protests
SEATTLE (AP) — A 26-year-old Everett, Washington man was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison for stealing a high-powered rifle from a Seattle…
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Intoxicated Bend man arrested after refusing to leave Sisters restaurant, making shooting threats
DCSO says he also threatened to return, shoot up restaurant, tried to enter cars in parking lot SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An intoxicated Bend man who…
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Sunriver man flees deputy on Hwy. 97 at 80-100 mph, is Tasered, arrested after altercation with officers
A 50-year-old Sunriver man was arrested on several charges early Friday morning, accused of speeding 80-100 mph, sliding into a Sunriver snowbank…
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Redmond man sentenced to nearly 19 years in prison in 2020 crash that killed Culver mother, injured 2
A Jefferson County judge sentenced a 31-year-old Redmond man to nearly 19 years in prison Friday for a drunken-driving crash on Highway 97 in…
Continue ReadingMan surrenders after shots fired, standoff in Oregon
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — A man who allegedly fired gunshots Thursday in a busy area of Hood River and then barricaded himself in his house for hours…
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‘Similar to opioids’: Dangerous drug Xylazine still rare in C.O., but increasing across Northwest
Authorities in Central Oregon are on the lookout for a drug causing an uptick in overdoses in other parts of the country. It’s called Xylazine — a…
Continue ReadingJury: Suspected serial killer guilty in teen’s death in ’70s
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest was found guilty by a southwest Washington jury for slaying 17-year-old Martha…
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Inside the hunt for a serial kidnapper, and a bloody finale
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in rural southwest Oregon were on high alert: A man with a history of kidnapping and…
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OSP Hwy. 97 traffic stop brings arrest of alleged La Pine drug trafficker, Calif. man, seizure of meth, cocaine
An investigation of a La Pine man’s alleged drug trafficking led to an Oregon State Police traffic stop Wednesday afternoon on Highway 97 in…
Continue Reading Police: Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before cornered
By ANDREW SELSKY SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime…
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Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon — a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime in Nevada…
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Redmond man arrested, accused of stealing more than $100,000 from construction co. he worked for
A Redmond man has been arrested and arraigned on a dozen counts of aggravated theft, identity theft and forgery, accused of forging checks and making…
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Kidnap suspect released day he arrived at Nevada prison
By RIO YAMAT and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent…
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Jefferson County jury convicts Redmond man of manslaughter, DUII in fatal 2020 crash on Highway 97
A Jefferson County jury on Monday convicted a 31-year-old Redmond man of manslaughter, drunken driving and assault in a November 2020 head-on…
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Oregon police chiefs, cities ‘condemn brutal attack and killing of Tyre Nichols’ in joint statement
The Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police and the League of Oregon Cities issued a joint statement Sunday in which they “unequivocally condemn the…
Continue ReadingMan accused in substation vandalism is released from custody
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — One of the two men charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state over the holidays to cover a burglary…
Continue ReadingFully clothed bathing burglar found in Seattle bathroom
SEATTLE (AP) — A man suspected of breaking into a Seattle home has refused to come clean about his intentions, even though police found him fully…
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‘Appalled and disgusted’: Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz issues statement on death of Tyre Nichols
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz issued a statement Saturday on the death of Tyre Nichols, saying the department is “appalled and disgusted” by the…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacists who attacked Black DJ at bar sentenced
SEATTLE (AP) — Four white men with white supremacist ties were sentenced in federal court in Seattle Friday for a 2018 assault on a Black DJ at a…
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Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps
By ANDREW SELSKY and RIO YAMAT Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and who was…
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