2 high school students killed in Portland triple homicide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the three victims in a fatal shooting Saturday in Portland, Oregon, were high school students, school officials said…
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Gov. Kotek orders Oregon public flags to half-staff to honor Nashville shooting victims, survivors
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation ordering the lowering of flags to half-staff, Governor Tina Kotek…
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Bend Police provide details of shooting, manhunt that prompted alert to 10,000 NE Bend residents
About 10,000 people in northeast Bend received a worrisome alert Sunday evening, telling them to stay inside and lock their doors, though the…
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Bend Police sadly announce passing of K-9 Haras, a ‘tenacious and driven’ member of the force for 7 years
The Bend Police Department announced with sadness Monday the passing of a valued member of the force – K-9 Haras, who served the region for seven…
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OSP drug K-9 Marley helps troopers find 36 pounds of meth, 2 pounds of cocaine during traffic stop
A traffic stop on Highway 97 north of La Pine led to a pair of arrests assisted by Oregon State Police drug-detection K-9 Marley and the seizure of…
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Deschutes County law enforcement agencies plan enhanced traffic enforcement over spring break
Oregon schools are on spring break this week, and Deschutes County law enforcement agencies are reminding everyone to be safe — and planning three…
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C.O. federal agents arrest 2 alleged drug traffickers in raids on Culver home, Madras apartment
Central Oregon and federal drug agents arrested two Jefferson County men, accused of importing large quantities of drugs from Mexico, during…
Continue ReadingWhy murder defendant was free before killings in Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was…
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Portland drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for bringing meth, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl to Redmond
A Portland drug dealer with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday after he was arrested transporting…
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California fugitive arrested in La Pine guns-drawn traffic stop; several hundred pieces of stolen mail recovered
A Southern California fugitive visiting a relative in La Pine was arrested in a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday afternoon, and authorities said they…
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After 2 months, costly NW Bend toppled-tree vandalism still unsolved; dozens of stumps remain
Two months after costly vandalism toppled dozens of roadside trees and damaged signs in NW Bend, the case remains unsolved and the tree stumps…
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City of Redmond to add 100 new security cameras, upgrade 50 others to keep an eye out for crime
The city of Redmond is cracking down on graffiti, vandalism and other crimes with extra eyes on patrol. Close to 150 cameras, 2/3 of them new, will…
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Bend man shot at least 6 times with BB gun; police use pepper spray, Taser to arrest suspect
It took pepper spray and a Taser for police to arrest a Bend man Wednesday afternoon. He’s accused of shooting another man at least six times with…
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City of Redmond upgrading security camera system amid rash of park vandalism, graffiti
A recent rash of vandalism and graffiti at Redmond city parks comes as the city is preparing to make a major upgrade and expansion to its system of…
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Courts strike down non-unanimous jury verdicts, bringing some high-profile cases back to Deschutes County
Rulings by the U.S. and Oregon supreme courts mean several Deschutes County criminal convictions are being struck down and those cases returned for…
Continue ReadingIdaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
By REBECCA BOONE and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the…
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Redmond man pleads not guilty to murder in killing of Cloverdale woman; Sept. trial date set
A 22-year-old Redmond man pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder Monday in the killing of a Cloverdale woman last May, a few months after…
Continue ReadingDeputy shot, wounded in Seattle during eviction, 1 dead
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Sheriff’s deputy was shot in Seattle Monday while trying to serve an eviction…
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Oregon attorney general warns about ‘Financial Hardship Department’ email scam
Have you received an email from the “Financial Hardship Department” lately? It’s a scam with one goal – to infect your device with malware and…
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Wyden, Merkley seek applicants for upcoming federal court vacancy
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that applications are being accepted through April 7 to fill an upcoming federal judicial…
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