Oregon AG Rosenblum, law firms announce Reproductive Rights Hotline
Initiative will provide free legal advice and information on reproductive health SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum…
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Washington bill would lower legal blood alcohol level limit
By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press A bill under consideration in Washington would make it the second state in the country to lower the legal limit…
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One 15-year-old arrested, second sought in assault of Bend man at Pine Nursery Park
A Bend man who witnessed several drivers in dangerous maneuvers at Bend’s Pine Nursery Park Thursday night was assaulted by one teen while…
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OSP K-9 Marley helps trooper find 15 lbs. of hidden drugs during Hwy. 97 traffic stop north of Bend
An Oregon State Police trooper made a traffic stop on Highway 97 north of Bend Thursday evening, “noticed signs of criminal activity” — and…
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FBI-Portland offers $25,000 reward for information in three Oregon arson investigations
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI in Portland said Thursday it is seeking the public’s help to identify the individual(s) responsible for arsons at…
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What to know about trafficking during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In commemoration, the Oregon Department of Human Services, Child…
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Meet K9 Harry and his handler Officer Boileau, one of Bend PD’s and DCSO’s 4 new ‘apprehension dogs’
The Bend Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that each agency has welcomed two new K-9s to its team, all four…
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Bend police add new device to their toolbox called Bola Wrap, which helps to avoid use of lethal force
A handheld remote device called the Bola Wrap is a new tool in the Bend Police Department’s toolbelt, designed to detain someone without using…
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Bookstore burglary suspect in ski mask, armed with a hatchet, arrested in downtown Sisters
A passing motorist alerted Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a man in a ski mask who was breaking into a Sisters bookstore Tuesday evening,…
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Tip of felon with gun leads to CERT raid on SE Bend home; suspect runs, caught with drones, K-9s
A tip of a felon in illegal possession of a gun prompted a raid on a southeast Bend home Tuesday morning. Police said the man ran from the home,…
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Bend PD drug-detection K-9 Ladybug retires after impressive 4-year tenure
After four years on the job, Bend police drug-detection K-9 Ladybug retired last month, having racked up quite an impressive haul of drug seizures,…
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Madras police arrest murder suspect in fatal Halloween shooting; 2nd suspect still sought
One of two suspects in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man last Halloween in the Strawberry Heights neighborhood of southeast Madras has been…
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Conservation group suing feds over Deschutes River habitat plan, says it’s not enough to protect spotted frog
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice Thursday of its intent to sue two federal agencies for approving a habitat conservation…
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Redmond PD report decline in DUII arrests in 2022
In 2022, Redmond police arrested 132 people for DUII, a drop of 28 from the prior year and about a dozen arrests below their four-year average, the…
Continue ReadingThe father of one of the Idaho students killed says surviving the grief comes ‘one day at a time’
CNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN Since the November slayings of four University of Idaho students, Ben Mogen says he has been going through life…
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Plea entered for Bend man charged with manslaughter in Mayfield Pond shooting
Jesse Aaron Ray, the Bend man apprehended by federal marshals in Mexico last month on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in the…
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Bend PD reports nearly 35% jump in DUII arrests in 2022 due to stepped-up enforcement, offers details
Bend police released details Thursday about the record 684 DUII arrests officers made last year, a nearly 35% jump resulting from stepped-up…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Idaho students return after suspect’s arrest
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly two months after four University of Idaho students were killed near campus — and two…
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‘96% of mass attacks have red flags’: Program will help to monitor C.O. online threats
There’s a new effort on the High Desert to avert tragedies like the August shooting at Bend’s Eastside Safeway, focusing on monitoring online…
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Federal law enforcement partners commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal law enforcement partners from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, FBI Portland Field Office,…
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