Man who killed Washington police officer gets life sentence
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The man who fatally shot a police officer in Everett, Washington, last year was sentenced Monday to life in prison without…
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Suspect in fatal weekend shooting of Nyssa reserve police officer arrested at Ontario home
The suspect in Saturday night’s fatal shooting of a Nyssa reserve police officer was arrested Monday morning at a home in Ontario, about 13 miles…
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Bend murder, arson suspect agrees to possible settlement talks with defense lawyer he’s sought to dismiss
A Bend man accused of fatally stabbing a man last June and setting his townhome on fire was back in court on Monday, still seeking to dismiss his…
Continue ReadingAll 4 young victims killed at an Alabama Sweet 16 party are identified as investigators scramble to find the assailant
By Holly Yan, Isabel Rosales, Chris Boyette and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Two days after a killer gunned down revelers celebrating a Sweet 16 party,…
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Calif. fugitive jumps in Mirror Pond to escape police; found hiding under canoe, caught with Redmond PD K-9’s help
A man wanted on California felony warrants ran through Drake Park and jumped in Mirror Pond to elude Bend police Saturday, swam across the river and…
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Oregon congressional Democrats file brief urging appeals court to protect access to mifepristone
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas this week…
Continue ReadingOregon man charged in mom’s death, relatives deaths probed
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been indicted on murder and other charges in the death of his 62-year-old mother at her home in November.…
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‘Scammers are coming out of the woodwork’: How to protect yourself at tax filing deadline
With next Tuesday’s tax return-filing deadline almost upon us here on the High Desert and nationwide, Oregon’s attorney general and a tech security…
Continue ReadingFriend of slain kids’ mom describes ‘zombie’ claims to jury
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mom accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival described some people as possessed or “zombies,”…
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DCSO Street Crimes unit seizes 13,000 fentanyl pills trafficked from Mexico; 3 suspects arrested
Three people were arrested and about 13,000 counterfeit Oxycodone fentanyl pills were seized in a series of recent raids around Deschutes County,…
Continue ReadingOregon police investigating 14-year-old girl’s death, abuse
KENO, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office in southern Oregon is investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who lived in squalid…
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‘It’s been very fulfilling’: Judge swears in CASA volunteers to help foster children, but more are needed
Nineteen new Court Appointed Special Advocates were sworn in recently by Deschutes County Circuit Judge Bethany Flint. While the added volunteers…
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Apparent hoax call of shooting at SW Bend home brings out major police presence, closes streets
A caller to Deschutes County 911 dispatchers claimed to have shot someone at a home in southwest Bend Tuesday, prompting a major police presence, the…
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Investigation of non-injury hit-and-run crash closes SW Reservoir Road near Alfalfa for hours
A criminal investigation of a non-injury hit-and-run crash closed Southwest Reservoir Road east of Alfalfa for several hours Monday, Crook County…
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La Pine-area woman who relinquished 17 of her 24 dogs charged with felony animal neglect
A La Pine-area woman who relinquished 17 of her 24 dogs late last month has been cited on 17 felony counts of second-degree animal neglect after an…
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CERT Team captures Washington state double-homicide suspect near Madras
A Washington state double-homicide suspect deemed “armed and dangerous” was arrested by Central Oregon’s SWAT Team early Sunday after a brief…
Continue ReadingOregon trooper finds driver held at gunpoint; suspect dead
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper exchanged gunfire with a man who was holding the driver of a semitrailer at gunpoint Monday…
Continue ReadingMoney, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids’ mom used all 3
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new…
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Redmond-area domestic violence suspect accused of fleeing traffic stop, dragging deputy
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy was dragged a short distance Saturday afternoon by a Redmond man accused of violating a restraining order and…
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Oregon AG welcomes ‘huge victory’ in Wash. abortion pill ruling; OHA says mifepristone still legal, available
Two conflicting federal judges’ rulings Friday regarding the legality of the abortion medication Mifepristone brought several statements from Oregon…
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