Why 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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‘Timing couldn’t be worse’: Deschutes DA, judge, program graduate dismayed by end of Adult Treatment Court
Deschutes County’s Adult Treatment Court, which has been helping people overcome substance use disorder and transition into a place of stability, has…
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La Pine man’s loaded pistol stolen from unlocked pickup at NE Bend Bottle Drop; suspect arrested, gun recovered
A La Pine man said a loaded 9mm pistol was among several items stolen from his unlocked pickup truck parked at the northeast Bend Bottle Drop last…
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Witness video helps Bend PD find car stolen while warming up unlocked at restaurant, arrest suspect
A Terrebonne man learned the hard way what can happen when you leave your car warming up unlocked in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. But…
Continue ReadingDeputy, officer fatally shoot man in Washington standoff
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A 58-year-old man in Washington state was shot by police during a standoff and died, investigators said Monday. The…
Continue ReadingWife of man killed by Oregon police gets apology, settlement
GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) — A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has…
Continue ReadingPolice: Stalker kills woman, husband in Seattle-area home
Associated Press REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A longhaul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer in Washington state after…
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Prineville PD seeks public’s help identifying person of interest in string of thefts
Prineville Police posted a photo on Facebook Friday of a person of interest in a string of thefts in the northeast part of town early Wednesday…
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