Cop found justified in non-fatal shooting involving 3 people
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has found a Salem police corporal justified in the use of force in a non-fatal shooting involving three people, according…
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Six Bend DUII arrests in 48 hours over weekend prompt police advice: Drive sober or get a ride
Bend police made six DUII arrests the weekend, a higher number than usual for a 48-hour period, prompting officers to offer some sober-driving (or…
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Gov. Brown grants pardon to 45,000 Oregonians for marijuana possession convictions
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of marijuana, an act that will impact an estimated 45,000…
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Wyden bill aims to fight catalytic converter thefts, require VIN numbers be stamped on them
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said last week they have introduced legislation that would combat the rise in catalytic…
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Gun rights group, sheriff file federal lawsuit to block Measure 114, call it unconstitutional
Three weeks before Measure 114 is scheduled to go into effect, a federal lawsuit has been filed to block the voter-approved gun regulation measure,…
Continue Reading‘No plans on going back’: An Idaho community copes with fear amid the unsolved murders of four college students
By Emma Tucker, CNN A new and unsettling way of life has struck the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, in the days since four university students…
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OSP trooper’s I-5 traffic stop leads to car search, discovery of 12 lbs. of suspected fentanyl pills
An Oregon State Police trooper’s late-night traffic stop on Interstate 5 south of Albany turned into a drug bust and seizure of about 12 pounds of…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Idaho students were ‘likely asleep’ before being attacked, police say as search for answers intensifies
By Aya Elamroussi and Veronica Miracle, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed multiple times in their off-campus home were…
Continue ReadingThey were ‘amazing people and were loved so much’: Here’s what we know about the University of Idaho victims
By Christina Zdanowicz, Sara Smart and Eric Levenson, CNN A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the investigation into the…
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Methamphetamine, stolen gun, cash seized in NE Bend raid, arrest of alleged drug trafficker
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Street Crimes Unit detectives seized methamphetamine, a stolen handgun and about $3,500 in cash when they pulled over a…
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Jury returns split verdict in Ian Cranston murder trial: acquitted on murder charge, convicted of manslaughter
A mixed verdict in the closely watched murder trial of Ian Cranston in the September 2021 shooting death of Barry Washington Jr. was returned by the…
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CODE Team arrests drug trafficking suspect in NE Bend; cocaine, guns, cash seized
Central Oregon drug agents arrested a suspected cocaine trafficker in a northeast Bend traffic stop Tuesday evening and conducted a raid on his…
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Jury acquits Ian Cranston of murder, convicts on manslaughter charges in Barry Washington Jr. killing
A Deschutes County jury on Wednesday acquitted Ian Cranston on a second-degree murder charge in the September 2021 shooting death of Barry Washington…
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Killer who stabbed 4 Idaho students to death still at large
By REBECCA BOONE and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The killer — or killers — who stabbed four University of Idaho…
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FBI, Warm Springs Tribal Police investigating man’s suspicious death on reservation
The FBI is partnering with Warm Springs Tribal Police to investigate a man’s suspicious death on the Warm Springs Reservation, officials said…
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Ian Cranston murder trial nears end; closing statements expected Tuesday, before jury gets case
The murder trial of Ian Cranston in the September 2021 downtown Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr. is coming to a…
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Troutdale teacher arrested at Bend Target, accused of trying to meet ‘teen’ for sex, in online police sting
A 26-year-old Portland-area teacher was arrested Friday night at the Bend Target store, where police said he arranged through online messages to…
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C.O. drug agents arrest alleged Bend cocaine trafficker in La Pine Hwy. 97 traffic stop
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon drug agents pulled over and arrested a Bend man on Highway 97 in La Pine early Monday morning, accused of…
Continue ReadingPolice identify 4 University of Idaho students found dead outside campus
By Chris Boyette and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Four University of Idaho students who were found dead Sunday night in a house near campus have been…
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Bend man arrested, accused of firing shot into ground after getting in argument
A 27-year-old Bend man was arrested late Sunday afternoon, accused of firing a shot into the ground after getting into an argument with another man,…
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