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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C.O. drug agents, DCSO deputies arrest Sisters man, alleged fentanyl, meth trafficker in Hwy. 20 traffic stop
Drug detectives and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies pulled over a Sisters man Friday morning suspected of fentanyl and methamphetamine…
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Oregon AG sues 4 big drug-makers, claims monopoly sent testosterone replacement prices soaring
With the high price of prescription drugs on the minds of many Oregonians, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday sued AbbVie, Abbott…
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Testimony resumes in Ian Cranston murder trial; friend, detective take witness stand
The prosecution’s testimony resumed Tuesday in the murder trial of Ian Cranston, accused of fatally shooting Barry Washington Jr. on a downtown Bend…
Continue ReadingMayor: Student dies after shooting in Seattle high school
SEATTLE (AP) — A student was shot to death at a Seattle high school Tuesday morning, and police arrested a suspect on a public bus about an hour…
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Bend theft leaves pickup ‘unusable’; city sees more than 40 car thefts, break-ins in past month
Car thefts and car break-ins in Bend are keeping police busy, and have victims dealing with the…
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La Pine active shooter report brings many police; suspect arrested for firing shots in air after pool-game dispute
A report of an active shooter near a La Pine bowling alley brought numerous police from several agencies rushing to the scene Friday evening, but it…
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Lawyer objections disrupt Cranston murder trial; upset judge reprimands both sides
A prosecutor’s line of questioning of Ian Cranston’s fiancé about the night in September 2021 that Cranston fatally shot Barry Washington Jr.…
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Three La Pine teens escape serious injury in rollover crash; driver, 16, charged with DUII
Three La Pine teens escaped serious injury in a rollover crash on Huntington Road Thursday night that led to drunken driving and other charges…
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Ian Cranston murder trial continues with police testimony, body camera footage of Cranston, shooting scene
Police testimony and body camera footage led the second day of the murder trial of Ian Cranston in the fatal September 2021 shooting of Barry…
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Bend Police investigating fatal hit-and-run seek to speak with those who stopped to help, didn’t see crash
Bend police made a new request Friday to speak to anyone who stopped to help or render aid to a 76-year-old Bend man who was struck and fatally…
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Police arrest Bend man, Salem woman in string of car thefts, break-ins in recent weeks
A Bend man and a Salem woman have been arrested for a series of car thefts and break-ins over the past few weeks, police said Friday as they asked…
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