Wash. man jailed after Hwy. 26 high-speed chase of stolen pickup, Madras crash
A high-speed pursuit of a stolen pickup on Highway 26 began on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation on Monday and ended in Madras with a crash into…
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Bend man charged with arson in 2019 Madras law office fire
A Bend man currently held at a regional jail in The Dalles has been indicted on two first-degree arson charges in a May 2019 fire that heavily…
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Madras Pep and Cheer fundraises with donuts to attend national cheer event
Madras Pep and Cheer is asking for your help in getting them to a national cheer competition — and in return, you’ll get a box of Krispy Kreme…
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CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested
A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…
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Grant funds available to Jefferson County small cos., micro-enterprises
NeighborImpact, through a grant from the City of Madras, is providing grants to small businesses and microenterprises located in Jefferson County…
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Third Deer Ridge inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday at an area hospital, the Oregon…
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DA: Madras police sergeant was justified in firing dozen shots as driver approached
A Madras police sergeant was justified in firing a dozen shots into the windshield of an oncoming driver, who received only minor injuries, because…
Continue Reading Madras police pursuit ends in officer-involved shooting; driver injured, jailed
A police pursuit led to an officer-involved shooting incident near St. Charles Madras on Wednesday in which a Madras man sustained minor injuries and…
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DCSO: Madras man caught during manhunt for murder suspect stole car, shot at woman
A Madras man caught during a manhunt that also captured a Madras murder suspect shot at a Redmond woman as he stole her boyfriend’s pickup and…
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DA: Warrant out for murder suspect in Madras shooting, may be on the run to Mexico
A second-degree murder charge was filed and a nationwide arrest warrant was issued Thursday for a 21-year-old woman suspected in a fatal shooting at…
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Prolific Madras meth trafficker gets 25-year federal prison sentence
A prolific drug dealer from Madras with a decades-long criminal history was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years…
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Jefferson County seeks interest in developing ‘South Madras Gateway’ site
Jefferson County, in close consultation with the City of Madras and the Madras Redevelopment Commission, is seeking expressions of interest from…
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ATV burns at SE Madras home; owner burned pulling it from garage
An ATV under repair at a southeast Madras home caught fire Thursday afternoon, and the owner received some hand burns when he pulled it out of the…
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$109,000 in grants awarded, more available for Jefferson County small businesses
NeighborImpact has awarded $109,000 in grants to 13 Madras small businesses and microenterprises that were financially impacted by the COVID-19…
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Madras receives $300K state ‘Safe Routes to School’ grant to replace sidewalk
Students across Oregon, including in Madras, will soon have safer ways to get to and from school, with Tuesday’s approval of $28.3 million in Safe…
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City of Madras seeks public input on two proposed park sites
The city of Madras is seeking the public’s input on parks being proposed for two different sites in the city.…
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Oregon state prisons may end partnerships with community colleges
The Oregon Department of Corrections recently announced it is proposing to end its partnership with the state’s community colleges and move its Adult…
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Early-morning fire heavily damages SW Madras triplex; 2 cats perish
A southwest Madras duplex was heavily damaged by a fire early Sunday morning, and while the residents escaped, two cats perished, an official…
Continue Reading More than 1,300 Coffee Creek inmates return, week after evacuation to Deer Ridge
More than 1,300 inmates who were evacuated last week from the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville due to a wildfire threat have…
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Madras man arrested on attempted murder, other charges in shooting incident
A Madras man was arrested in a traffic stop Sunday afternoon on attempted murder and other charges, accused of bashing in the windows of a parked SUV…
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