OSP releases sketch, seeks public’s help to ID remains of girl found in coast woods
Oregon State Police released an approximate sketch Monday of a young girl whose remains were discovered last month along the H.B. Van Duzer Forest…
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Corrected data moves Baker County from Extreme to High Risk
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that, due to a corrected oversight in the initial risk level calculations for Baker County, the county will…
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Federal prison in Sheridan sees COVID cases spike
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus has surged over the past month at a federal prison in…
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Roadside risks: ODOT, USFS warn of dangers to parking near winter recreation spots
Some snow-seekers heading to winter recreation areas on state highways are finding designated parking areas filled and are creating safety issues by…
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Police: Man killed in road rage incident near Coos Bay
A 28-year-old man was killed in what police described as a road rage incident near Coos Bay.…
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Police: Officer fatally shoots woman who brandished gun
The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office says an officer shot and killed a woman who broke into someone’s home in Warrenton and later brandished a gun at…
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Portland shootings have more than doubled this year
As Portland struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and nightly protests during 2020, shootings in Oregon’s largest city also more than doubled this…
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Lawsuit seeks reports on Willamette River dams’ structural integrity
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An environmental group in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not providing information…
Continue Reading Police investigate 4 shootings in Portland
Police are investigating four shootings that left two people wounded in Portland within about three hours on Saturday…
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Bend man arrested in assault that critically injured woman
A Bend man was arrested Saturday on an assault charge, accused of causing a head injury that left a woman hospitalized in critical condition, police…
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Bend police begin testing body cameras
The Bend Police Department is testing out different body cameras for their officers to wear while on duty.…
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Hunters Assn. chapters boost reward for Sisters-area elk poachers to $3,000
Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now…
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Oregon case reflects extremists’ need of online presence
Federal authorities say a man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online…
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Power out at Umatilla prison amid COVID-19 outbreak
One of Oregon’s largest prisons experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak has been grappling with a major power outage for the last…
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Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
Three landlords are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Being safe with ‘Internet of Things’ devices
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against all of those Internet of Thing devices that are…
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Two Oregonians face federal charges of COVID-19 relief fraud
In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small…
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Grand jury finds officers justified in fatally shooting fleeing Bend robbery suspect
A Marion County grand jury on Tuesday found four law enforcement officers were justified in their use of deadly force in fatally shooting a Bend…
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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…
Continue ReadingWalmart contributed to the prescription opioid crisis for years, breaking the law, the Justice Department alleges
The Department of Justice is alleging that Walmart broke the law and contributed to the prescription opioid crisis by filling thousands of invalid…
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