Hummel calls for major Oregon criminal justice reforms, outlines own steps
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Monday strongly urged Oregon officials and lawmakers to make major police and justice reform…
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Man drives car at Seattle George Floyd protesters; 1 person shot
Authorities say a man in Seattle drove a car at George Floyd protesters in Seattle Sunday night, hit a barricade then exited the vehicle brandishing…
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Portland police arrest 50 following protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland said they arrested 50 people after things like balloons of paint and full cans of beverages were thrown at…
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Fire destroys vacant Prineville mobile home; man held on reckless burning charge
A man was arrested Saturday evening on reckless burning and other charges after a fire destroyed a vacant mobile home in Prineville, also damaging…
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Culver woman arraigned in fatal shooting; man’s body found in refrigerator
A Culver woman was arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges Friday, accused of fatally shooting a man whose body was found in a…
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Bend man pleads guilty to placing hoax bomb at Deschutes Co. courthouse
A Bend man pleaded guilty Friday in Eugene federal court to placing a hoax bomb at the Deschutes County Courthouse last July, prompting its…
Continue ReadingWyden, Merkley: Defense Dept. must not use military to suppress protests
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
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Portland will no longer use police in school following protests
Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, will discontinue its use of Portland Police Bureau school resource…
Continue ReadingWashington unemployment fraud might be $650 million
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington officials say they believe they have recovered about half of the hundreds of millions in unemployment benefits…
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Sixth night of protests in Portland attracts thousands
Thousands of protesters gathered on Wednesday night for the sixth consecutive night of protests in Portland and remained largely peaceful, police…
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State child care safety audit finds stronger background checks needed
While the vast majority of state-approved child care providers don’t have criminal convictions, auditors found agencies have approved some providers…
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Fla. man admits falsely telling N. Bend casino he represented The Village People
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Florida man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal supervised release Tuesday for falsely claiming to represent The…
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C.O. law enforcement share info with community about anti-bias training
Amid the nationwide outcry over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Central Oregon law enforcement agencies have have…
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About 1,000 join in peaceful downtown Bend protest
Nearly 1,000 people from across Central Oregon gathered in downtown Bend Tuesday afternoon to rally, march and demonstrate solidarity in protest of…
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Gov. Brown calls in 100 OSP troopers to assist Portland police after 3 nights of riots
Gov. Kate Brown said Monday she has sent 100 Oregon State Police troopers from around the state to assist Portland police after three nights of…
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Bend mother admits fatally shooting disabled son, 7; committed to Oregon State Hospital
A Bend woman who shot and killed her 7-year-old severely disabled son in 2018 pleaded guilty to murder Monday and was sentenced to up to 20 years in…
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Bend PD: Man threatened neighbors with machete, arrested after standoff
A southeast Bend resident armed with a machete and threatening neighbors ended a standoff and surrendered to police early Monday after 90 minutes of…
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Long-time Deschutes County Jail deputy charged with assaulting teen stepson
A long-time Deschutes County Jail deputy was arrested Saturday night on charges of assaulting his 15-year-old stepson during an argument and has…
Continue Reading OSP, Oregon sheriffs, police chiefs condemn police actions in Floyd death
Oregon State Police and the state’s police chiefs and sheriffs have issued a joint statement condemning Minneapolis police treatment of George Floyd…
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Eugene protest turns violent; rioters destroy several businesses
Several downtown Eugene businesses were damaged or destroyed by rioters and looters late Friday and early Saturday before police used tear gas to…
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