La Pine driver injured, cited in DUII crash into power pole support
A La Pine man was injured and cited for DUII and reckless driving Tuesday night after his car left La Pine State Recreation Road and struck a power…
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Sisters traffic stop leads to Bend man’s arrest on drug charges
A Bend man under investigation for alleged drug sales was stopped on U.S. Highway 20 in Sisters on Wednesday and arrested after a Deschutes County…
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Taylor NW says thousands worth of tools stolen from NW Bend job site
A Central Oregon construction contractor claims thousands of dollars worth of equipment were stolen from its job site in northwest Bend. Now, the…
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La Pine man charged with graffiti spree, spitting at sheriff’s deputies
A La Pine man cited for a graffiti spree targeting businesses around downtown La Pine instead was arrested and jailed after he allegedly challenged…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Defending against social media scams
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against social media and online…
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3 Oregon men charged with poaching 27 big game animals
Three Oregon men have been charged with poaching 27 big game animals over the past two years after a concerned citizen alerted authorities.…
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Oregon Supreme Court halts judges’ order nixing Gov. Brown’s virus restrictions
The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a Baker County judge’s order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions…
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Judge grants early end for Malheur Refuge occupation leader’s supervision
A federal judge has ended Eastern Oregon refuge occupation leader Ryan Payne’s federal supervision a year and a half…
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Alleged Bend heroin, meth dealer, teen daughter arrested; drugs, cash seized
Central Oregon drug agents arrested an alleged Bend drug dealer, as well as her teen daughter and a transient, and seized drugs and cash at the…
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Prineville caregiver arrested on charges she stole $1,000s from senior
A Prineville woman has been arrested on theft, identity theft and other charges, accused of stealing several thousand dollars from a senior she was…
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BBB warns: Scammers using stolen personal info for unemployment fraud
Reports of unemployment fraud have risen sharply as identity thieves look to cash in on COVID-19, the Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific…
Continue ReadingState joins international task force targeting COVID-19 investment scams
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has joined an international enforcement task force organized by the North American Securities…
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2 Bend men charged in unrelated weekend DUII hit-and-run crashes
Two Bend men face DUII and hit-and-run charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a pair of unrelated crashes on the north and south ends of town…
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Oregon court restrictions relaxed in Phase 1 counties
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters issued an order Friday relaxing court operating restrictions in counties that have received permission from Gov.…
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Two motels sue Tillamook County over coronavirus shutdowns
Two motel owners in Pacific City are suing Tillamook County in federal court, saying coronavirus restrictions that stopped their businesses from…
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Bend fugitive from police chase, manhunt captured at transient camp
A Bend fugitive wanted since an April 30 police chase and manhunt had police surrounding his travel trailer, which turned out to be unoccupied, has…
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Prineville man arrested in DUII crash into Crooked River
The discovery of a pickup truck in the Crooked River off the Southeast Paulina Highway Friday evening led to the arrest of a Prineville man on…
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Attempted carjacking of UPS truck leads to Bend man’s arrest
A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday on charges he tried to carjack a UPS truck at gunpoint earlier in the day at a southeast Bend business…
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Oregon Dept. of Corrections to eliminate death row
Oregon Department of Corrections officials said Friday the agency will eliminate the state’s death row area of…
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Citizen tip leads to arrest of La Pine chase suspect
A tip from an alert citizen Thursday evening led Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a La Pine man who now faces charges in a weekend pursuit that…
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