Sisters Meat burglary suspect caught on camera, arrested
Thanks to an anonymous tip and security video, a 22-year-old Sisters man was arrested Monday after an early-morning break-in at the Sisters Meat and…
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Fired Sunriver PD sgt. files whistleblower lawsuit
A fired Sunriver police sergeant filed a $2.5 million federal lawsuit Monday against the police department, Police Chief Cory Darling and others,…
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State prison officer accused of smuggling drugs to inmates
A 31-year-old corrections officer at the Coffee Creek women’s state prison in Wilsonville appeared in federal court Monday, accused of smuggling…
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ODOT, county reach long-awaited agreement on Terrebonne Hwy. 97 updates
After a long and drawn out decision process, Deschutes County Commissioners have finally settled on a plan to make safety improvements to Highway 97…
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Missing Redmond boy, 7, found safe after overnight search
A 7-year-old Redmond boy who ran away from a care facility late Sunday night was found safe and unhurt early Monday, nearly six hours later, ending…
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‘Active’ Prineville drug dealer arrested minutes before jail release, after raid
A Prineville man known to police as an “active drug dealer/fugitive” was arrested again Monday, just minutes before he was to be released from…
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Some homeless campers return to Salem’s Capitol Mall
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some homeless campers have gone back to the Capitol Mall in Salem, in a protest action – a week after a new ordinance took…
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Oregon groups explore options for 2020 climate action
Oregon’s climate future could be decided in several ways in the New…
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Redmond man arrested after shot fired outside home
An intoxicated Redmond man who allegedly fired a shot in the air after an argument with his girlfriend was arrested Saturday evening after a call-out…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM says he’ll ‘accept criticism’ for vacationing in Hawaii as fires raged back home
(CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he regrets being away on vacation with his family as fires raged across South Australia,…
Continue ReadingOregon’s Corporate Activity Tax begins Jan. 1
With the Jan. 1 start date for Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax a little more than a week away, the Department of Revenue on Monday reminded…
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Oregon receives $26 million federal early learning, preschool grant
The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division said Monday it has been awarded a $26.6 million grant by the federal Administration for…
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Redmond councilor named to Natl. League of Cities panel
Redmond City Councilor Krisanna Clark Endicott has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2020 Transportation and Infrastructure Services…
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Portland police say recent shootings are gang-related
Portland police said they believe a recent string of shootings is gang-related, and are worried about “retaliatory gun…
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Skull found near I-5 ID’d as missing S. Oregon man
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A human skull found near Interstate 5 in southern Oregon has been identified as the remains of a Myrtle Creek man who was…
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Eugene mother jailed, accused of taking baby from father at DRW home
A Eugene woman whose infant son was taken from her due to child neglect allegations traveled to a home in Deschutes River Woods, wrestled the baby…
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DMV to drop fee for no-photo disabled parking placards
A new Oregon law will remove a costly Catch 22 for people who need a disabled parking placard but are medically unable to go to a DMV…
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Person dies in Juniper Acres travel trailer fire, explosion
A person was found dead Sunday morning in a travel trailer destroyed by a fire and explosion in the off-the-grid Juniper Acres subdivision east of…
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Merkley, Wyden tout spending bill items to benefit Oregon
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have issued a series of news releases with long lists of programs in the year-end spending bill which…
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Petitioner says Deschutes sheriff should enforce Second Amendment
The group Deschutes County Citizens for Second Amendment Rights is circulating a petition in Redmond and La Pine, working to get the Second Amendment…
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