Crime & Justice

Oregon prison watchdog fired by Gov. Tina Kotek after rocky tenure

The first person to fill the role of Oregon’s corrections ombudsman in decades confirmed late Friday that he…

Crime & Justice

Founder of Bend addiction nonprofit pleads not guilty to theft of $300,000

The founder of a Bend addiction recovery nonprofit pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of aggravated theft for…

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Oregon’s largest county reports 91 people have started new drug addiction program

More than 90 people in Multnomah County entered a new program intended to help Oregonians who use illicit…

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Family of security guard shot and killed at hospital sues facility for $35M

PORTLAND — The family of a security guard who was shot and killed at a hospital in Portland…

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Police: No threat in ‘suspicious package’ near courthouse in Bend

An area near the Deschutes County Courthouse in Bend was closed off Tuesday afternoon while the Oregon State…

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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in pair of Central Point shootings

A Medford man has been arrested in connection to a pair of shootings that occurred Friday morning in…

Crime & Justice

Former Oregon prison guard accused of murder arrested at state penitentiary where he planned to ‘harm others,’ authorities say

A former Oregon Department of Corrections prison guard was being held Sunday in the Polk County Jail in…

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Warm Springs addresses Indigenous homelessness with culture, connection and housing-first model

Greg Youngman kept his ceremonial medicine sticks by his side the whole time he was homeless for 14…

Crime & Justice

17-year-old Bend resident arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse

Bend Police are looking for potential additional victims of a 17-year-old from Bend who was arrested Thursday on…

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How should the city lower its carbon footprint? Bend wants to hear from you

City of Bend residents have the opportunity to weigh in on a Community Climate Action Plan that local…

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