Crime & Justice

Officials in Oregon, Washington try to curb the fentanyl crisis

The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific…

Bend

Deschutes County authorities seize 100 pounds of marijuana near Christian school

A Deschutes County drug enforcement team searched three properties, seized marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms and arrested a man…

Crime & Justice

Reform, repeal or remain? Measure 110 in Central Oregon

Three years after Oregonians approved the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization legislation, Measure 110, officials in Central Oregon and…

Bend

Deschutes County jury finds Kilby guilty for murder of Jeff and Benny Taylor

A Deschutes County jury convicted Randall Kilby on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree…

Coronavirus

West Linn man pleads guilty to selling thousands of fake N95 masks

A 70-year-old West Linn man pleaded guilty Monday to a single federal charge for importing and selling more…

Crime & Justice

Bomb threat to Crook County Schools a hoax, not credible, says FBI

A bomb threat email sent to the Crook County School District on Monday was a hoax, and staff…

Bend

Accused murderer told Bend police he hit roommates with hatchet, trial video shows

Accused murderer Randall Kilby told Bend Police that he hit the two victims at the center of his…

Crime & Justice

Federal, state officials investigating rash of poaching cases including 2 wolves

Wildlife officials are investigating a spate of recent poaching cases in Oregon, including two wolves that were illegally…

Crime & Justice

2 Multnomah County jail deputies charged with official misconduct

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that two of its jail deputies have been criminally charged with…

Crime & Justice

Former Bend woman sentenced in ‘heinous’ Hawaii murder

HONOLULU — Nearly six years after the brutal murder of a Hawaii teacher and mother, her two killers…

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