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Bend Police fired officer for using ‘unreasonable force,’ deleting files. Now he plans to sue.

Brock Ameele was patrolling the streets as a Bend Police officer one night in April 2022 when he…

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Central Oregon law enforcement have no policies on assisting out-of-state abortion cases

Last month, pro-choice advocates were shaken when Kadyn Swainston, 18, and his mother Rachel Swainston, 42, were arrested…

Crime & Justice

Tigard man gets time-served for threats to shoot up an elementary school

A Tigard man who sent multiple emails to the FBI in May 2022 threatening to “shoot up” Middleton…

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Central Oregon drug cases decline as officials debate Measure 110

Criminal cases for possession of hard drugs have declined by 90% over the past four years in Central…

Crime & Justice

$25k reward offered in Portland triple homicide, FBI says

The FBI announced a $25,000 reward Thursday to anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction in…

Crime & Justice

Southern Oregon drug-trafficking organization ‘dismantled,’ officials say

Federal, local and state law enforcement arrested 24 people Tuesday accused of being part of a drug- and…

Crime & Justice

Man exonerated in murder case seeks about $2.1M in compensation from state

Frank Gable is seeking more than $2 million from the state of Oregon for his wrongful conviction in…

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$3k slushy machine and a satire website: Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office faces spending scrutiny

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office overestimated the amount of money it would have to start this year by…

Crime & Justice

Police rescue 92-year-old man who spent night outside

Oregon State Police troopers rescued a 92-year-old Washington man last week who spent a night in below-freezing temperatures…

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Former Hermiston High soccer coach sentenced to prison in sex crimes

HERMISTON — Former Hermiston High School girls soccer head coach Freddy Delapaz Guizar is headed to state prison…

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