Bend

Bend man who stabbed 12 people in Salem has a history of knife crimes, mental health issues

Bend man accused of stabbing twelve people while checking-in at a Salem homelessness shelter will not be allowed…

Outdoors

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Monument hike, splash pads, I-5 wildlife overcrossing and more

Join the Soda Mountain Wilderness Council for a free guided hike on June 15 in the Cascade-Siskiyou National…

Local News

Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigns, citing Trump-driven staffing cuts

Times are tough at Crater Lake National Park, where visitation sharply declined in 2024 and access to the lake…

Crime & Justice

Jail log: Tuesday, June 3

Arrests Disorderly conduct, criminal trespass — Angela Suzanne Biddle, 56, of the 900 block of Murray Avenue, Medford.…

Government

Newly-appointed public defense head mounts effort to stem Oregon’s public defense pileup

The initiative estimates a year-long effort will be required of the Oregon Public Defense Commission to put a…

Government

Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician-assisted suicide

Senate Bill 1003 proposes to amend Oregon ‘Death by Dignity Act’ Terminally ill people who want their doctors’…

Business

‘No consistency in our statutes’: Lawmakers hamstrung in overseeing Travel Oregon’s spending

Gov. Tina Kotek avoids saying the agency needs more state oversight

Crime & Justice

Former Rogue River teacher appears in court on felony sex abuse charges involving former student

Former teacher Jesse Rex Orndoff appeared in court Monday morning as part of pretrial proceedings for a criminal…

Local News

Bend man arrested, accused of stabbing 12 at Salem homeless shelter

SALEM —  A man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing multiple people at a homeless shelter Sunday night,…

Local News

Police arrest Bend man, allege he was preparing for mass shooting

Police arrested a Bend man Friday after receiving a report that the man was preparing for a potential…

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