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Criminal justice ‘There are two very drunk men.’ One had been shot dead. The other was on trial a second time for murder. Would a new Oregon jury see things differently? Today 7:00 AM Luke Wirkkala , 40, is shown here days after a Deschutes County jury acquitted him of murder and manslaughter in the 2013 death of David Ryder in Bend. It s really the best possible outcome, he said. Anytime you go to trial, as I found out the first (time), is a roll of the dice and it s a scary thing, especially when there s a life sentence hanging over you. Beth Nakamura/Staff ....
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Squirrels damage line, knock out power in downtown Bend; 1,400 affected Pacific Power BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A power outage apparently caused by squirrels damaging a line hit downtown Bend Tuesday morning, affecting more than 1,400 Pacific Power customers, the utility reported. The outage was first reported at 8:21 a.m., according to Pacific Power s online outage map. Pacific Power spokesman Tom Gauntt said the cause looks to be squirrels, after earlier indications it could have been caused by a bird. Crews were called in, and the initial estimate said power would be restored before 11:30 a.m. But Gauntt said crews might be able to restore (service) more quickly by rerouting power around the damage. ....
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