Oregon State Police on Monday released the name of a La Grande man who was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 south of Madras. A Bend man was injured in the collision.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A man was shot Sunday night in an undeveloped area south of the Deschutes County Fairgrounds after a property dispute, but authorities released few details Monday amid an active investigation. Redmond police officers were dispatched to the scene around 8:45 p.m. after the victim called 911 to report he had been
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IDANHA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kellie Jay Scholl, the wife of Sisters Schools Superintendent Curtiss Scholl, died Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 22. The 53-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle that struck a tree near the town of Idanha. According to longtime coworker and director of human resources at Sisters Public Schools,
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(Update: Naming suspect, Announcing Arrest) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Prineville police stop early Saturday morning led officers and Crook County Sheriff’s deputies on a brief pursuit. Around 1:46 a.m., a Prineville officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to yield, leading to a chase. The driver led police through the parking
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Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve after Jerome Powell’s term ends in May. “I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh to be the CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, Trump wrote on his
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Oregon State Police on Thursday released the victim’s name and other details of Wednesday’s head-on crash of a Jeep and box truck near the intersection of Highway 126 and the Powell Butte Highway.
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George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic gold medalist and later preacher, died Friday at the age of 76, his family said. “Our hearts are broken,” an announcement on Foreman’s Instagram page read. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr. who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025 surrounded by
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Bend police released a vehicle photo Tuesday and asked for the community’s help in finding a driver who allegedly left the scene of a crash involving a child on a bicycle earlier in the day. Just a few hours later, they announced a Bend man’s arrest and thanked the public for its help.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After hearing citizen concerns from a packed crowd and sharing their own, Bend city councilors agreed Wednesday night to turn off and remove four Flock license plate reader cameras, and not renew the city’s contract with the company. The four cameras, installed six months ago at the north and south end
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor ski patrol responded to a minor guest on the afternoon of December 31, providing immediate care before transferring her by helicopter to St. Charles Bend for further treatment. Mt. Bachelor officials confirmed the incident but shared no additional details about the circumstances or the guest’s condition. St.Charles said
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Coos Bay woman was killed and a Bend woman hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on an icy stretch of Highway 97 in Klamath County Sunday morning. Troopers said 47-year-old Kristara Leah Lopez of Coos Bay died at the scene after her northbound black Toyota Tacoma was struck head-on by a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, Mt. Bachelor announced it’s opening date for the 2025-26 season. The resort will open Tuesday, December 23. The latest opening date on record was during the 1976-77 season, when the resort opened on January 2nd. They’ve opened with less snow in the past, According to John Merriman, President and
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Oregon State Police on Wednesday released the names and details of Tuesday evening’s fatal crash in which a minivan driver from Bend crossed into the oncoming lane, sideswiped two cars and collided head-on with a semi-truck on Highway 97 south of Redmond.
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By Karina Tsui, Cheri Mossburg, Holly Yan, Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, and Danya Gainor Nick Reiner, a son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, is being held on suspicion of murder following their deaths, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. “We have our robbery/homicide division
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A Warm Springs woman reported missing and endangered a week ago was found safe and in good condition on the reservation Friday morning, authorities said. She was with a federal fugitive who escaped custody and is on the run.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A house cleaner and two other Bend residents have been arrested on burglary and theft charges, accused of stealing about $1,200 worth of items from a northwest Bend rental home, police said Thursday. On Saturday, Nov. 29, Bend Police responded to a report of a burglary in the 1000 block of
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bright Wood Corp., a 60-plus-year fixture of Central Oregon’s timber roots and the region’s second-largest private employer, is being acquired by Andersen Corporation, the nationwide window and door maker, in a deal announced Wednesday. Bright Wood, the largest independent manufacturer of window and patio door components and engineered dimension lumber in
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A suspect in the Halloween night holdup at gunpoint of Sassy’s Cafe in Redmond has been arrested at his home in Crooked River Ranch, police said Tuesday.
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The Bend Police Department reported Tuesday afternoon that a missing/runaway 17-year-old, Karter William Cash Novacoff, “has been located and is no longer considered missing.”
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