BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 46-year-old Bend resident was arrested this afternoon following a four-hour standoff with police at a home in the 900 block of NE Francis Court. Bryan Paul Hill surrendered to law enforcement officers after initially refusing to exit the residence. Bend Police arrived at the home around 11:24 a.m. after receiving
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BEND, Ore. – A Bend attorney whose law firm is one of three retained by the parents of slain Silver Rail Elementary School shooting victim Rhoam Summer explained Monday why they became involved so quickly, and what they are hoping to achieve. Tim Williams said it’s not, as some might surmise, to quickly prepare a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police issued an update Monday afternoon on the investigation into last week’s mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, confirming there were a total of four staff members and five children in the special needs classroom when the 16-year-old former student opened fire. Three children ages 5, 8 and 11
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The parents of 5-year-old Rhoam Summer shared a heartfelt tribute Monday to their little boy, the youngest victim of last week’s mass shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School – in fact, the youngest mass school shooting victim in U.S. history Here is Kelik and Lillian Summer’s tribute, in full: We
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The law firms Dwyer Williams & Cherkoss, Simon Greenstone & Panatier, and Worthington & Caron announced Monday that they have been retained by the parents of Rhoam Summer to preserve and protect Rhoam’s memory and investigate possible legal claims arising from last week’s mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary was over less than three minutes after the teen gunman shot his way through locked doors and into the school, authorities said. While police have confirmed just how quickly the nation’s latest school shooting began and ended, when a parent followed the shooter
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools issued a statement Saturday on this week’s tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, calling it “an unthinkable tragedy” and offering support for the victims, their families and the shaken, grieving community. On October 15, our Silver Rail Elementary community suffered an unthinkable tragedy, one that stretches far
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Police released new details Friday of Thursday’s tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School, including the names of a teacher and one of three boys killed by the 16-year-old shooter who attended the school. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the teen approached the school from a wooded area, threw
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 32-year-old Warm Springs man was arrested Saturday night after a 44-year-old Redmond man was punched unconscious outside a concert in Bend. Bend Police arrested Hamley Wilson Sam Smith near the Midtown Ballroom on NW Greenwood Avenue on suspicion of third-degree assault, first-degree disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Bend Fire medics
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JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Police say a missing 67-year-old Nevada man was found buried on a property in rural Josephine County, where two other men were found dead following a shooting involving detectives. Andrew Forrest Odom, 67, of Incline Village, Nevada, was reported missing to the Medford Police Department on Oct. 1,
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(KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the U.S. Department of Labor over the cancellation of more than $45 million in federal unemployment grants. The legal action, brought by a coalition featuring attorneys general from 12 states and the governors of Kentucky and
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UNION COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or people responsible for killing and wasting a bull elk in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. OSP says the bull elk was likely killed the evening of Thursday, Sept. 10, or the morning of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Russell Ian Boggess, a 43-year-old resident of Bend, Ore., was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence. The sentence follows an armed robbery at Top Shelf Medicine cannabis dispensary on Greenwood Avenue in Bend
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 31-year-old Sisters man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly breaking into an apartment and assaulting a woman and two juveniles inside, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Royce Shipley was taken into custody following a brief standoff at his nearby residence on North Woodson Street. Deputies responded to the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News has learned through online court documents the semi-truck driver, Rajinder Kumar, who was involved in a deadly crash that killed a newlywed couple William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lower Carter in 2025, has a warrant out for his arrest.On Thursday, Judge Wells Ashby issued the bench warrant.As of our
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department has released their quarterly report and according to the department, compared to previous years, crime is down and / or flat across the city.The report, which is posted below, highlights crimes against people, property and society, which all saw declines compared to the previous year.It is also
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three Oregon men are facing federal charges after a grand jury in Portland returned an indictment alleging conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Cody James VanWinkle, also known as “COUNTUPCODY,” 30, of Gresham, and Kei-Jian Buckley, 32, of Beaverton, made their initial appearances and
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 40-year-old Bend man was arrested Tuesday morning after police said he tackled a woman and attempted to sexually assault her in a railroad underpass along Third Street. Bend Police responded around 9:31 a.m. Sept. 29 to a report of a woman running to a business in the 200 block of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the second time this summer, suspected serial killer Jesse Calhoun appeared in a Multnomah County courtroom. On Monday, he faced new charges in the death of a 6th woman. He’s facing manslaughter charges in the death of 32-year-old Libby Gibson. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced last week there is
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A man and a Portland K9 were killed in a shooting Thursday afternoon during a fugitive operation in the city’s Montavilla neighborhood. Police say a U.S. Marshals task force encountered a suspect wanted on a felony warrant. The suspect died at the scene, and a firearm was recovered. K9 Kylo, a German
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