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) — A Deschutes County judge agreed Tuesday to postpone plea entry by a truck driver facing manslaughter charges after a newlywed couple crashed into his jackknifed rig on Highway 20 east of Bend and were killed. It’s the second delay in entry of plea by Rajinder Kumar, 32, who faces two counts
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A police K-9’s bite helped Bend police arrest a wanted Bend man found hiding in a northeast Bend backyard during an extensive search Tuesday afternoon, minutes after nearly 900 area residents got a warning of a possibly “armed and dangerous” person on the run.
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Trent Michael Conley was arrested and taken into custody at about 7:50am Thursday. He was arrested by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, Oregon State Police, and other agencies.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to VISOR, the Victim Information System in Oregon, Ian Cranston was released from the custody of the Deschutes County Jail on Monday. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jason Carr confirmed to KTVZ News that Cranston was released Monday afternoon, after posting the required 10 percent of the $500,000
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The trial of Bend murder suspect Caleb Cegers has been pushed back another three months, to early April, at the request of both the prosecution and defense. Cegers, now 22, appeared by video Monday from the Deschutes County Jail, where he’s been held without bail since his East Coast capture and arrest in the August 2023 fatal shooting of Taylor
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man arrested four times last year pleaded not guilty Monday to nearly 30 counts in two cases alleging luring a minor online and use of child sex abuse material, and two jury trials were set for October. In one case, Conner Duhn, 27, entered the pleas to three counts of luring a minor and three counts of using a child in a display of explicit conduct, court records show.
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reminded residents Monday about this week’s community Town Hall meeting on Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Terrebonne Community School. Rupert said the Town Halls offer residents the opportunity to connect directly with their Sheriff’s Office, ask questions, share concerns, and provide ideas to help
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate serving a 30-year term for killing his girlfriend in Bend nearly 35 years ago has died in the Salem state prison, the Oregon Department of Corrections said Monday. James Byron Coon, 76, died on Sunday morning in the infirmary while on hospice care. As with all
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Two people were shot by federal law Customs and Border Protection agents Thursday afternoon in East Portland, the Portland Police Bureau confirmed. Both were taken to the hospital, with their conditions unknown. PPB officers responded to Southeast Main Street near I-205, the location of Adventist Health Portland, for a report of
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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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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council meets tonight at 6 p.m. at City Hall, with one of the agenda items centering on an amendment to the city’s agreement with Flock Group Inc. — the company providing automatic license plate reader technology for Bend Police. The proposed amendment would modify the city’s existing contract
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(Update: Video Added) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a $900 million lawsuit Wednesday against the nation’s largest insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers. He claimed they “worked together in a coordinated scheme to artificially inflate the price of insulin and other critical diabetes medications — at the direct expense of Oregon patients
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CHRISTMAS VALLEY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four people following an investigation into several reported burglaries throughout the county last month, including a stolen vehicle, which led to a weekend raid on a property in Christmas Valley. After the stolen vehicle was recovered on Dec. 27, the owner found several
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man was arrested late Sunday night after allegedly entering an apartment armed with a replica handgun and threatening partygoers. Reynaldo Ramirez Francisco, 26, is facing charges of menacing, harassment and first-degree burglary. At approximately 10:09 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2026, Bend Police responded to the 20100 block of Reed
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A Deschutes County judge set bail at $500,000 Wednesday for a Redmond man facing attempted murder, assault and other charges, accused of using a Sabre self-defense pistol to shoot a former co-worker in the face at Spoon Restaurant in downtown Sisters.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A shift in some charges to Jefferson County prompted a Deschutes County judge to cut the bail in half Tuesday for a Crooked River Ranch man accused in the Halloween night holdup of a downtown Redmond restaurant. Douglas Richard York, 54, accused of robbing Sassy’s Cafe, still faces Deschutes County charges
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Deschutes County deputies safely recovered a 9-year-old child reported kidnapped out of Multnomah County after a 30-minute pursuit that stretched across multiple Central Oregon communities Monday night.
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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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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CASA of Central Oregon said Friday it is now accepting applications for its upcoming winter volunteer training course, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13. Community members have until Friday, January 9 to apply for this eight-week, 40-hour program that prepares volunteers to become Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) to advocate for children in
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