Supreme Court agrees to decide if mail-in ballots can arrive after Election Day
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether states may count mail-in ballots received after Election Day,…
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Federal judge issues injunction barring President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge in Oregon on Friday issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump administration from deploying the…
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UPDATE: Bend Police, CERT Team raid three homes, arrest eight people in Ponderosa Park holdup, pistol-whipping
(Update: Police make eight arrests in robbery, assault at Ponderosa Park in late Septemberl) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An armed robbery and…
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BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Redmond teen arrested in recent shooting at East Bend Safeway parking lot
.A 17-year-old Redmond resident was arrested on assault and other charges Tuesday in the shooting of a Bend 18-year-old in the East Bend Safeway…
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UPDATE: Missing La Pine woman located safe and in good health
(Update: Jezrah Tracy located safe) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday Jezrah Tracy has been located…
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Oregon appeals court overturns Ian Cranston’s manslaughter conviction in Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. KTVZ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded the manslaughter conviction of Ian Cranston in the…
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Oregon, Crook County officials warn the public about phishing scams involving project permit payments
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Building Codes Division and Crook County warned the public Friday of a phishing scam targeting people awaiting…
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Prineville pastor, accused of shooting cat, now charged with first-degree animal abuse
(Update: Adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Prineville church pastor who allegedly shot a neighborhood cat and placed in a church dumpster…
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Three men face federal drug trafficking charges after a year-long investigation, drug seizures across Central Oregon
(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three men have been indicted on felony drug trafficking charges after a year-long investigation by the…
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Oregon father charged with child neglect in drowning death of 2-year-old son
(UPDATE: adding video) SILETZ, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Lincoln County father has been charged with child neglect in connection with the drowning death…
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Federal appeals court shifts course, won’t allow Portland Guard deployment while it considers next steps
(Update: New Ninth Circuit Court ruling puts hold on earlier stay of judge’s decision) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge held another hearing…
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Jefferson County deputies investigating unsafe target shooting; bullets crossed canyon, landed near worker
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jefferson County authorities are investigating an incident in which gunfire from apparent target shooting crossed a canyon and…
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Portland ICE facility opens its doors for a look inside after months of protests
A federal immigration office in Portland, long at the center of protests and controversy, opened its doors to local media this week after months of…
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Jefferson County sheriff seeks to halt social media rumors of ICE raids, explains what officers were doing
(Update: Adding video, text of statement) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock posted a statement on the agency’s Facebook…
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‘The fight is not over’: Governor Kotek, lawmakers react to federal appeals court ruling to allow Guard troops in Portland
Governor Tina Kotek and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle offered reactions to a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Monday that said…
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Kidnapping, armed robbery suspect arrested after multi-agency search; judge sets bail at first court appearance
.A Madras man was arrested Thursday and was arraigned on several charges Friday after allegedly kidnapping and robbing a Prineville woman at gunpoint…
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KTVZ News obtains video of early morning explosion which rocked a south Bend neighborhood
(Update: Adding video of explosion from viewer) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Numerous residents in the Romaine Village area of southern Bend were awakened…
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During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, COCC to host a free seminar on how to spot, protect yourself from fraud
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cybercrimes like phishing, extortion and personal data breaches are spiking nationwide, with claimed losses totaling more than…
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Madras sex offender gets federal prison term for trying to lure ‘teen girl’ who actually was undercover deputy
(Update: Adding video) EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Madras man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday for…
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Felon who allegedly shot at another man on a busy NE Bend street is sentenced on federal gun charge
(Update: Adding video) EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man accused of shooting at another man on a busy northeast Bend street over a year ago was…
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