(Update: New information from library director) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A data breach has prompted the precautionary closure of all Deschutes Public Library locations through the weekend, but library officials say they are confident no patrons’ information has been exposed to potential hackers. “We’re feeling like it’s looking really good” for the library system to
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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) — An 18-year-old Bend man, identified as Alex Rojo, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon following a road rage incident Thursday evening, according to the Bend Police Department. BPD said shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday evening, a caller reported that a man had passed him in the oncoming
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — National surveys show that most Americans think juries are important, but about one in four Oregonians didn’t respond when state courts summoned them for jury duty this year. Another 25% asked to be excused from jury service. A new statewide task force will start meeting in January to look at why
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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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(Update: Video Added) UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI is asking for the public’s help to identify additional victims of Aaron William Pizer, who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two minors on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Federal authorities say they believe Pizer may have contacted or assaulted additional victims,
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A plea hearing on a 50-count indictment has been delayed until next month for an Alfalfa-area woman accused of running a puppy mill from her home.
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A Deschutes County judge has ruled that Redmond murder suspect Jessica Andersch is now mentally fit to aid and assist in her own defense, clearing the way for her to enter a plea.
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(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies answered an unusual call Monday night just west of Redmond that sounded more like a scene from an action movie than a typical family dispute, authorities said. Shortly before 8 p.m., 911 dispatchers got a call from a resident on NW Norse Way, saying
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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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A La Pine-area man accused of hitting his dog with a shovel was back in a Deschutes County courtroom this week for another hearing on whether he is mentally fit to stand trial in his animal abuse case.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend Christmas tree lot raising money for a local rehab charity started its morning with an unwelcome surprise. Employees at the Super Thrift Tree Lot say, Friday morning, they discovered that someone had forced their way into a storage shed on the property. Fortunately, the shed didn’t hold anything valuable;
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Days after a federal judge ordered the return of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport, they have done so – and promised not to move it again, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday.
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Defense attorney says he shot the cat, believing it was feral and was attacking his chickens PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jason Swick, 48-year-old pastor at Prineville Church of Christ, was arraigned Wednesday in Crook County Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to a first-degree animal abuse charge, a Class A misdemeanor, according to our partners
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A truck driver whose jackknifed rig allegedly caused a crash that killed a newlywed couple east of Bend last week was arraigned Wednesday on more serious charges of first-degree manslaughter that could lead to a longer prison term. A judge agreed as a result to double his bail amount, to $500,000.
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Prineville man who refused to stop for police and hit speeds over 100 mph in a pursuit was arrested several hours later, nearly 200 miles away in Harney County, with illegal drugs in his possession, authorities said Tuesday. Prineville Police tried to pull over a white Nissan Altima around 8:30
Continue Reading (Update: Video Added) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Pendleton man pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two minors and engaging in sexual activity with a third on the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation. Aaron William Pizer faces up to 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release ranging from five years
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal immigration officials said late Monday a California truck driver arrested after a crash east of Bend that killed a newlywed couple has been in the country illegally for three years, and that they have issued an arrest detainer. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in a
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On Saturday, November 29th, officers from the Bend Police Department were called to Taco Salsa on Galveston Avenue following a reported dispute according to Communications Manager Sheila Miller.
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.A 19-year-old Bend resident accused in a recent road rage shooting incident was arraigned Monday on a five-count indictment and a plea hearing was set for later this month.
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