Crime And Courts Archives

Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense against scams targeting veterans

November 9, 2021 9:44 am KTVZ - News Team

As we recognize Veterans Day this week, a special reminder to all Oregonians to help protect those who have spent a lifetime protecting all of…

Sentences of Salem twins reduced in 1993 murder of couple

November 8, 2021 4:31 pm The Associated Press

A judge has significantly reduced the sentences of twin brothers who were convicted of murdering an elderly Salem couple in 1993, leaving them to…

Klamath Falls woman charged with manslaughter in drug overdose death of infant daughter

November 5, 2021 12:14 am KTVZ News Partners

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Klamath Falls woman was arrested Wednesday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warns of new wave of scam calls demanding money to ‘avoid arrest’

November 4, 2021 11:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received at least five reports Thursday of scam calls from someone claiming to be with the agency and demanding…

‘Narco-slavery’: Migrant Oregon weed workers face threats amid illegal boom

November 4, 2021 3:55 pm The Associated Press

Thousands of immigrants working on Southern Oregon illegal marijuana farms that authorities say are run by foreign cartels are living in squalid…

Portland mayor proposes increasing police budget

November 3, 2021 10:39 pm The Associated Press

A year after Portland’s police department underwent massive budget cuts — amid demands to defund the police — Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on…

Driver arrested in SW Redmond hit-and-run crash that left woman seriously injured, in coma

November 3, 2021 7:03 pm KTVZ

A 22-year-old Redmond woman was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on hit-and-run and other charges, accused of an Oct. 26 hit-and-run crash in southwest…

Deschutes County receives renewed federal grant to continue effort targeting illegal marijuana grows

November 2, 2021 12:00 pm KTVZ

Law enforcement agencies have gotten another federal grant to fund a program targeting the illegal marijuana industry in Central Oregon. It’s a…

Bend Police step up efforts to stop online luring of minors, make 5 arrests in past 3 months

November 2, 2021 5:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend police officers have undergone training and are proactively investigating cases online where adults are sexually luring minors through social…

Judge sides with Democrats in Oregon redistricting dispute

November 2, 2021 4:57 pm The Associated Press

A judge has found that new congressional districts passed by Oregon Democrats meet all legal criteria, with little evidence they amount to blatant…

Settlement talks fail in Oregon youths’ anti-US climate suit

November 2, 2021 1:38 pm The Associated Press

Oregon-based youth climate activists say settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice have failed, six years after they first filed a federal…

Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: A digital defense against big-bucks job scams

November 2, 2021 11:10 am KTVZ - News Team

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against job scams that promise big money-making…

Oregon AG leads 19-state coalition to defend Title IX, challenge wider religious exceptions

November 2, 2021 10:27 am KTVZ News Partners

A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, filed an amicus brief Tuesday with the U.S…

Terrebonne tow truck stolen; Deschutes County SO seeks tips from public

November 1, 2021 6:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a tow truck stolen from the parking lot of Abbas Towing of Terrebonne a…

Crook County woman’s injuries lead to man’s arrest in domestic violence incident

November 1, 2021 3:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Crook County woman who went to St. Charles Prineville over the weekend for treatment of injuries reported being the victim of domestic assault…

One of ‘Redmond 5’ teens convicted in 2001 Barbara Thomas killing out of prison; others may follow

November 1, 2021 10:42 am Barney Lerten

One of five Redmond teens convicted in the brutal killing of Barbara Thomas at her home on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway 20 years ago has been quietly…