The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation warned consumers Friday about fraudulent activity from an alleged Internet-based mortgage lending and consumer finance company that is committing an advance fee scam, as well as impersonating a legitimate company.
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Supreme Court struck down the death sentence of an inmate in a ruling Thursday that found lawmakers had fundamentally altered “prevailing societal standards” for executions with a 2019 law change. The potential impact of voiding most if not all Oregon death penalties outraged the former Deschutes County prosecutor who convinced juries to sentence Terrebonne double-murderer Randy Lee Guzek to death four times.
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Several reports of a person pointing a handgun in a classroom at Central Oregon Community College prompted lockdowns, lockouts and a major police call-out Thursday afternoon, until officers determined it was a false alarm – someone with an orienteering compass, officers said.
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A standoff with a domestic violence suspect ended dramatically at his northeast Bend home Wednesday evening when he used a gallon of acetone to try to make good on his threat to burn the house down — but was stopped by officers and the bite of Deschutes County sheriff’s K-9 Ronin, police said.
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In recognition of October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released updated data Thursday showing an increase in data breaches reported to her office.
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More than 40 law enforcement agencies are getting first-hand experience in drone safety this week at a national conference being held in Bend.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s court of appeals reversed the murder conviction and death sentence of a Black man, saying his defense team failed to interview a key witness who saw a white man fleeing the victim’s home. Jesse Johnson was accused of stabbing Harriet Thompson, a 28-year-old Black nurse’s
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against dating scams targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
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A report of a burglary in progress at a northeast Bend home led to a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday morning, the arrest of a fleeing suspect and the recovery of numerous items reported stolen in thefts and burglaries dating back to last year, police said.
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Two men accused of murder in last year’s killing of a Bend couple made their first court appearance by video Monday from the Deschutes County Jail. Kenneth Atkinson and Nathan Detroit remain held without bail pending arraignment in a week and are not allowed to contact each other.
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Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a break-up of a Lane County drug ring led to five arrests and Oregon’s largest methamphetamine seizure in state history: 384 pounds, worth over $1 million.
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The family of Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé Natasha Newby have been waiting for this day since the couple was killed 14 months ago at their Bend home.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County grand jury late Thursday indicted Redmond resident Ian Mackenzie Cranston, 27, and he was quickly arrested, then arraigned Friday on second-degree murder, manslaughter and other charges in the Sept. 19 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Barry Khristiano Washington on a downtown Bend street corner.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed lawsuits Friday against Yamhill and Harney counties, asking Circuit Court judges in those counties to order that new state gun safety laws remain fully in force – and fully enforceable.
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Gresham police detectives said Friday they are looking for any more witnesses in the death of a 34-year-old Bend man that authorities have determined to be a homicide.
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A federal judge has stopped a commercial timber harvest near Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest, as the request of an environmental group.
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s initial mask mandate, saying the requirements have been revised so many times the issue is moot.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Three former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, have entered guilty pleas for providing alcohol at an initiation event where a pledge died. Sam Martinez, 19, died of alcohol poisoning in November 2019, according to the Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Maxwell Rovegno,
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The city of Redmond announced Tuesday night it has selected Redmond Police Captain Devin Lewis as the next chief of police, following a national search.
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against crypto romance scams.
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