PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Justice Center was locked down and the area around it blocked off for a a time Tuesday after a Prineville man told deputies he feared there was a bomb in his car, authorities said. No device was found, and he was arrested on DUII and other charges. Around
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help identifying whoever was responsible for dumping and wasting 16 salmon in Portland last month. The salmon were dumped at Cathedral Park, located at the corner of North Crawford Street and North Pittsburgh Avenue. The fish had net
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(Update: More police provide more, limited info) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond neighborhood is still in the dark about a large police response in their backyard this weekend. Several people reported a large police presence late Saturday at the apartment complex near NW 25th Street and Elm Avenue. When KTVZ News contacted Redmond Police,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal agents raided a Portland home Monday morning after someone allegedly aimed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection agency helicopter conducting law enforcement activity and another aicraft in the skies over Portland. Officials said four people living in the U.S. illegally were taken into custody. Agents from the FBI
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bill and Katie Bellows, owners of Cynthia’s of Bend, are dealing with major damage to their longtime shop after a driver crashed into the business early Sunday morning. Bend Police say it happened just after 2am on Southeast 3rd Street. Investigators say 42-year-old Robert Waller of Bend, suspected of drunk driving,
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -– A state agency issued a warning to Oregonians on Friday about a “gold bar” scam that’s rapidly spreading across the nation, causing millions of dollars in losses. “This scam involves fraudsters impersonating government officials who convince victims to purchase gold bars to supposedly protect their nest eggs,” the
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(Update: Adding video) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A long-term drug investigation concluded Wednesday night when a suspected trafficker’s vehicle crashed north of Madras, and detectives with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team seized large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and three guns, authorities said. Officers said they suspect the drugs were introduced into Jefferson County from
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Travis Decker, the man believed to have suffocated and abandoned his three young daughters at a campsite in the Washington state wilderness, is dead, Chelan County authorities said Thursday. Positive DNA results determined human remains authorities discovered last week, along with clothes that looked like what Decker was
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A murder suspect mistakenly released from the Multnomah County Jail four days ago, prompting an extensive manhunt, was arrested Thursday at a gas station in Florence along the Oregon coast, authorities said. Here’s the full news release on Ty Sage’s arrest, from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Today, the Multnomah County
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Madras man arrested last Friday along Interstate 84, accused of trafficking drugs between Washington state and Central Oregon, is facing federal charges after investigators seized about 10 pounds of methamphetamine from his vehicle. Theodore Ernest Jokinen, 48, made his first appearance in federal court Wednesday after being charged by criminal
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UPDATE: Adding video CHEYENNE, Wyoming (KTVZ) — A Bend man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and a year of supervised release for hitting a Yellowstone National Park employee with his car a year ago. David Tyler Regnier, 67, was sentenced Monday after being convicted by a federal jury in May on
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of inmates at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution gathered this week to watch a basketball game between prisoners, correctional officers, and the Side Door Foundation—a nonprofit that travels the country using sports to build community and promote rehabilitation inside prisons. “It’s pretty cool, something special,” said Marcus, one of the incarcerated
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Numerous police, including a SWAT team and armored vehicles, converged on a southwest Redmond home and street during a standoff late Wednesday afternoon that eventually ended in a man coming out of the home and surrendering peacefully.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Deflection Program and will recognize nine graduates on Thursday at The Taylor Center in Bend. The Deflection Program is a community-based, voluntary, and patient-centered initiative. It provides rapid access to drug treatment and supportive services for people struggling with
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KEIZER, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon firefighter who was arrested last month by Border Patrol while helping to fight the Bear Gulch fire in Washington state was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention Tuesday, officials said. Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez, a 23-year-old wildland firefighter, is back home in Keizer, Oregon after nearly four weeks in
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An 83-year-old Bend man was cited for reckless driving Friday morning after crossing the double-yellow line on Third Street while trying to pass several vehicles near the railroad underpass, causing a three-vehicle crash, police said.
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(Updated: Quotes from Bend City Councilor Ariel Méndez) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend city councilors on Wednesday evening unanimously approved a $2.34 million contract to begin installing an automated traffic enforcement system, better known as “red-light cameras,” at several intersections around the city early next year. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz asked councilors to approve
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A crucial scam alert for Oregon shoppers. Attorney General Dan Rayfield is warning about a rise in card skimmers on payment machines for EBT users. He says it’s especially prevalent in rural grocery and convenience stores. Rayfield added thieves target smaller retailers installing fake card. Readers that capture numbers and pins stealing
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ANTELOPE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division’s Madras office, is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals caught on camera committing criminal trespass and unlawfully taking an elk near Antelope. Here’s the Oregon State Police news release on the incident: On Saturday, Sept. 6 at 4:42 a.m., before legal hunting hours,
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LINN COUNTY, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2025) – On July 24, 1976, skeletal remains of a young woman were found in the area of Wolf Creek near Swamp Mountain in Linn County. For 49 years, her identity was not known. Today, thanks to advances in forensic genetic genealogy, she has a name. In June of this year, the
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