SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 29-year-old Sisters man was arrested in a guns-drawn traffic stop Wednesday morning on assault, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting a pedestrian on a sidewalk and a short time later brandishing a knife during an argument. Around 10:50 a.m., Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported hit and
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Update: Adding video. LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon State Police K-9 team located a large quantity of fentanyl – some 60 pounds – during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 and arrested the driver, a California man. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, OSP stopped a white Chevrolet Impala for an unlawful lane change. During
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Tuesday afternoon, just after 5 p.m., Bend Police responded to multiple calls about an indecent exposure incident at the Box Factory in Bend. The initial call reported a man exposing himself and soliciting people at the corner of Colorado Ave. and Staats Street. Officers arrived in the area where the
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — This Memorial Day weekend, the Madras Police Department will be conducting High-Visibility Enforcement patrols, with a targeted focus on speeding violations and Move Over Law compliance. With holiday traffic expected to increase and more pedestrians, cyclists, and road workers present on the roads, officers will be out in force to help
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regon State Police released an update Friday regarding care being given to the animals at West Coast Game Park Safari, where a raid took place Thursday after a lengthy criminal investigation.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine-area man seen on widely distributed video apparently striking his dog repeatedly with a shovel was arraigned on two charges Tuesday and a plea hearing was set. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alycia Herriott set a June 27 plea hearing for John Coe Richardson, 75, who was indicted nearly two
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The police search for a burglary and domestic violence suspect closed a busy southwest Redmond street and put two nearby schools in Secure status Tuesday. He eluded capture, prompting a call to the public for any leads to his whereabouts.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp, who has been barred from testifying at trials due to false information given from the witness stand, has been expelled from the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors, the organization announced Monday. The news of his removal in a unanimous vote by 32
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A 27-year-old Bend man accused of fatally stabbing another man last week was arraigned Friday on a second-degree murder indictment while police seek help from the public in the case.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend city councilors held an emergency meeting Friday afternoon, mostly in closed-door executive session, then voted 6-0 to have staff “take all steps necessary,” including joining in legal action, to challenge cuts in crucial federal grants. The city council called the executive session under the condition outlined by Oregon Revised Statute
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A former music teacher for the Bend La-Pine School district was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday following a multi-agency investigation regarding his online sexual abuse of children. Erik Ekstrom, 37, was sentenced to a total of 240 months in prison (including time served), with three years of post-prison supervision,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Doorbell cameras can catch wonderful scenes of nature and life – but sometimes, they can also record a very frustrating, even dangerous encounter. That’s what was captured and shared with KTVZ News this week by a southwest Bend resident, Jonathan Elwing. “We just caught our neighbor’s two large loose dogs running
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(Update: Adding video) MEDFORD, Ore. (KOBI) – The Medford Police Department announced charges will be filed nearly a week after a truck crashed into a local medical office building, KOBI-TV reported Thursday. The driver who crashed a truck into a Medford medical office building last Friday, injuring an employee there, is facing DUII and other charges.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Jean Casarez, Lauren del Valle and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A judge overseeing the pretrial hearings for Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology grad student accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys Thursday to preserve records after an apparent leak made its way
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WINCHESTER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person involved in the unlawful take and waste of a wild steelhead on the North Umpqua River at John P. Amacher Park in Douglas County. Wild steelhead retention is prohibited on the Umpqua system. On Thursday, May 8,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Target Team (CATT) participated in the “Put the Phone Away or Pay” campaign last month, stopping dozens of drivers for distracted driving or other issues that led to dozens of warnings, citations and a few arrests. During the month of April, members
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(Update: Adding video) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A known leader of Portland’s 18th Street Gang was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Friday for his leadership role in a local drug trafficking conspiracy and for possessing a weapon while in federal prison. Noah Herrera, 26, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison with 5
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Previously excluded evidence has been ruled admissible in a Bend murder trial by the Oregon Supreme Court. The trial of Randall Kilby in the fatal assault of Daphne Banks has been delayed for years, though he’s already serving a life term for killing two roommates with a hatchet.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The commission that oversees teacher certifications in the State of Oregon says they will revoke licenses for educators, but only once charges are proven. Right now, the commission only has four investigators for over 600 open cases, highlighting their ongoing need for funding and staff. The details from
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(Update: Missing teen found) WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Police turned to the public Friday for help in locating a 14-year-old who apparently ran away from home. Word came from police a few hours later that she had been found. Officers said earlier that Lena Holliday left her home some time between midnight
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