A federal judge in Eugene on Tuesday rejected a plea by homeless people living in the woods south of Bend to delay Thursday’s deadline to move out for a large, year-long area closure for a fuels reduction project.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three months after her first announcement, Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday she is accepting additional applications for the position of Jefferson County district attorney. Longtime DA Steven Leriche submitted his resignation earlier this year, effective Feb. 2, as he took a position with the Oregon Department of Justice. But he told
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A Redmond fugitive recently charged with attempted rape and sexual abuse of a young girl nearly a decade ago has been arrested in Oklahoma, authorities said.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services has launched its first-ever interactive online training for the public about reporting suspected child abuse. The training rollout coincides with Child Abuse Awareness Month and the announcement of a new safety initiative underway in Child Welfare. Safety priorities in the initiative include improving safety for children in foster
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By Sabinna Pierre, KGW GRESHAM, Ore. (KGW) — A 13-year-old boy was killed by gunfire that penetrated a neighboring apartment where he was sleeping early Sunday morning, according to the Gresham Police Department. Officers responded to reports of a shooting on Southwest 11th Street near Highland Drive shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, police said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office issued a new warning to the community Thursday to beware of several ongoing scams that could prove very costly. “The Sheriff’s Office has received several complaints from citizens who have been contacted by individuals claiming to be law enforcement,” the agency said. “These scam callers demanded
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it still plans to close a large area south of Bend in one week for a year-plus fuels reduction project, including along China Hat Road, where dozens of homeless people live and have filed suit in federal court, seeking to block or delay the move.
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As more concerning accusations came to light Wednesday, this time in a state agency’s draft investigative report, Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp told KTVZ News he’ll decide whether to resign in 90 days.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Twelve states sued the Trump administration Wednesday for “illegally imposing” tax hikes on Americans through tariffs. Trump imposed the tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which gives the president the authority to enact those powers in response to unusual and extraordinary threats. The lawsuit
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A motorcyclist who Bend police said was passing backed-up traffic in the bike lane crashed into an SUV turning left along Northeast Empire Avenue Thursday morning, sending him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Patrol Sergeant James Poole said officers responded around 7:40 a.m. to the reported crash on Empire Avenue
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A late-arriving Seattle flight passenger’s apparent joke about having a bomb in his carry-on luggage was taken very seriously by Alaska Airlines and authorities Wednesday, leading to police questioning, the removal of all passengers and a departure delayed by about 90 minutes. Laurie Mailloux of Vashon Island, Wash., was a passenger on
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COOS BAY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Police arrested a Coos Bay man upon release from a Eugene-area hospital Monday evening on two counts of manslaughter and numerous other charges in a crash that killed the coach and a player with the Umpqua Community College softball team. Johnathan James Dowdy, 32 was booked into the Coos
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Service providers Chuck Hemingway and Eric Garrity, along with four other homeless people living off China Hat Road, have filed suit in U.S. District Court, seeking a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Forest Service to block the May 1 closure of China Hat Road, less than two weeks before the deadline.
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Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp submitted documents and falsely testified on the witness stand several times about his educational background, claiming to have degrees from two universities he never attended, District Attorney Steve Gunnels said in a detailed report released to KTVZ News on Friday.
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A 21-year-old man reported by a screaming 911 caller to be armed at a southeast Bend home ran from officers late Monday morning and was soon arrested in the parking lot of nearby Silver Rail Elementary School, which was alerted of the large police presence.
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A late-night crash at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation after a truck reportedly drove through the secure vehicle gate on Saturday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man was arrested Thursday night by police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team on attempted assault and other charges, accused of shooting at people in another car in northeast Bend. Around 6:36 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting that had just occurred near Team Kia
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Bend Police alerted area residents late Thursday morning and began a large manhunt in northeast Bend for two men – one possibly armed – who ran from officers at a traffic stop. By late afternoon, they said the two likely had left the area.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (NBC News) — Two people are dead and a sheriff deputy’s son is in custody after an active shooter was reported at Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee. The suspect is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy who had access to one of her weapons, according to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil. At least
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced new leadership for the Oregon Public Defense Commission Thursday and outlined expectations for their work to address Oregon’s crisis of thousands of unrepresented defendants in criminal cases. The governor appointed Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin as the interim executive director of the OPDC, replacing
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