(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Commissioner Phil Chang is sharing his disappointment as controversy continues to swirl around Deschutes County’s new Sheriff Kent van der Kamp. “Sheriff van der Kamp has really done important things in these 100 days,” Chang told KTVZ News on Wednesday. “And that’s part of what makes all of this
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To ensure no infected files remain from last week’s cyberattack on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, potentially impacted servers and all employee computers have to be rebuilt, the agency said Wednesday. For servers, this means deleting all data and reloading the backed-up data before the attack. For employee computers, this
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that 19 Portland-area residents have been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits cards around the country – using the money to purchase baby formula, which was then sold on the black market. “This isn’t just theft – it
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 25-year-old Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison and permanent loss of his driver’s license after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, DUII and assault in a 2023 rollover crash that claimed a La Pine man’s life. Bryce Tanner Lupton was arrested
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Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels spoke again with KTVZ News Tuesday about his finding that Sheriff Kent van der Kamp gave false testimony in at least two cases, while a legal expert provided insight about the DA’s rare move to not let the sheriff testify in future cases.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend cyclist has a message and a warning after being attacked by dogs on China Hat Road south of Bend. “To have dogs that attack people there just riding their bikes, that’s to me, that is unacceptable behavior,” Chris Carey said Tuesday. “That’s why I’m making a stand here.” On Monday
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to a cyberattack last week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality staff were unable to receive emails from Wednesday, April 9, through Friday, April 11, the agency said Tuesday. “If you submitted a public comment during this time via email, you will need to resubmit that comment,” the agency said.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek and Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Christina Stephenson announced Monday an initiative to protect students from bullying, discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, national origin and immigration status in Oregon schools. “Every student in Oregon deserves to learn in an environment free from bullying, harassment,
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Garrett Hottle PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A man who allegedly told security guards he would be “responsible for a bombing” at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was tracked down and arrested with the help of license plate recognition technology, police said. Security guards at the Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City caught
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Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels said Monday he has placed Sheriff Kent van der Kamp on a short list of witnesses who prosecutors cannot “ethically” call in criminal cases over concerns that he provided false testimony in more than one past case.
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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – An autistic teen with physical disabilities continues to fight for his life after being shot nine times by Pocatello Police Officers over the weekend. Victor Perez at home: Photo courtesy of the Perez family. According to his family, 17-year-old Victor Perez is currently in a coma and hooked up to a
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SEATTLE (KTVZ) – The FBI Seattle Field Office, Lacey Police Department and ATF Seattle said Friday they are seeking the public’s assistance to find an arsonist who caused significant damage to a Tesla supercharger station in Lacey, Washington this week. FBI Seattle has opened a Digital Media Tipline at www.fbi.gov/lacey-tesla-arson for potential witnesses to upload media, such
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Friday it continues to work with the Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Information Services and a Microsoft cybersecurity team to address a recent cyberattack. Key information: There continues to be no evidence of a data breach. DEQ is prioritizing re-establishing vehicle inspection station services.
Continue Reading The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been the target of a cyberattack, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Two of the three children found dead in a Cornelius home were students at Cornelius Elementary School, the Forest Grove School District confirmed Wednesday.
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The Oregon House Committee on Judiciary held the first hearing Monday on legislation introduced by Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, to keep more sex offenders out of schools – a bill prompted by an incident at a Bend school nearly three years ago.
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A known, high-volume Central Oregon drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison Wednesday following a multi-agency investigation led by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, federal prosecutors said. Ricky Fontaine, 32, of Bend, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The murder trial of a Bend man accused of fatally assaulting his mother just over a year ago has been delayed for three months, until July, at his attorney’s request. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alycia Herriott on Wednesday set a July 22 trial date for Joshua Lawrence Smith, 41, on a
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Tuesday a multistate settlement in principle with pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. that will deliver up to $335 million nationwide and more than $4 million to Oregon to help combat the opioid crisis. Mylan, which is now a part of Viatris, has manufactured and sold a
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(Update: Adding video and comments from neighbors) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 65-year-old Bend woman was arrested on arson and animal abuse charges early Sunday morning, accused of starting a fire in the kitchen that killed two cats, police said Monday. Around 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, Bend Police responded to a report of a home
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