Dechutes County courts are seeking volunteers to serve as mediators in small claims, landlord-tenant cases
The Deschutes County Circuit Court is recruiting volunteers to work as mediators in small claims and landlord-tenant…
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Marion County DA releases details of fatal officer-involved shooting, says wanted Salem man had knife, threatening note
The Marion County District Attorney’s Office has released details of a fatal officer-involved shooting on Thursday at the Army Aviation Training…
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Prineville Police, others across state plan speed enforcement blitz throughout March
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Saturday, March 1st and extending through Monday, March 31st, the Prineville Police Department, along with other…
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Black History Month: The Honorable Judge Raymond Dean Crutchley
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Born and raised in Jamaica by his grandmother, Deschutes County Circuit Judge Raymond Dean Crutchley immigrated to New York at…
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Crook County community steps up with hay donations for horse seized by sheriff’s deputies
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County Sheriff’s Office asked for hay donations Thursday after it took possession of a horse during an…
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Deschutes County law enforcement to host series of retailer listening sessions about organized retail theft
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department, in collaboration with the Redmond Police Department and the Deschutes County District Attorney’s…
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Charges dropped against Redmond woman in $140K jewelry retail thefts that hit Walmarts across the Northwest
(Update: Charges dropped against Redmond woman; Estacada man pleads guilty) COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman and an Estacada man were…
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Mother of Madras man who died in officer-involved shooting speaks out
Social media has been abuzz with flyers for a scheduled protest Wednesday afternoon in front of Madras City Hall in honor of Allan Warner Jr. who…
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Arrest warrant issued for Florida truck driver charged in Highway 97 crash that killed La Pine woman
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Florida truck driver who failed to appear in court last week and faces criminally negligent homicide and…
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Bend Police tip leads to Tacoma man’s nearly 14-year federal prison term for coercing, exploiting minor online
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ)–A Tacoma, Washington man has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in federal prison for using social media to coerce a minor into…
Continue ReadingAmerican teen arrested in Paris after newborn thrown from hotel window, dies at local hospital
Editor’s Note: CNN & Sky News provided information used in this article.PARIS (KTVZ) – An American teenager has been arrested in Paris, accused…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students
CNN By Holly Yan and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the…
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Bend man charged with pulling a gun on another man before downtown rally; charged with menacing, DUII
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man says he had a gun pulled on him Sunday morning at Peace Corner in downtown Bend, an hour before a rally called to…
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More disturbing details of S. Deschutes County child abuse case revealed at woman’s, father’s arraignment
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Sarah Session 33, and her father, Gary Hardenburg, 65, made their first court appearance Monday afternoon for arraignment on…
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S. Deschutes County woman wanted for attempted murder, child abuse captured with parents at coast hotel
(Update: specifics of Coos Bay arrests) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A south Deschutes County woman wanted on a $1 million nationwide felony arrest…
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Jefferson County DA releases name, initial details of deadly Madras officer-involved shooting
Acting Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche on Friday identified the man killed in Thursday evening’s officer-involved shooting along…
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After 2 searches of area, Redmond Police seek public’s help to find man missing since going for a walk a month ago
After two fruitless searches, the latest involving K-9 teams and drones, Redmond Police turned to the public Thursday for any tips to the whereabouts…
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Israeli police investigating reports of explosions involving several buses, called ‘suspected terror attack’
TEL AVIV (Sky News) — Israeli police are investigating reports of explosions involving several buses on Thursday, Sky News reported. A police…
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Oregon U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight fired by President Trump
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight has been fired by President Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice announced late Tuesday.…
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911 caller claims shots fired near Madras truck stop, prompting area alert, manhunt – but police find no sign it was true
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A call to Jefferson County 911 dispatchers early Tuesday claiming a person was firing gunshots near a Madras truck stop…
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