A Redmond man was located and cited by police on hit-and-run and reckless driving charges in the Sunday crash of a dump truck into a southwest Redmond dental office, after which the driver allegedly fled the scene.
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Deschutes County commissioners this week approved a $2.9 million increase in the county courthouse expansion project’s budget, pushing the total to $46.8 million – but the 3-0 vote came after Commissioner Patti Adair expressed strong consternation about the rising price tag.
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(Update: Added video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Police have released the tragic details of an incident that brought numerous police to a northwest Redmond home late last week. Investigators have determined that a man shot his roommate in an attempted homicide, then fatally wounded himself. Police responded to a 911 call late on the night
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(Update: Added video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An 18-year-old Redmond resident was arrested Thursday on an arson charge, accused of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied RV in east Redmond after a dispute with adult family members, police said as they asked any witnesses to contact officers. Around 12:25 p.m., officers from the Redmond
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Bail has been set at $1 million for a La Pine man facing 20 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse, a year after a cyber-tip to Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies of images being shared online – some identified as a local teen girl. A later raid on his home also found over 100 marijuana plants.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rumors on social media caused confusion and chaos earlier this week that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in Central Oregon, carrying out raids. KTVZ News can now confirm that an individual from Bend has been detained, and his family is now sharing his story. A family member who wishes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages has been filed against former Bend High softball coach Rob Ray by a former player, claiming invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Court documents obtained by KTVZ News claim that in March of last year. Ray entered the girls’ locker room while players were undressed
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Two Redmond fugitives wanted on felony warrants tried to escape by ramming unmarked police cars in a Terrebonne grocery store parking lot but were trapped and arrested on several new charges, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the state observed Data Privacy Day on Tuesday, the Oregon Department of Justice rolled out a new toolkit with additional handouts and social media content to help Oregonians protect their online information. Here’s the department’s news release on the new toolkit: This resource will help families understand their rights under the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA). The
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(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A masseur accused of sexually abusing three female customers at a northeast Bend spa in 2023 pleaded not guilty Tuesday to expanded charges filed last fall and a judge set a new May trial date. JianMing Tang, 47, appeared remotely before Deschutes County Circuit Judge Raymond Crutchley for
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Two people were seriously injured late Thursday night at a home in northwest Redmond, prompting a callout of the Central Oregon Major Incident Team to investigate what police called “an isolated incident.”
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday in Salem. Around 11:30 a.m., Salem Police officers were pursuing a wanted suspect near River Road and Gardenia Drive in Salem. The suspect, Shawn Lee Baker, 42,, fled into an apartment complex near the 3200 block of River Road North and
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(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a report released Thursday, Bend-La Pine Schools shared the results of an after-action review and safety improvement plan for the district’s response to last October’s incident at Pilot Butte Middle School involving a 12-year-old student arrested for bringing a loaded handgun to school. Last
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield welcomed word Thursday that a federal judge in Seattle was issuing a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking an executive order by President Trump, a ruling that he said will prevent federal agencies from stripping people of their rights to citizenship. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Seattle (CNN) — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee who sits in Seattle, granted the request by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three
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Longtime Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 2, Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday as she requested applications from those interested in seeking an appointment to the position.
Continue Reading SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s state courts cleared about 47,000 residential evictions from people’s records in mid-December, as required by a 2023 law addressing housing and homelessness, according to the Oregon Judicial Department. The state law, ORS 105.164 (House Bill 2001, 2023), requires courts to “set aside” and “seal” past residential evictions in cases that
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A tip from police in California and a surveillance operation by two SWAT teams on a private parcel along Highway 20 east of Bend led to the arrest of an assault suspect wanted on a nationwide felony warrant, authorities said Tuesday.
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By Sabinna Pierre, KGW LOS ANGELES — Two Oregon residents were arrested Saturday after authorities caught them attempting to enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone while impersonating firefighters. Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies discovered them operating a fire truck purchased at auction and claiming to represent the
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A fire at a Tesla dealership in Salem early Monday is being investigated as arson, the Salem Police Department reported.
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