By Chelsea Bailey, Brynn Gingras, John Miller and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel were connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Roughly 15 different landlord companies across Oregon have now filed lawsuits against Shari’s Restaurants for failing to pay rent before the chain closed its doors. Shari’s Restaurants, the beloved Pacific Northwest chain of family-style cafes that closed this fall, owes millions of dollars to landlords around the state, according to court filings.
Continue Reading
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Services is warning Oregonians about a new scam using fake Manufacturer Certificates of Origin to obtain titles for stolen vehicles. MCO is a document that certifies the original ownership of a vehicle. It’s issued by the manufacturer when a vehicle is produced and contains
Continue Reading
PULLMAN, Wash. (KHQ) – The Pullman Police Department has confirmed that the victim of a Thursday morning shooting has died. Authorities have reclassified the incident, which took place near the 800 block of NE California Street, as a homicide. The shooting occurred early on Thursday, December 26, when officers responded to reports of a medical
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 69-year-old Redmond, Oregon man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after using a stolen identity to open over 30 bank accounts and credit cards, while also evading payment on a significant tax debt totaling $1.1 million. Michael David Anastasia was sentenced Tuesday, and in addition to his
Continue Reading
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious death that was discovered at a La Pine-area campsite Friday morning. Deputies were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. Friday to a report of a deceased subject at a camp north of Masten Road and east of Jackpine Loop, Sergeant Jason Wall said. Upon
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man was arrested during a guns-drawn traffic stop in northeast Bend Friday morning, accused of firing two shots during a domestic dispute at his southeast Bend home Thursday night. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, Bend Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute involving a firearm in the
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A three-judge federal appeals court panel has rejected a years-long legal challenge by Tumalo property owners to a Tumalo Irrigation District canal piping project, ruling that the easement covers the work being performed. The U.S Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges issued an opinion in Smith, et al. v. Tumalo Irrigation
Continue Reading
Vandalized twice this year, the Bend Vietnam Veterans Memorial is now getting a special new addition to its flagpole.
Continue Reading
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge in Eugene has dismissed a timber company lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service over its response to a destructive and deadly blaze that was part of the 2020 Labor Day Fires. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane on Dec. 6 dismissed the lawsuit brought by
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While many of us take time off during the holidays, scammers don’t rest. According to a new AARP Fraud Watch Network report, fraudsters work even harder during the festive season. Last year, individuals in Oregon lost a total of $97.5 million to fraud, the organization says. “Every day, we hear new ones,”
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the assistance of a new “facial re-approximation,” a 25-year-old Oregon State Police cold case is receiving new attention. Working closely with Oregon State Police Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Nici Vance, Parabon NanoLabs used the individual’s genetic phenotype to create the latest illustration. On Nov. 3, 1999, mushroom pickers reported the discovery
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday a $3.5 million settlement with Camping World, a national dealer of recreational vehicles, with multiple locations in Oregon. This result resolves a multi-year consumer protection investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Recovery Section. “The settlement orders Camping World to return $3 million in refunds to affected
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTV) —A Damascus, Oregon woman was arraigned in federal court Monday after she was indicted for filing 20 fraudulent small claims in circuit courts throughout Oregon and receiving at least $190,000 in garnished funds from victims. Sharon Neal has been charged with five counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, between August
Continue Reading
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond Police Department (RPD) is asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects wanted in connection with a series of thefts from vehicles and packages in the area. Since late November, RPD has received approximately 32 reports of thefts, mostly occurring west of 21st Street and both north and
Continue Reading
A Redmond transient sought in last week’s shooting death of another man near a homeless camp off East Antler Avenue was arrested early Sunday after a several-hours standoff ended with tear-gas deployment and the bite of a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office K-9.
Continue Reading
Last month, NewsChannel 21 reported claims involving a car dealership in Prineville allegedly scamming customers. Tonight: new details to share, including word of an FBI investigation.
Continue Reading
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — President Biden on Thursday granted clemency consisting of 39 pardons – including a 70-year-old Redmond resident – and 1,499 commutations. The Redmond man and Army veteran expressed gratitude for the action that took more than three decades to come about. Here are the details about Gary Michael Robinson, as presented by
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore.(KTVZ) — A federal jury in Portland found a Wilsonville, Oregon man, guilty, Friday, for possessing and transporting photos and videos depicting child sexual abuse. Joshan Rohani, was convicted of one count each, of accessing with the intent to view, and possessing child pornography, as well as three counts of transporting child pornography. According
Continue Reading
The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending a human resources investigation.
Continue Reading