PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — During the Christmas and New Year holiday periods, we often see a rise in drunk-driving deaths. Recent data shows December drunk driving deaths are the highest in almost 15 years. As a result, the Prineville Police Department will be participating in NHTSA High Visibility Enforcement national event Drive Sober or Get
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Update: adding name, charge; video from broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three months after a trespassing dispute led to two gunshots in the Romaine Village area of southwest Bend, police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team arrested a 29-year-old suspect at his apartment, sizing several guns and ammunition. Officers and CERT members served a
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The handgun a Klamath Falls man allegedly used in last week’s attempted armed carjacking of a Bend woman has been recovered by police near a southwest Bend home that they say he allegedly tried to break into, leading to additional charges.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Senior Trooper Scott Show needed an official name for his new drug-detection K-9. He had the idea to let Oregon elementary school students name the 2-year-old female Belgian Malinois. On Oct. 17, OSP launched the “Name Our K-9” contest. At the time, no one knew we would end up
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A November 2025 trial date was set Monday for a 51-year-old Bend man accused in the fatal stabbing of his roommate in early August. Robert Carter Lawrence was arrested the night of August 1 after police responded to a report of a deceased person at a home in the 608000 block
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department and Bend Park and Recreation District recently released years worth of data about crime in the public parks. It’s available on the Bend Police website as part of their Data Hub at https://policedata.bendoregon.gov/pages/parks-incidents The data shows a large number of calls for service to Juniper Park. When NewsChannel
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Police, Bend resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mail theft has become more common, as people turn to online retailing, during the holiday season. For this Bend resident, his family already takes the necessary precautions. “We’re home most of the time, but what we do – is my son gets
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle OREGON CITY, (KTVZ) — The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that it responded to a threat against U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican selected by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the federal Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer tweeted that she received a pipe bomb threat on Tuesday at
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ST. HELENS, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — St. Helens High School Principal Dr. Katy Wagner turned herself in to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday morning, St. Helens police said, a day after she was indicted on criminal charges and a warrant was issued, KGW reported. She has been charged with two counts of criminal mistreatment and
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A Madras man who was serving time in a California prison on drug crimes has been returned to Central Oregon to face murder, kidnap and other charges, the second person accused in the September 2022 fatal shooting of a Madras man who authorities had listed as missing and endangered.
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Charges have been dropped against a Bend man accused of selling a variety of illegal “party drugs” from his home near a school on Bend’s Westside after Oregon State Police lab tests determined one of the seized drugs was misidentified. But a prosecutor said a new indictment will be sought.
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The Bend Police Department and the Bend Park & Recreation District jointly announced Friday that community members can now access a crime map and data about calls for service taking place in Bend’s parks and recreation facilities.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit recently partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service to conduct Operation Trick or Treat 2 as part of a nationwide sex offender compliance operation. Sgt. Thomas Lilienthal said Thursday that last month’s operation in Deschutes County was a multi-agency effort involving the Deschutes
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LEWISTON, Idaho (KTVZ) – A 15-year-old Garfield, Washington boy was arrested last week on a Nez Perce County, Idaho felony arrest warrant, accused of a series of hoax “swatting” calls to law enforcement agencies this year, including to the Prineville Police Department. Here’s the full text of a Nov. 14 news release from the Lewiston
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By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle EDITORS NOTE: The Oregon Capital Chronicle has updated their story to include Dr. Leland Beamer’s denial of the allegations. You can read their updated article here. Note: This story contains details of a sexual assault.SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A former Oregon inmate filed a federal lawsuit against the Oregon
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Bend police warned businesses, nonprofits and individuals Monday about a major increase in scam emails and calls that have ripped off area residents for hundreds of thousands of dollars while reminding of steps everyone can take to cut the risk of becoming the next victim.
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Courts across Oregon are still struggling to resolve a shortage of public defenders, with hundreds of charged defendants waiting for legal representation and many released from custody until a lawyer is appointed and cases can proceed. But Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels says the local situation has improved markedly in recent weeks.
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The owner of a Prineville car dealership is under fire after claims he’s scammed several clients selling their vehicles.
Continue ReadingST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school board chair’s resignation and temporarily canceled classes in response to an uproar over the arrests of a teacher and former teacher on sexual abuse charges. The St. Helens Police Department said
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The FBI confirmed Friday it’s investigating bomb threats emailed to election offices across Oregon, including Deschutes County, a week ago, three days after the general election. It also said that “none of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far.”
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