Judge reschedules Bend murder suspect Caleb Cegers’ trial for next January
The trial of a downtown Bend murder suspect, originally set for last month, was rescheduled on Monday to take place next January, despite the…
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Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections fires 2 health care managers, shakes up division
The Oregon Department of Corrections has fired two leading health care managers who oversaw a division responsible for the medical care of about…
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S. Oregon judge issues 14-day temporary order halting Grants Pass homeless ordinance
By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle GRANTS PASS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Josephine County judge on Monday issued a 14-day temporary restraining order…
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Redmond man charged with hit-and-run, reckless driving for crashing dump truck into dental office
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…
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Deschutes County commissioners OK courthouse expansion budget hike after Patti Adair voices deep frustration
Deschutes County commissioners this week approved a $2.9 million increase in the county courthouse expansion project’s budget, pushing the total to…
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Investigators say shooting at NW Redmond home was an attempted murder/suicide
(Update: Added video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Police have released the tragic details of an incident that brought numerous police to a northwest…
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Redmond 18-year-old arrested on arson charge, accused of setting blaze that destroyed RV after family dispute
(Update: Added video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An 18-year-old Redmond resident was arrested Thursday on an arson charge, accused of setting a fire…
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La Pine-area man held on $1 million bail, accused of sharing child sexual abuse images online, some of local 16-year-old
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…
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KTVZ News confirms ICE agents in Bend; family of detainee speaks out
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rumors on social media caused confusion and chaos earlier this week that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were…
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Former Bend HS softball coach sued by former player, claiming girls’ locker-room spying
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,…
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Two Redmond fugitives caught after ramming unmarked patrol cars, trying to flee Terrebonne grocery store parking lot
Two Redmond fugitives wanted on felony warrants tried to escape by ramming unmarked police cars in a Terrebonne grocery store parking lot but were…
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Oregon Department of Justice rolls out new online toolkit to help families protect their personal data
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the state observed Data Privacy Day on Tuesday, the Oregon Department of Justice rolled out a new…
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Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to President Trump’s order freezing federal funds
Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, leaving state agencies…
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Bend masseur accused of assaulting three female customers pleads not guilty to added charges; new trial date set
(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A masseur accused of sexually abusing three female customers at a northeast Bend spa in 2023 pleaded not…
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Two people seriously injured at NW Redmond home; police call it ‘isolated incident,’ seek neighbor videos
Two people were seriously injured late Thursday night at a home in northwest Redmond, prompting a callout of the Central Oregon Major Incident Team…
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Oregon State Police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday in Salem. …
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Bend-La Pine Schools releases after-action report on last fall’s Pilot Butte Middle School handgun incident
(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a report released Thursday, Bend-La Pine Schools shared the results of an…
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Oregon attorney general welcomes judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield welcomed word Thursday that a federal judge in Seattle was issuing a nationwide temporary…
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Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Seattle (CNN) — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright…
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Departing Jefferson County DA Steven Leriche explains resignation, thanks community for support
Longtime Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 2, Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday as…
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