UPDATE: Lordina Maxwell was sentenced in a Deschutes County Courtroom earlier this month. According to online court records, Maxwell will serve 10 days in jail and is ordered to pay $18,480 in restitution.The Alfalfa woman had been charged with 49 counts of animal neglect. Due to her plea deal, 45 felonies were dropped.Maxwell was also
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police arrested 19-year-old Alex Roger Stanley today, on suspicion of sexual abuse charges involving a minor. Authorities are seeking additional potential victims who may have had contact with Stanley. Police tell KTVZ News, the arrest resulted from an investigation that began in February, when a 15-year-old female victim received a
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UPDATE: Bend Police have provided an update concerning this case adding that the incident did not happen at the Express Eco Laundromat. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police tell KTVZ News a man was arrested, tied to a robbery and assaults.Below is the press release from Bend Police… Bend man arrested after robbery, assaults. At
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(Update: Added video) By: Alma McCarty (KGW)SISTERS, Ore. — Two spectators injured when a bull leaped over an arena fence and into the crowd at the Sisters Rodeo two summers ago have filed lawsuits against the rodeo and its livestock contractor, seeking more than $11 million in combined damages. The bull, named Party Bus, cleared
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Desmond Ray Florez, 34, of Warm Springs, Ore., was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for sexually abusing two minors at a sleepover. Florez received a sentence of 50 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release, as announced by U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford. According to court documents,
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BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jeffrey Thomas Higgins, a 54-year-old Baker City man, pleaded guilty to investment advisor fraud after orchestrating a nearly 17-year scheme. Higgins stole client stock shares, sold them, and funneled the proceeds into his personal bank account, defrauding at least 14 investors of more than $1.6 million. The fraud scheme spanned
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(KTVZ) — U.S. Representatives Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Chris Pappas of N.H., Don Bacon of Nebraska and Mike Lawler of New York introduced bipartisan legislation today in Washington, D.C. The SAFEGUARD Veterans Act aims to crack down on “claim sharks” exploiting veterans and survivors by charging fees for assistance with Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) Mark T. Eager, 34, of New Jersey, was sentenced last Friday in Portland, Ore., to 135 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. He also received five years of supervised release. The sentencing followed a multi-agency investigation into Eager’s drug trafficking activities, which occurred from November 2023 through June 2024.
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Update: In a Deschutes County Courtroom on June 1, 2026 – Caleb Cegers was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Taylor Wyss.Cegers will get credit for time served and will have three years probation following his release.Wyss was shot outside of a Bend
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Update: Added response from local tire company, which says it immediately stopped working with the property owner after allegations surfaced. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon environmental regulators say they remain focused on enforcing action against Martin Soto Hernandez, who is accused of illegally storing 6,000 waste tires that remain piled on his rural Central Oregon
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Former La Pine volleyball coach Sierra Stigall faces dozens of sex crime charges involving two alleged underage victims, and new questions have emerged over how a letter from a former employer was described in open court during a recent hearing on Monday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A drug trafficking case with ties to Central Oregon has now brought Bend residents into the middle of a much larger federal investigation. Federal prosecutors say six people have been charged in connection with a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking network that stretched from the Portland area to Bend, where investigators say
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(UPDATE: Adding quotes from Bend PD PIO, Shelia Miller and from a neighbor of one of the shootings) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police issued gun safety reminders after two separate accidental handgun discharges occurred in Bend just this month. The incidents resulted in two arrests and put neighbors at serious risk. The incidents involved
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A suspected robbery of marijuana vapes was captured on camera. The business, Wacky Tobacky on Greenwood, seeks public assistance in identifying the individual in the video. In the video, you can see a young man tearing vapes off of the wall. The manager, Jay Burns was just around the corner and
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(Adding information from property manager). BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two 15-year-old Bend boys were arrested early Sunday after authorities say they tried to break into a building at The Grove on NW Crossing, home to several businesses. The arrests came after a report of two masked people attempting entry through a second-floor balcony. Bend Police
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 65-year-old Prineville man, Rocky Lee Klein, was arrested Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on SE Juniper Canyon Road on suspicion of selling methamphetamine. He faces charges of unlawful delivery and possession of methamphetamine and driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). The arrest followed a short-term investigation by the Central Oregon
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon law enforcement agencies are increasing patrols on local roadways. This initiative is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign. The campaign, which runs from May 11 through May 31 and includes Memorial Day Weekend, focuses on seat belt and child safety seat
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This article was written by Jamie Parfitt with KGW News PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland firefighter was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined he sent sexually explicit messages to a child in Deschutes County, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Though similar in kind, PPB said the case is “unrelated” to the prior arrest of firefighter Andrew
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning about a recent increase in vehicle break-ins and theft at local trailheads and parks. The crimes of opportunity have been reported at popular recreation sites, including Phil’s Trailhead, Shevlin Park, Maston, Pine Nursery and Big Sky, as spring weather brings more people
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This article was written by Jake Johns with KING-5 Seattle TACOMA, Wash. — Four students, a security guard and the suspect were injured in a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma on Thursday, according to Tacoma police. The stabbing was reported around 1:38 p.m. According to the Tacoma Fire Department, at least five people
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