Oregon’s four-year-long Measure 110 drug decriminalization experiment is approaching its end next week, after legislators and the governor signed off on recriminalization and new reforms, but left many of the details up to each county to work out.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice, which prioritizes the prosecution of elder abuse announced Friday a plea deal with a registered nurse at a Klamath Falls assisted living facility on a charge of felony first-degree criminal mistreatment in a case involving a patient found dead in his bed the next morning. Phyllis
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A Bend-area man jailed earlier this month on a drugged driving charge has been charged with luring a minor and attempting to use a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, accused of sending explicit images and texts to someone he thought was a minor, but actually was an undercover officer.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused of carjacking a beloved 80-year-old Seattle dog walker, running her over and later stabbing her dog to death has been charged with murder and animal cruelty. Jahmed Kamal Haynes, 48, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault and first-degree animal cruelty, according to a document filed with
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The former executive director of St. Vincent de Paul of Bend was arraigned Friday on a grand jury indictment accusing the Redmond resident of possessing “substantial quantities” of methamphetamine and delivering the drug within 1,000 feet of two schools.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice Friday in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc., filed in US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage offers property management software services to help owners and managers of rental properties operate their rental communities. RealPage collects
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Domestic violence survivors are now able to receive up to $3,200 for assistance with safety related needs, including moving, the Oregon Department of Human Services said Wednesday. Previously, financial help for survivors was capped at $1,200 within a 90-day period. This support may be used for items such as: Deposits for
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(Update: Charges filed, adding name of suspect) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon drug agents spotted a suspicious minivan in a NE Third Street parking lot Tuesday afternoon, with a familiar driver doing apparent drug deals. They followed the vehicle to a nearby storage unit, arrested the Bend man and raided the vehicle and storage
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The manager of an Oregon-based drug trafficking cell with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday following an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison and five
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully monitoring progressive political activists who aren’t suspected of criminal activity. City officials insisted they have not monitored the groups because of their views or constitutionally protected activities, but only to prepare
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Williams family stopped by the Redmond Police Department on Monday with a box of challenge coins for every officer, to show appreciation for their help after a serious crime several years ago. About six years ago, the Williams family was victim of a serious crime, Lieutenant Eric Beckwith said. Captain
Continue Reading MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Grants Pas man is facing federal charges for manipulating railroad track equipment and causing a derailment last week at a Klamath Falls rail yard that left $1 million in damage. Craig David Saddler, 62, has been charged by criminal complaint with wrecking, derailing or disabling railroad equipment and vehicles, federal
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 18-year-old Redmond resident crashed a stolen SUV through two fences and a carport, then into a detached tool shed in southwest Redmond early Sunday morning and was arrested on DUII and other charges, police said. Officers responded shortly before 5 a.m. to the reported crash involving a 2017 Chevy Suburban
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A Crooked River Ranch woman was arraigned Monday on attempted murder, assault and other charges, accused of shooting a man in the head who was able to walk out of the home to law enforcement on Saturday and was treated at a hospital and released.
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With summer break coming to a close in the next few weeks for schools in Bend and across the High Desert, the city is reminding folks of the reimplementation of school zone speed limits.
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A Bend man who police said called 911 early Sunday to report he’d struck his roommate in the head with a baseball bat was arraigned on attempted murder and other charges Monday afternoon, as the victim remained in critical condition and authorities revealed more details about the crime.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 31-year-old Bend man, Brian Lee Wynn, pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the late-May killing of another homeless man, David Carroll Hickman, 62, Hickman’s body was at his campsite behind a gas station on North Highway 97 after a fatal attack that included stab wounds. Defense attorney Sarah
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore.—A Baker City man was sentenced to federal prison last week for assaulting his then-girlfriend on the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation in March of 2023. Skyhawk Teeman Garcia, 29, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. According to court documents, on March 11, 2023, Garcia went to his
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A southern Oregon restaurant was sentenced in federal court Friday for stealing more than $759,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC, formerly located outside of Medford, was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $200,000 and $759,100 in restitution to
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