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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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) has issued a cease-and-desist order to ClearShare Health and its affiliates for operating as an insurance business in Oregon without a certificate of authority. DFR found the entities were providing services without a third-party administrator license, which violates the Oregon Insurance Code. The DFR
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By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregonians will soon be able to sue private companies that sell or otherwise improperly use data captured by license plate-reading cameras under a new state law. Senate Bill 1516, signed into law by Gov. Tina Kotek on March 31, went into effect immediately due to an
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Dogs are big users of parks and trails, but there are few public places where leashes aren’t required, so Bend Police and the Bend Park and Recreation District are teaming up to visit area parks in coming days, reminding everyone about those rules and the costs of not following them. One
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend police say several teenagers are facing consequences after an alleged incident involving airsoft-style weapons in one of the city’s busiest shopping and entertainment areas. Officers say the incident happened late April 18 at the Old Mill District. According to police, a group of juveniles in a red lifted pickup truck
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 1983 cold case in Oregon. The state justice departments says 73-year-old Marcus Sanfratello pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. The victim is Teresa Peroni, who was Sanfratello’s girlfriend when she went missing. Investigators say new DNA
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Madras man indicted on murder, kidnap and other charges in the 2022 killing of another Madras man was sentenced Tuesday to a 25-year prison term on a lesser manslaughter charge, after he denied shooting or burying the victim, whose grieving family members pleaded for a murder conviction and life sentence. Victor Manuel Romero Jr., now 29, signed a plea petition last
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UPDATE: Adding video BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man facing two counts of murder and conspiracy in the 2020 murder-for-hire deaths of a couple at their northeast Bend home has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of manslaughter and is expected to receive a 20-year prison sentence. Last week’s plea deal comes less than a month after Nathan Shane Detroit’s uncle, Kenneth
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BANDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Back in February 2025, KTVZ News brought you a developing story regarding the West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, after a December 2024 inspection conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed the safari’s conditions. Several big cats appeared malnourished with visible ribs and hip bones. Coos County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Madras man facing trial on murder, kidnap and other charges in the 2022 fatal shooting of another Madras man has pleaded guilty to a lesser manslaughter charge and now faces a 25-year prison sentence, due to be imposed at a hearing this week. Victor Manuel Romero Jr., now 29, was serving time in
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced an agreement in principle with grocery chain Albertsons, requiring the company to pay up to $773 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Oregon, which helped lead the multistate negotiations, will receive up to $38.2 million over nine years. These funds
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ— The Prineville Police Department posted on Facebook, showing a traffic stop where a driver was recorded traveling 104 mph on a highway stretch between Prineville and Redmond. The speed limit on that section of road is 55 mph. The department’s statement highlighted the dangers of exceeding the speed limit, noting that passing lanes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What used to be a place to hold people awaiting court has quietly transformed into something far more complex. Inside the Deschutes County Jail, staff are now on the front lines of a growing behavioral health crisis, one that’s reshaping how the jail operates, who ends up behind bars, and what
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Judicial Department warned Oregonians Thursday of a new scam text message that imitates a court-ordered notice regarding traffic fees. The scam comes in the form of a text message that includes an image, with no other text or information. The image appears to be a “Final Court-Ordered Mandatory Collection
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police and the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team made a traffic stop Thursday and arrested a 25-year-old Bend man involved in a dispute at a southwest Bend bar’s parking lot, where he allegedly held a gun to someone’s chest. Around 2 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, police responded to a report
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Culver woman who ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of a small school bus in Redmond two years ago has been sentenced to two years in prison on DUII, assault and other charges, followed by a five-year suspension of her driver’s license. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alycia Herriott imposed the sentence
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A federal judge in Oregon declared that a state law could not require the Keizer-based Oregon Right to Life organization to provide abortion insurance coverage for its employees, handing a seemingly narrow victory to the state’s leading anti-abortion advocacy group.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In recognition of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Central Oregon Multi-Agency Traffic Team will continue its focus on traffic safety throughout April with special patrols dedicated to distracted driving. The Central Oregon Multi-Agency Traffic Team, or MATT, features all six Deschutes County law enforcement agencies – the Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office,
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A joint response by Oregon State Police and the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting Sunday evening following a pursuit that began with a traffic stop. According to authorities, the incident started at approximately 6:55 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 26 and East Brightwood Loop
Continue Reading Like a child trying to find ways around a parent’s “no,” President Donald Trump is still trying to find ways to justify his tariffs after the Supreme Court in late February struck them down, Oregon’s top legal officer said.
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