WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has joined the Supporting the Health and Safety of Law Enforcement Act as a cosponsor. The bipartisan proposal, introduced by Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09), would protect public safety by improving the effectiveness of responses to emergency situations involving behavioral health disorders. Specifically, the legislation seeks to match law
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The victim in a downtown Redmond stabbing late Thursday afternoon is in improving condition, police said Monday as they released more information in hopes of locating any witnesses to the crime or surveillance video from area businesses.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend woman identified as a Central Oregon fentanyl trafficker and accused of bringing and distributing “significant quantities” of the drug from the Portland area was arrested in a traffic stop early Friday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, drug agents said. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up
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Community tips and complaints led to several weeks’ surveillance of a northeast Bend home where fentanyl and other drugs were believed to be trafficked, followed by a raid that turned up substantial quantities of drugs and the arrest of six Bend residents, drug agents said Sunday.
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Dahnte Cegers, the older brother of Bend murder suspect Caleb Cegers, received another two-month delay Friday before entering his plea to a felony charge of hindering prosecution of his brother when they both fled to the East Coast in the wake of last summer’s fatal downtown shooting of Taylor Wyss.
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The city of Prineville has chosen a third-party firm to help conduct a nationwide search for a new police chief in the wake of Larry Seymour’s recent resignation, consultant Jim Band said Friday – while a $1.5 million lawsuit against the city and Seymour by a fired employee took an unusual twist.
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A Bend man who called Deschutes County 911 Friday afternoon to say he was standing on the middle of the NE 27th Street and Highway 20 intersection and planned to stab passing motorists was arrested at gunpoint after blocking a community service officer’s car and threatening to fight her, police said.
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A Salem man allegedly punched someone in the face in an unprovoked assault on a Sunriver street Thursday afternoon, threatening to kill the victim, then ran into an unoccupied home, telling police about guns and possible dead people inside. That prompted a SWAT team call-out and “shelter in place” warning to area residents until the team entered the home and arrested him seven hours later.
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Earlier this week, several businesses on Third Street were vandalized with graffiti of anti-war messages. The business owners objected to the damage done to their property, regardless of the message.
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A mother and her teen daughter were traveling from Crooked River Ranch to Bend early last week when they say they became victims of a frightening road rage incident that lasted for several miles and led to a Terrebonne man’s arrest on DUII and other charges by Oregon State Police.
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A Bend woman says … well, here’s Devyn Aschoff’s note to us this morning: “Help! 1990 blue Toyota pickup stolen this morning around 4:00 in the morning off Textron Rd. It has been reported it was stolen on a blue trailer. This was our grandmother’s and was to be passed down to my daughters. It
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t was touted as a big win from the legislative short session – fixes made to Oregon’s much-criticized and debated drug decriminalization and treatment Measure 110.
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The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare has had significant impacts on much of the nation’s health care system, including on the High Desert.
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A wind-fanned, human-caused fire early Sunday morning heavily damaged a vacant, nearly 90-year-old downtown Bend building owned by Deschutes County, authorities said.
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BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rewards have increased to $4,500 for information leading to the person who illegally shot a Rocky Mountain bighorn ram south of Baker City last November. The poacher took the animal’s head and horns, leaving the rest to waste. Oregon Wild Sheep Foundation President Kevin Martin announced they will add $2,000 to
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Eugene man has been charged with a federal hate crime for intentionally defacing a Eugene synagogue several times over a five-month period. Adam Edward Braun, 34, a resident of Eugene, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with intentionally defacing a synagogue because it was a place of religious worship
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In our ongoing investigation into Juniper Canyon Living, NewsChannel 21 is looking into the residents’ rights, ownership of the facility and their reach across the state.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who called 911 to report he was experiencing a mental health crisis – and had a gun – prompted a half-hour lockdown of several businesses at the Forum Shopping Center on Thursday afternoon, until police negotiators were able to end the incident peacefully. The employee of a business at
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — March is Speed Awareness Month in Oregon, and the Redmond Police Department said it has secured grant funding to boost patrols intended to discourage speeding and reduce the likelihood of vehicle crashes on Redmond’s roads. Lt. Eric Beckwith said the department receives $5,000 from Oregon NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
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(Update: Adding video) Residents of four-plex were evacuated during late-night repairs BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man suspected of drunk and drugged driving slammed his car into the side of an apartment four-plex on Northwest Newport Avenue late Wednesday night, also breaking a natural gas line and prompting evacuations, then fled the scene, police
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