Bend city councilors have given Police Chief Mike Krantz the “green light” to continue developing an automated traffic enforcement system, including red-light and speed cameras that would bring warnings at first, but then tickets in the mail.
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Bend city councilors gave Police Chief Mike Krantz a “green light” Wednesday evening to continue developing what might become the most controversial element of his department’s technology advances, joining Oregon cities who have installed “red light cameras” at the most dangerous intersections, to reduce crashes and save lives.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the deadly blazes. “We are
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A year-long investigation, fueled by citizen reports, led to a drug raid on a southeast Bend home Tuesday morning – two days after a reported fentanyl overdose at the home – and the arrest of four Bend residents and seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kevin Uballez was fired from the Bend police force Friday after an investigation into an arrest he made in 2021, when he was accused of slamming a man’s head into the ground. The man he arrested was accused of being drunk and in the middle of a NW Bend street around
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Year-end stats recently released by the Bend Police Department show their K-9 officers were deployed on nearly 250 calls in 2023.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had previously been identified as a victim, authorities confirmed on Monday. The remains were identified as those of 16-year-old Tammie Liles, the King County Sheriff’s Office said in a news
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Redmond Police asked the public for tips Monday to help them solve a weekend burglary at Hola Restaurant in which someone broke in and stole cash and a bottle of tequila, but left behind “potential DNA evidence.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Monday it will begin the process to reinstate the Climate Protection Program in the first quarter of the year following a December ruling from the Oregon Court of Appeals that upheld a challenge invalidating the program. The court decided that DEQ did not fully comply with
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Poachers killed three cow elk in Umatilla County and a bull elk in Lincoln County earlier this month. Anyone with information that leads to an arrest or citation in either case may receive rewards of $1,000 or four hunter preference points. On Jan. 6, Fish and Wildlife troopers received a report
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Formal Demobilization Ceremony was held Friday at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Salem for 27 members of the Oregon National Guard who were activated along the U.S. Southwest border for the past year, flying helicopters to detect and deter illegal border crossings, smuggling and human trafficking. Members of Detachment 1,
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A La Pine man who walked away from his home Thursday afternoon and failed to return, prompting a public plea for help finding him, was located Friday at an area hotel, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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A Bend man who allegedly pulled a gun during a violent robbery attempt last week and fled pursuing officers two days later, hitting two vehicles, then left the car at Farewell Bend Park and eluded a major manhunt was located and arrested early Tuesday morning at a northeast Bend hotel.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber has warned its members of scammers posing as the organization and emailing with an offer to purchase a list of 1000+ attendees/registrants/members from “Bend Chamber of Commerce 2023.” “If you receive such an email, please do not respond and simply delete it,” the business organization said in its
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A southwest Bend resident’s Facebook post includes images of a man who tried to siphon gas from their vehicles. We talked with a Bend police spokeswoman about the crime and how to avoid being a victim.
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(Update: Adding comments from Redmond shelter’s executive director) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We recently told you about Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies investigating and seizing 37 dogs from a La Pine woman who faces allegations the animals were neglected and abandoned in poor living conditions. Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center currently houses 20 dogs from the La
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State’s high court cites expedited hearing by U.S. Supreme Court SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Supreme Court declined Friday to hear, for now, a challenge by five Oregon voters (relators) seeking to preclude former President Donald J. Trump from appearing on the Oregon 2024 Republican primary and general election ballots. Relators had asked the
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With the slick driving conditions resulting in more accidents, more cars are in need of repairs. Bend Police say they have responded to nearly 50 crash calls since Jan. 1, including eight hit-and-runs.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In 2023, Bend Police arrested 602 people for driving under the influence of intoxicants, the agency said Thursday. That’s a decline in arrests from 2022, when police arrested 693, but the numbers and details are still worrisome. Here are a few statistics released Thursday about Bend’s 2023 DUII arrests: Officers made
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