Crime And Courts Archives

Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust

November 3, 2023 1:05 pm The Associated Press

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens…

Oregon Audits Division report calls for more coordinated strategy to better combat domestic violence

October 31, 2023 10:22 am Jillian Fortner

Oregon needs a more integrated, over-arching strategy to better combat domestic violence, according to the state Audits Division, which just released…

3 passengers sue Alaska Airlines after off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut engines mid-flight

November 2, 2023 6:23 pm The Associated Press

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines on Thursday, saying they suffered emotional distress from an…

Bend city councilors listen in on a tribal prayer, a DA’s ‘horrifying’ rash of homicides, and a grieving father’s message

November 1, 2023 11:15 pm Barney Lerten, Tracee Tuesday

A Bend City Council meeting that began with a bit of history and a sung Warm Springs tribal prayer had other emotional moments, from the district…

Wyden, House colleagues reintroduce legislation to keep domestic abusers from using tech to target survivors

November 2, 2023 10:41 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore, and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, on Thursday reintroduced…

Arnold Irrigation District manager, Senator Merkley pleased by lawsuit dismissal and start of canal piping project

October 28, 2023 2:02 pm Dylan Anderman, Barney Lerten

More than a month after work began and days after a formal groundbreaking ceremony, a federal district this week dismissed a lawsuit initiated by the…

Redmond PD says domestic violence suspect threatened victim and police before surrendering to CERT Team

November 1, 2023 4:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team surrounded and negotiated the surrender of a 35-year-old Redmond man Wednesday…

Mother, son charged with kidnapping after police say they took a teenager to Oregon for an abortion

November 1, 2023 12:58 pm The Associated Press

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s…

Police pursuit of Salem shooting suspect on Hwy. 22E ends near Detroit as suspect shoots, kills self, officers say

October 31, 2023 1:18 pm Barney Lerten

A pursuit of an armed suspect who crashed into a Salem home and shot and critically injured a woman Tuesday morning, then headed east on state…

J Bar J’s at:project Anti-Trafficking Project receives federal grant, state funding to support their efforts

October 31, 2023 1:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon continues to benefit from the critical work and services of J Bar J Youth Services’ at:project (Anti Trafficking Project), which…

Bend woman’s guilty-plea offer in triple-fatal Hwy. 26 crash still opposed by DA; new status hearing set for Dec. 11

October 10, 2023 3:29 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend woman’s standing offer to plead guilty to lesser charges in a head-on DUII crash on Highway 26 that killed three members of a Warm Springs…

Bend police, CERT Team block in parked RV, arrest suspect in recent stabbing during a fight in NE Bend

October 23, 2023 2:30 pm Barney Lerten

Bend Police and two Bearcat armored vehicles from the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team blocked in an RV parked on Northeast Second Street…

2 dead after argument ends with shooting, police chase, crash

October 30, 2023 8:15 am CNN Newsource

By Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people are dead after a reported…

Ex-CEO of Sunwest Management, assisted living business, ordered to pay $74 million to 1,400 fraud victims

October 28, 2023 1:23 am KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced Friday that the former CEO of Sunwest Management and…

Suspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot, authorities say

October 27, 2023 12:07 am CNN Newsource

By John Miller, Evan Perez, Josh Campbell, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A US Army reservist accused of killing 18 people and injuring…

Portland man arraigned on attempted murder, other charges in planned Smith Rock mass shooting attack

October 27, 2023 2:52 pm Barney Lerten

A Portland man accused of planning a mass shooting attack at a Smith Rock climbing event before he was stopped and arrested last week in Deschutes…

Two drivers hurt, 1 arrested in head-on Hwy. 97 DUII crash north of Bend; OSP spotlights dangers of impaired driving

October 27, 2023 5:09 pm Barney Lerten

A recent head-on crash on Highway 97 north of Bend sent both drivers to the hospital and led to the drunk-driving arrest of a Redmond man, as well as…