Crime And Courts Archives

‘They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act’: Chavez-DeRemer backs bill to curb illegal street racing, notes recent Bend arrests

November 16, 2023 11:02 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Thursday she’s cosponsoring H.R. 6224, the “They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act,” legislation to curb street racing, led by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Michelle Steel (CA-45). “From Bend to Portland, illegal street racing has caused a number of deaths and endangered Oregonians across the state,” a news release from her

Judge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site

November 16, 2023 2:36 pm The Associated Press

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to Native American tribes trying to halt construction of one of the biggest lithium mines in the world. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du granted the government’s motion to dismiss their claims the mine is being built

Pacific Power warns about billing scams, on the rise around the holidays

November 15, 2023 3:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, OR (Nov. 15, 2023) – Heading into the holiday season, Pacific Power is reminding customers to be vigilant about fraudulent communications from scammers posing as utility representatives. This activity tends to increase during this time of year. Customers can protect themselves from these types of schemes by being aware of the following facts: Scammers

24 people arrested in Southern Oregon drug trafficking investigation

November 15, 2023 2:06 pm The Associated Press, KTVZ - News Team

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and the seizures of guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, law enforcement agencies said Wednesday. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department

FBI urges Oregonians to report federal hate crimes, says number has doubled in five years, despite underreporting

November 14, 2023 10:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Portland Division of the FBI is joining the FBI’s nationwide efforts to increase awareness about hate crimes and encourage reporting of hate incidents with an advertising campaign across Oregon. The campaign, which began on Nov. 6, includes billboards in Medford, Eugene and Corvallis, as well as static and digital displays reaching

C.O. drug agents arrest father, son; Sisters, Redmond raids find large quantity of fentanyl, marijuana grow

November 14, 2023 9:02 pm Barney Lerten

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team arrested a Sisters man and his adult son, a Redmond resident, just before a pair of raids at their homes allegedly turned up large quantities of drugs, including fentanyl distributed around the region and marijuana grown and shipped across the

Court sides with OSU & WSU in Pac-12 ruling, making two schools sole board members

November 14, 2023 6:25 pm KTVZ, The Associated Press

Beavers and Cougars fans can rejoice, they get a win off the field and in the courthouse.

Central Oregon county clerks increase safety amid several ‘suspicious envelopes’ sent to offices across the state

November 13, 2023 5:28 pm KTVZ

Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison: ‘What I can do is just respond to it with facts’ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Mail in ballots from last week’s special election are still arriving at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, and if postmarked by Nov. 7 can be counted through this Tuesday. Next up is the May 2024 election

Smith Rock shooting plotter’s arrest puts spotlight on Extreme Risk Protection Orders

November 9, 2023 6:36 pm KTVZ

NewsChannel 21’s Blake Mayfield reports on what role Extreme Risk Protection Orders can play in such cases as the arrest of Smith Rock mass shooting plot suspect Samson Garner.

Federal judge puts Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law on hold during lawsuit

November 9, 2023 6:20 pm The Associated Press

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law from being enforced while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is underway. “This lawsuit is not about the right to an abortion. It is about much more,” U.S. District Magistrate Debora K. Grasham wrote in the ruling

Military romance scams: A Redmond woman targeted online shares her experiences, in an effort to warn others

November 9, 2023 11:28 am Dylan Anderman

Last year, nearly 70,000 people reported a romance scam to the Federal Trade Commission, and losses totaled $1.3 billion. Many scammers target the military, falsely claiming to be servicemembers and targeting those who support the troops. A Redmond woman who was targeted wants to warn others.

Commercial fishing groups sue 13 US tire makers over rubber preservative that’s deadly to salmon

November 8, 2023 9:52 am The Associated Press

By ED KOMENDA The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon. Also found in footwear, synthetic turf and

Two Redmond residents arrested in Bend street racing, reckless driving incidents posted to Instagram

November 7, 2023 1:44 pm Barney Lerten

Bend Police have cited two 22-year-old Redmond residents for reckless driving after complaints and Instagram video posts showing reckless driving, street racing and drifting in roundabouts and on roads around Central Oregon, officers said Tuesday.

Oregon GOP senators who boycotted Legislature file federal lawsuit in new effort to seek reelection

November 7, 2023 1:36 pm The Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year have filed a federal lawsuit as part of their efforts to seek reelection despite a recent voter-approved measure aimed at preventing walkouts. The senators are challenging an amendment to the state constitution approved by

Jan. 9 trial date set for Bend woman charged in man’s fatal dog mauling at Juniper Ridge homeless camp

November 7, 2023 2:50 pm Barney Lerten

A January 9th trial date has been set for a 38-year-old Bend woman whose three dogs fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last July.

Wyden, colleagues introduce legislation to reauthorize, reform key surveillance law, secure rights protections

November 7, 2023 9:31 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., introduced Tuesday the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans’ constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin,

‘Justice and closure’ delayed? As victims’ families wait, C.O. murder cases can take years to go to trial

November 6, 2023 11:59 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

More than three years after the death of his daughter, a Bend father still waits for her accused killers to go on trial.

Bend man with lifetime drivers license suspension arrested on DUII, resisting arrest charges

November 6, 2023 3:42 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend man whose drivers license was suspended for life after a 2017 DUII and hit-and-run in Benton County was arrested Saturday on felony DUII and other charges, accused of striking a pickup truck when pulled over by Bend Police and resisting arrest. Police found several open beer cans and a loaded stolen handgun in his minivan.

Judge bars some statements, allows others in 2 upcoming murder trials of Bend man charged in 3 deaths

November 5, 2023 11:44 pm Barney Lerten

A judge has issued a split ruling on statements made to police by a Bend man facing two murder trials in coming months in the deaths of a woman and two brothers-in-law – allowing some statements, but not others, including when he told officers he hit the woman in the head.

Two people struck, killed by MAX light rail train while trying to retrieve car part after I-84 crash, Portland police say

November 5, 2023 1:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were killed in northeast Portland Saturday night when they apparently jumped over a barrier to retrieve a car part after a crash on Interstate 84 and were struck by a MAX light trail train, the Portland Police Bureau said Sunday. Officers were dispatched around 9:40 p.m. to the reported

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