BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Questions have been raised about the length of the investigation into former Bend Police Officer Kevin Uballez, as he was paid over $180,000 in taxpayer money during his 2 1/2 years of paid leave before he was fired last Friday. In July of 2021, Uballez was placed on paid leave for
Continue ReadingAfter the Deschutes County Dog Board voted 3-0 this week to euthanize three dogs who fatally mauled a man living at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last summer, NewsChannel 21 wanted to look deeper into the board’s purpose and history.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides Wednesday. The protesters were among tens of thousands who rallied downtown and in the
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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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By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they’ve decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the agency has completed its 90-day review of petitions to add the new species and decided that inclusion may
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(Update: adding comments from COCC president, board members) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local leaders, educators and members of the public gathered at Central Oregon Community College to watch President Dr. Laurie Chesley deliver the first annual State of the College address Wednesday morning. The presentation on their Bend campus was a chance for constituents and
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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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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Medical Board can do more to ensure it disciplines health care professionals fairly and consistently, according to a new audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Audits Division. OMB regulates health care professionals in the state of Oregon under Oregon’s Medical Practice Act. The primary mechanism by which this happens is licensing
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch will deliver his inaugural State of the City address from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, at Redmond City Hall, located at 411 SW 9th Street. The State of the City address will reflect on the past year, celebrating achievements, and highlight Mayor and City Council key
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions from Tuesday through Thursday of this week, and they could fly over Central Oregon airspace. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots based at the Portland Air National Guard Base to stay current with mandatory Air Force
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho formed a working group to propose legislation in respective states to make the Pacific Standard Time permanent. Oregon state Senator Kim Thatcher of Keizer will introduce Senate Bill 1548 when Oregon’s legislative session begins on Feb. 5. “Oregonians have long-expressed their desire to stop changing the clock,” said Thatcher. “Some prefer
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County has open boards and committee positions for Ag Extension Service District; Budget Committee; Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code, Appeals Committee; Community Health Advisory Council; Compensation Committee; Fair Board; Planning Commission; Special Transportation Committee; Taylor Grazing; and Vector Control District. If you are interested in serving on any of these
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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
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, defeating former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and moving him closer to a rematch with President Joe Biden this fall. Trump’s victory, after a big win in the Iowa caucuses, marks the first time in the modern primary era that the
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After weeks of hearings in Salem, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response outlined their proposal for legislation to fix the much-criticized flaws in Measure 110 that they say will expand addiction treatment, deter public drug use, and improve community safety.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates held steady once again across Central Oregon in December, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday, but the annual revision of benchmarks by economists means a clearer picture of jobs in 2023 will come this spring. They offered “an important note, these estimates are already in the process
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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.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of Homeless Leadership Coalition staff members began the Central Oregon 2024 Homeless Count & Survey on Tuesday, a week-long, federally required project to count all houseless individuals in the region that provides crucial data and is key for funding of efforts to provide support and a safe path out of
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (D-04), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06), announced Monday that $10 million is coming to the Oregon Department of Transportation to replace or repair electric vehicle chargers. These federal investments to improve the reliability and accessibility of
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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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