Barney Lerten is the Digital Content Director for KTVZ-TV, a news station in Oregon. He covers a wide range of news topics, including crime, accidents, local events, and scams. With a focus on delivering timely and accurate information, Barney aims to keep the community informed and engaged with the latest news in Central Oregon.
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Barney Lerten primarily covers evolving crime stories and government-related incidents, such as police investigations, criminal trials, traffic accidents, local news, and missing persons cases. His focus on breaking news indicates a preference for timely and up-to-date information.
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By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County commissioners returned to two recent controversies on Wednesday, first agreeing to apply for a limited state parks planning grant for a proposed RV campground off Fort Thompson Lane, north of Bend = but focused on whether Highway 97 access is even possible.
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon State Police SWAT officers shot and killed an armed man early Thursday who was barricaded inside a home, KGW reported. Wednesday afternoon, police officers attempted to issue a parking complaint to the man. He was inside a converted school bus at the time and fired shots at them, Lincoln
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office requested the public's assistance Thursday with locating a missing 39-year-old Bend resident, Daryl Thomas Tymon.
By: Isabella Warren, Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city councilors voted unanimously at a joint meeting Thursday afternoon to close much of the the city- and county-owned land at juniper Ridge north of Bend to homeless campers by next May 31 and provide a “temporary safe stay” area with services on part of the property.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff's Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp, one of two candidates running for sheriff, announced Thursday he has filed a tort claim notice against the current sheriff's office administration, alleging ongoing targeting, harassment and election interference by certain administration members. Vander Kamp's campaign said in a news release that "the legal action
By: Barney Lerten
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — Creel surveys (where state fish biologists ask for and record information about anglers' catches) provide critical information for managing many fisheries, but can be expensive and labor-intensive.
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By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County judge on Friday rejected a defense attorney's motion to move the upcoming trial of a Portland man accused of plotting a major shooting attack on a Smith Rock climbing event last fall, ruling the level of publicity about the case should not hurt the ability to seat an impartial jury.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Murder and another criminal charge were dismissed Friday against a homeless Bend man arrested in the late-May stabbing death of another homeless man after Oregon State Police crime lab tests failed to provide conclusive evidence he was responsible, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels said Friday.
By: Isabella Warren, Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff's Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp, one of two candidates running for sheriff, announced Thursday he has filed a tort claim notice against the current sheriff's office administration, alleging ongoing targeting, harassment and election interference by certain administration members.
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