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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
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Madras man indicted on murder, kidnap and other charges in the 2022 killing of another Madras man was sentenced Tuesday to a 25-year prison term on a lesser manslaughter charge, after he denied shooting or burying the victim, whose grieving family members pleaded for a murder conviction and life sentence.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Construction is expected to begin this summer on the first child psychiatric facility in Central Oregon, a crucial addition that will keep many youth in the area for inpatient treatment and not have to travel far from their family and friends.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The city of Bend will enact "home-hardening" requirements on May 15 for new homes, to improve their resiliency in the face of any future wildfires.
By: Barney Lerten
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College is inviting the public to its official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for its Madras campus expansion, 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, at 1170 East Ashwood Road.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Northwest homebuilder Hayden Homes announced Wednesday a pledge to invest $25 million to charitable causes by 2030, as it launches its Give As You Go™ Fund , an initiative connecting homebuilding with a commitment to building a strong community across the Northwest.
By: Barney Lerten
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District are planning prescribed burning ignitions Thursday, if conditions are favorable.
By: Barney Lerten
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On July 4, 2026, America250 will bury the Semiquincentennial Time Capsule in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. And a Warm Springs artist's work will be in it. The stainless-steel cylinder, designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is designed to safely store commemorative objects for 250 years until the capsule’s opening
By: Barney Lerten
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the impacts of recent federally directed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work rules begin to show in Oregon, the state Department of Human Services shared information Wednesday, to help people who have lost benefits, or may lose them soon, understand how they may be able to get them back.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Dogs are big users of parks and trails, but there are few public places where leashes aren't required, so Bend Police and the Bend Park and Recreation District are teaming up to visit area parks in coming days, reminding everyone about those rules and the costs of not following them.
By: Barney Lerten
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A quarter-century after five Redmond teens fatally shot and beat a Redmond woman when she arrived home, the last one still in prison — the victim's son — has lost his first bid for parole, as a state board found he had not yet fully come to terms with his role in the brutal crime.
