The state investigated Ward after a state trooper accused him of stealing from a dead man. By Nigel… The post Early DOJ investigation focused on now-Curry County Sheriff John Ward, who faces calls to resign appeared first on The New Era.

The embattled Southern Oregon lawman faces a criminal investigation and a complaint seeking to revoke his certification. By… The post Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association votes to expel Curry County Sheriff John Ward appeared first on The New Era.

State Representative Court Boice talks about Curry County Sheriff John Ward, who was expelled from the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association on Monday, due to accusations against him.

August 25, 2026 3:30 a.m.  A few weeks ago, the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association learned the Curry County Board of Commissioners had completed an investigation into misconduct by Sheriff John Ward involving donations from a local non-profit organization. That investigation concluded Ward had been untruthful and had taken foundation donations for his own personal use....

Settlers living in the heavily forested coastal range between Coos Bay and Brookings, Ore., reported seeing a hairy wild man in 1904, likely the first documented sighting of sasquatch, or Bigfoot, by white people in the Pacific Northwest.

Por Haley Britzky y Pamela Brown, CNN La Marina de Estados Unidos trabaja en cambiar el nombre de un portaviones en construcción que estaba destinado a honrar a un marinero negro conocido por sus acciones heroicas durante el ataque a Pearl Harbor, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas con las discusiones internas. Durante el primer The post Exclusivo CNN: la Marina evalúa cambiar a Trump el nombre de un portaviones que honraría a héroe de guerra negro appeared first on KTVZ.

By Haley Britzky, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN. During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Navy The post Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump appeared first on KTVZ.

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said. Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was arrested on August 9 and charged after a boat carrying 14 people capsized The post ICE detains captain of boat that capsized in NYC harbor, killing mother and infant appeared first on KTVZ.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 36-year-old Sisters man died Sunday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash on Highway 101 in Curry County. Oregon State Police identified the victim as Louis Henry Vowell III, who was pronounced dead at the scene near the Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint. A preliminary investigation by state police indicated Vowell was riding a The post Sisters man killed in motorcycle crash in Curry County appeared first on KTVZ.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland —This city in the autumn of 1935 was a small fishing port of corrugated-iron houses battered by high winds, cod trawlers idling in the harbor, and geothermal steam curling up from hot springs that would one day heat the whole city. Fewer than 30,000 people lived there. There was no concert hall, no […]