‘Legends Reloaded’ festival brings classic rock tribute acts to Central Oregon

KTVZ on January 27, 2026

Tracee Tuesday

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new music festival is set to bring the sound of classic rock to Central Oregon this summer. “Legends Reloaded” will debut June 19 and 20 at the Jefferson County Event Complex in Madras, promising two full days of live performances inspired by some of rock’s biggest names.

Produced by Harefest LLC, the company behind several Northwest tribute festivals, Legends Reloaded celebrates iconic artists with a lineup of top tribute bands.

The roster includes: Taken by the Sky honoring Fleetwood Mac, Eagle Eyes performing the Eagles, Petty Fever as Tom Petty, Barracuda as Heart, Whiskey River as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Moon Riders as Creedence Clearwater Revival, El Loco as ZZ Top, Rock Steady as Bad Company, Hall and Bros performing Hall & Oates and the Doobie Brothers, and Revival Brothers paying tribute to the Allman Brothers Band.

Event organizers describe the experience as a “high desert rock ’n’ roll fantasy,” set against the backdrop of Central Oregon’s dramatic landscape. The family-friendly festival will also offer optional overnight RV and tent camping for guests 21 and older.

Tickets go on sale Friday, January 30, at 10 a.m. through aftontickets.com. Early bird discounts are available using the promo code “LEGENDS.”

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Vigil held in Columbia for Minneapolis ICE-shooting victim  

KMIZ on January 27, 2026

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Around 10 people gathered on Monday near the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia to honor a man who was killed on Saturday by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Candles were present, one person waved a flag that read “Defend Democracy,” another held up a photo of a man, while another accompanied it with a sign with the name “Alex Pretti.”

Pretti — who worked as an Intensive Care Unit nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center for around five years — was identified as the victim in Saturday’s shooting by federal agents.

Catherine Porter, of Columbia, is a veteran who goes to the Truman VA hospital and attended Monday afternoon’s memorial.

“There’s no real point to this [vigil] other than to honor him [Pretti],” Porter said. “I can’t speak for other people, but I’ve been… this past year has been very difficult for me. I don’t believe our country’s going anywhere in the right direction. It needs to be turned around and I hope people are seeing that now. We don’t want the Gestapo in the streets. Nobody wants that.”

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Plumbers see more frozen pipes in unconditioned spaces amid intense cold snap

KMIZ on January 27, 2026

Haley Swaino

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Some Mid-Missouri plumbers are seeing more frozen pipes in unconditioned spaces than usual.

MasterTech Plumbing, Heating and Cooling in Columbia says it received about 80 emergency overnight calls through the weekend — about double what they would typically — and continued to respond to calls for frozen pipes on Monday.

“Unconditioned spaces are the big issue we’ve seen because it doesn’t always stay this cold for so long,” manager Nate Duker said.

After 5-9 inches of snow blanketed Mid-Missouri throughout the weekend, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team tracked wind chills as cold as minus 30° Monday morning. That dangerous cold can freeze your pipes in just six hours.

“This is definitely the coldest it’s been for the longest period of time so far this year. And so we just had a wave of people who have frozen pipes or burst pipes,” Duker said.

Plumbers are seeing pipes freeze in poorly-insulated areas like crawl spaces and garages.

“We view that [frozen pipes] as an emergency when people don’t have access to water” Duker said.

If pipes freeze, he said to be careful while trying to unthaw them.

“Definitely know where your main water shut off is or where a shut off is to the pipes that you’re warming up because you could be kind of inducing a leak,” Duker said. “There’s a chance that they’ve already burst and that just the frozen water is blocking the pipe from actively leaking.”

And even if it seems no pipes inside the home have frozen, there could be a big problem waiting in the spring. Duker said people may not be aware of a leak until the weather warms up, especially with outdoor spigots. A quick test could help determine if a spigot’s pipe has sprung a leak.

“What you want to do is you can have just a very slow dribble of water. It doesn’t have to be much and you can put your thumb on it,” Duker said.

If the water pressure builds up and sprays out between your finger and the spigot, that’s a good thing, according to Duker.

“This means that the faucet is good or that there is not a hole in the faucet,” Duker said.

If water is able to be held back with the thumb test, that means there must be a hole somewhere in the pipes. In that case, it should be shut off and a plumber should be called.

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Attorney for family of third migrant who died at Camp East Montana investigating death

KVIA on January 27, 2026

Heriberto Perez Lara

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 reported less than two weeks ago about the third reported migrant death at Camp East Montana inside Fort Bliss, where 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died by presumed suicide, according to ICE.

The attorney representing Diaz’s family from Nicaragua, Randall Kallinen, says they want to start an investigation into what led to his death because they haven’t been told exactly what happened.

Diaz’s body was taken to William Beaumont Army Medical Center, north of Fort Bliss, where the autopsy is being conducted by army officials and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s Office. This raised questions about why the two previous migrants who died were not taken there and were taken to the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office.

“We are very concerned about the Army hospital doing it (autopsy report) because we wonder, well, why have things changed when the other two times, just recently, that someone died right there at the Camp East Montana ICE facility, they went to the El Paso County medical examiner. Why did Victor Diaz go to the El Paso County medical examiner?” Attorney Kallinen told ABC-7.

“And as we all know, that’s been in the news. The person who passed away on January 4th, Mr. Lunas Campos, they (ICE) claimed that he committed suicide, when, in fact, the medical examiner said no, it was a homicide, and there were witnesses, and there’s a court case now, you probably heard about it, where they’re trying to keep those witnesses from being deported so that they can be witnesses in the case and maybe potentially a crime has occurred,” Attorney Kallinen added.

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Temporary Rent Freeze Set To Be Finalized in Santa Barbara

KEYT on January 27, 2026

John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (KEYT) – After several lengthy meetings, the Santa Barbara City Council Tuesday is expected to formally approved a temporary rent stabilization ordinance.

The tenant protection ordinance will take effect in 30 days and will remain in effect through December 31st.

During that time city leaders will work on a permanent rent stabilization ordinance. That will include community outreach and a consultant is expected to be hired to assist with the process.

The moratorium pauses rent increases for units built before 1995, except single-family dwellings, condominiums, and certain other rentals as required by state law.

Proponents say the rent increases have gone up dramatically in the last five years and have exceeded the ability of many tenants to make ends meet. That has led to  financial hardships, relying on government assistance, homelessness or relocation out of the area.

Opponents say the rent increases will reduce property values, limit investments in improvements or repairs and deter investors from developing in the city.

The council meeting begins at 2 p.m.

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Carpinteria Working to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Bike Riders

KEYT on January 27, 2026

John Palminteri

CARPINTERIA, CALIF.  (KEYT) – Similar to other cities, Carpinteria has been dealing with dangerous bike riders for months now, mainly those on the newer and most popular e-bikes.

Efforts to slow down the riders and have them follow traffic laws have failed.

The city says it has had numerous complaints about reckless ridings, speeding, close calls, traffic accidents and illegal e-motorcycle vehicles on the road that are unregistered.

The Carpinteria City Council Monday evening will take up an upgraded set of changes to its ordinance that covers bikes on the road.

It would have a list of penalties that could lead to fines, but many steps prior to that.

Those would include strengthening the ordinance as it applies citywide but specific wording for the downtown traffic core. There would be community announcements, outreach, educational efforts through the school and more. That will be followed by an education period on the road with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department serving as the police department, stopping violators and issuing warnings. When full enforcement takes place, penalties for an infraction can begin at $100.     

Youth offenders would be able to go to a diversion class, and if they complete it, they would not have to pay the fine. That would only be allowed once.

The council will take up the issue at 5:30 p.m. at Carpinteria City Hall.

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Shilo Inn Bend is one 3 Oregon locations which abruptly closed due to bankruptcy

KTVZ on January 26, 2026

Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend’s Shilo Inn is now one of three Oregon hotels owned by the chain to close amid bankruptcy, the latest sign of deepening financial woes for the long-running regional brand.

Currently, three Shilo Inns locations in Oregon are confirmed to be bankrupt: Bend, Warrenton and Newport. Federal court documents indicate that a Chapter Seven bankruptcy hearing for the Bend and Warrenton locations is set for next week. Under Chapter Seven, the company is unable to resolve its financial difficulties, which could lead to the liquidation of assets to repay creditors.

The bankruptcy documents, which you can find below, indicate that these Shilo Inns have been in and out of bankruptcy since at least 2019.

Shilo Inn Bend LLC bankruptcy Chapter 7Download

Shilo Inn Bend LLC bankruptcy 2021Download

An employee of the 151-room hotel told KTVZ he was notified of Monday’s closure in a text from his manager. He also said paychecks have been bouncing for the past three months.

A sign on the locked front door of the hotel on O.B. Riley Road apologized for the inconvenience, but said that “due to unexpected circumstances, we are temporarily closed until further notice.”

It advised would-be guests to contact the neighboring Riverhouse Lodge for accommodations.

A visit to the hotel website’s booking page on Monday afternoon did not allow visitors to make reservations.

Crystal Knowles, the hotel’s assistant general manager, told KTVZ News the hotel is not permanently closed but is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings.

Shilo Inns, founded in 1974 by Mark Hemstreet, reports having 12 hotels around the West. It bought Bend’s former Touch of Class Motor Inn in 1992.

It’s not the first financial difficulties faced by the hotel. It was scheduled for auction in the fall of 2019 after defaulting on about $9 million in debt. But an attorney for the firm told The Bulletin at the time that they could pay off the debt any time before the sale.

Deschutes County property tax records on Monday indicated Shilo Inn Bend LLC is still owned by the hotel chain’s parent firm, Shilo Inns Hotels of Vancouver, Wash. The 7.52-acre commercial property has a real market value of $15.5 million.

Shilo Inns has closed or sold several hotels in recent years due to financial problems or other issues.

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City Council candidate Gary Wilkinson to speak at Women’s Democratic Club meeting Jan. 27

News-Press NOW on January 26, 2026

Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A former St. Joseph city councilman vying for a seat once again will speak on Tuesday at the monthly Buchanan County Women’s Democratic Club meeting.

Gary Wilkinson, an at-large candidate for St. Joseph City Council, will speak at the monthly Buchanan County Women’s Democratic meeting this Tuesday, January 27, at San Jose Steakhouse.

Wilkinson previously served as an at-large councilmember for three terms between 1986 and 1998, including holding the title of deputy mayor for one term.

While St. Joseph’s mayoral primary election will take place Feb. 3, voters will head to the polls on April 7 to decide City Council seats.

The meeting is open to the public and the media. Currently, the club has 112 members, including several men. Those who plan to eat, should arrive at 11 a.m. to order from the menu. The meeting itself begins at noon.

A link to the BCWDC agenda can be found here, including a link to an online Zoom meeting for those who cannot attend. The link also includes a list of declared local and state candidates and election dates on the second page.

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Man sentenced for stabbing senior on CV Link in Palm Springs on New Year’s Eve

KESQ on January 26, 2026

Jesus Reyes

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 56-year-old man was sentenced Monday for stabbing a senior citizen withoutprovocation on the CV Link in Palm Springs.

Jacob Ethan Masters was officially sentenced to 8 years after being convicted of cruelty to elder/adult with an enhancement of injuring someone who is 70 years or older, according to court records.

Masters admitted the allegations Monday under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped several related charges against Masters.   

During the hearing at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Tucker certified the terms of the plea deal and imposed the stipulated sentence.

Masters was arrested on Jan. 11 near the CV Link trail in the area of the Cimarron Golf Course.

The arrest stems from a stabbing on Dec. 31 along the CV Link trail between Golf Club Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive.

The victim, a man out for a walk, reported that he made eye contact with a man on the trail as they passed. The victim said that about 15 minutes later, as he headed toward home, the suspect was still in the area.

Police said the suspect reportedly put on a ski mask, approached while yelling profanities, and assaulted the victim, knocking him to the ground. The victim fought back, and the suspect fled on foot. After the altercation, the victim learned he had been stabbed.

The victim was treated for his injuries at a local hospital and later released.

Police said that the incident appears to have been an unprovoked attack. The suspect did not demand property, and the motive remains under investigation.

Court records show Masters has prior convictions for domestic violence and auto theft.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates.

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Hiker rescued after falling on Art Smith trail near Palm Desert

KESQ on January 26, 2026

Jesus Reyes

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A hiker was rescued after falling at the Art Smith trail near Palm Desert Monday afternoon.

The incident was reported at around 1:25 p.m.

“Firefighters responded to reports of an adult hiker that had fallen, approximately 1.5 miles from the Art Smith trailhead,” reads a post by CAL FIRE. “Firefighters hiked to the hiker’s location and rendered aid until the hiker could be loaded onto RSO helicopter rescue 9, and delivered to a waiting ground ambulance.”

The hiker suffered non-life threatening injuries, authorities said.

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