Month: May 2017

Continuing our series of special reports on some of Central Oregon’s inspiring women, we introduce you to a mother-daughter duo who turned a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Voters in Portland were approving the largest school bond in state history, which would raise taxes to address high…

Rachel Scdoris-Salerno is the mother of a 2 year-old and a small business owner. In 2005, she was the first legally blind person to finish the…

(Update: Adding more on Hwy. 97 dust storm, comments about wind) Winds gusting to 40 mph hit Central Oregon Tuesday, toppling trees around Bend and…

From mini to major, road projects of varying size, duration and frustration are spread across Bend over the next year. Many of them are starting…

A bill to remove barriers some veterans face when seeking to obtain high school diplomas that qualify them for better jobs in civilian life will go…

Monday marked the beginning of Peace Officers Week. On Tuesday, Central Oregon law enforcement gathered in Bend to celebrate the men and women who…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., pressed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke Tuesday to respect local input and years-long…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum praised the Oregon Legislature Tuesday for passing legislation (HB 2090) that will update Oregon’s…

SELCO Community Credit Union has awarded $30,000 in college scholarships to 20 graduating high school seniors throughout Oregon, including four…

Oregonians can now see proposed rates for 2018 individual and small employer health insurance plans, officials said Tuesday. Health insurance…

MORO, Ore. (AP) – Sherman County may order the use of herbicides on a 2,000-acre organic farm in north-central Oregon after complaints from…

Here are the results of our Tuesday morning (sorry for delay) KTVZ.COM Poll on whether you use the Voters Pamphlet to cast your ballot. Do you read…

(Updated with more info on safety violations) Valley Retriever Buslines, which provided daily round trips between Newport and Bend and between…

Central American tropical forests are beginning to disappear at an alarming rate, threatening the livelihood of indigenous peoples there and…

A legally blind Bend woman who drew worldwide attention over a decade ago for her competition in Alaska’s famed Iditarod sled-dog race…

Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.7 percent in April from 3.8 percent in March, reaching a new record low since comparable records…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday it has released a free mobile app to help better connect with the residents of county.…

St. Charles Bend announced Monday it is the first hospital in Oregon to offer a new treatment program for patients at risk for stroke due to…

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) – Oregon park officials are proposing adding campground sites and rental homes for Fogarty Creek in a plan for the…