Month: June 2017

Noxious weeds are a major problem in Central Oregon – perhaps more than you think. “They just overgrow everything — they just take…

(Update: Both lanes of highway reopen; one will shut again Wednesday for cleanup) A fuel tanker crash east of Eugene Tuesday morning injured an…

House Bill 2505 , a move to end “dark money” campaign spending in Oregon, passed the state Senate unanimously Tuesday and now goes to…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – After a dozen meetings since early May, the Joint Tax Reform Committee invited the public this week to weigh in for the…

Katie Diez lost her father 10 years ago to cancer. While making a quilt out of her father’s T-shirts, she found a tomato seed. After planting…

Nine overflowing shopping carts of groceries. Eight Farm Bureau volunteers. One long cashier’s receipt. And$1,500 raised by the Oregon Farm…

A fire that caused $100,000 damage to a Tumalo home under construction Tuesday morning was ignited by stain-soaked sawdust in a floor sander, Bend…

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll about direct flights from Redmond Airport: Do you think RDM needs more direct flights to more…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A trade mission of 25 people from China will be stopping in Oregon to check out specialty food, snack products, wine, craft…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Court records state Portland police didn’t pursue or submit evidence for a sexual assault case until five years…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s record-low unemployment rate keeps setting new records. The state Employment Department said Tuesday the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man who jumped from the Burnside Bridge in Portland didn’t appear to be seriously injured while…

The Oregon House on Monday unanimously passed Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s public record reform legislation, Senate Bill 481. The bill…

The Oregon House on Monday approved Senate amendments to a bill that supporters say may help make higher education more affordable for Oregonians.…

Oregon continues to lead the way in expanding voter access with the passage Monday of Senate Bill 802 which gives 16-year-olds the ability to…

The Oregon House of Representatives approved Monday a resolution paving the way for legislative committees to accept remote testimony via video…

Oregon has work to do to improve its support of children, a new report finds. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow the state to issue state driver’s licenses and…

A fire destroyed an unoccupied RV and damaged a family’s adjacent RV near Ochoco Reservoir east of Prineville Monday afternoon, officials said.…

The city of Redmond is looking to get input from the public as it unveils its new parks plan. The Parks Master Plan will be in effect for the next 20…