Month: September 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new valuation by the actuary for Oregon’s public pension says the system’s deficit has ballooned to $25.3…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – TriMet might ask congestion-weary voters to spend big money for a new light-rail line and other transportation…

(Update: Boil-water notice still in place, new tests due soon; E. coli cause sought) A six-day-old boil-water notice for about 130 Tumalo-area homes…

No need to attend another fundraising luncheon when you can Unlunch with Abilitree! This year, Abilitree is changing things up for their annual…

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – Inmates at the 60-bed Clatsop County Jail in Astoria are often released due to overcrowding. The Board of…

CHILOQUIN, Ore. (AP) – The Chiloquin City Council voted to file a complaint against its accounting firm because of a backlog of delinquent…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – There’s a buyer for the former Hynix computer-chip plant in Eugene. Ten-X Commercial, an online commercial real…

Former Seven Peaks School principal Megan Martin is being sued by the school for allegedly downloading private documents about students and staff. In…

The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is holding community meetings to get input on the state health assessment. Oregon’s state…

Bend is an outdoor town, which means lots of people spend lots of time walking, biking, jogging and running around town. But does everyone feel safe?…

Join us on Saturday, Sept. 30 for National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. To encourage…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College Higher Education Center in downtown Medford will be closed until…

Researchers at Oregon State University just finished a study that found there are not enough safe places for truck drivers to stop and rest on…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a man killed by two officers in Eugene after he allegedly pointed a rifle at them. Eugene…

Students and staff from several schools in Bend-La Pine Schools are participating in activities related to Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28, a national…

A homeowners association south of Sunriver has created a Canal Restoration Committee to look at removing some downed trees in a canal that runs…

The City of Bend is encouraging all citizens to reduce their landscape irrigation schedules this fall as temperatures decline. “This is the…

(Update: Adding that Binky’s is where Megabucks jackpot ticket was sold in 2015) Bend resident James McGinnis is proof that you don’t…

(Update: Federal judge won’t let Cliven Bundy represent self) LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada cattleman and state’s rights figure Cliven…

Here’s the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll asking if you believe the city of Bend should use room-tax dollars to fix the roads: Do you…