Federal grant to help C.O. irrigators swap water, boost flows
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Central Oregon Irrigation District. In partnership with the Deschutes River…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $400,000 grant to the Central Oregon Irrigation District. In partnership with the Deschutes River…
Continue ReadingThe Family Access Network Foundation (FAN) announces new leadership roles, as well as a new addition to the FAN Foundation board. Valerie Yost, who…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say an Idaho woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing her husband’s ex-wife to death in her Gresham…
Continue Reading(Update: Charges dropped against one person) Six Redmond residents, including three juveniles, were arrested on burglary, theft and criminal mischief…
Continue Reading( Update: Navarro can request name-clearing hearing; second jail sgt. on paid leave) Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson announced he fired a jail…
Continue ReadingIf you think a city of Bend project should be up and running after a decade, you haven’t followed the tortuous, zig-zag path of upgrades to the…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Access to Justice Committee just launched a program called “Lawyer in the Library: Free Consultations” to help with…
Continue Reading(Update: Council agrees to match for federal transportation grant request) The still-growing city of Bend has plenty of transportation upgrades in…
Continue ReadingThe Las Vegas shooting has called attention to modifications of the guns used to quickly fire numerous rounds, leaving dozens dead and hundreds…
Continue ReadingRep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., applauded word of additional wildfire funds and a call to action on forest management reform in a supplemental budget…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man in the death of another man who was found at the base of a northeast Portland…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) – An immigration judge in Washington state has declined to release an Iraq War veteran from custody while he fights the…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding some of Wadkins’ charges) COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a man in Coos Bay wanted for failing to appear in court…
Continue ReadingA group of over 50 stakeholders from across Central Oregon is creating a system that increases meaningful work experience opportunities for young…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) – Attorneys representing three former Boy Scouts are suing the Boy Scouts of America and its Portland-area chapter for $21…
Continue ReadingHere are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether you believe speed limits should be reduced on Highway 97 north of Cooley Road:…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding OSP info on crash details) Highway 97 was blocked for over an hour, and restricted for two more hours Tuesday morning by a…
Continue ReadingEarlier this summer, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2017-038, which imposed fire use restrictions on unprotected…
Continue ReadingAccording to an audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, the Department of Human Services Aging and People with…
Continue ReadingWhile many Oregonians welcome the signs of fall, there’s one big downside to the cooler weather: flu season. Luckily, SAIF has assembled a team…
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