May 2020

OSU Board approves reduced budget, outlines $124 million in expected cuts

May 30, 2020 11:57 am KTVZ News Partners

The OSU Board of Trustees has approved a reduced, $1.33 billion budget that outlines $124 million in expense reductions due to COVID-19 impacts

Wyden calls for resignation of Oregon Employment Dept. director

May 30, 2020 11:43 am KTVZ News Partners

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called Saturday for the resignation of Oregon Employment Department Director Kay Erickson due to the massive backlog of unpaid jobless benefits to Oregonians amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch Live: SpaceX, NASA launch astronauts to International Space Station

May 30, 2020 10:50 am KTVZ News Partners

Watch live coverage as SpaceX works with NASA to launch the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with two U.S. astronauts, the first mission of its kind to the International Space Station in nearly a decade. Launch scheduled for 12:22 PM PT.

Cleanup, power restoration underway from damaging storm in Culver, Jefferson Co.

May 30, 2020 10:41 am Barney Lerten

Cleanup and repair efforts were underway in earnest Sunday after violent thunderstorms tore through areas of Central Oregon, especially Culver and Jefferson County.

Eugene protest turns violent; rioters destroy several businesses

May 30, 2020 10:05 am KTVZ News Partners

Several downtown Eugene businesses were damaged or destroyed by rioters and looters late Friday and early Saturday before police used tear gas to disperse the crowd, officers said.

Portland fires, vandalism, looting as protest turns into riot; at least 13 arrests

May 30, 2020 1:07 am KTVZ News Partners

A march through the streets of Portland in protest of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in Minneapolis police custody, turned into a fiery, violent downtown riot late Friday night, with damage and looters at several locations.

Gov. Brown directs $30 million to protect farm workers, secure food supply chain

May 30, 2020 12:36 am KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a $30 million investment to secure Oregon’s food supply chain and protect essential agricultural workers.

Unrest mounts across numerous US cities over the death of George Floyd

May 30, 2020 12:30 am CNN Newsource

Pain and anger over the death of George Floyd spilled over into multiple cities across the country Friday night, hours after the former Minneapolis officer seen in video with his knee on Floyd’s neck was arrested and charged with murder.

Filing period to begin for 3 Sisters City Council positions

May 30, 2020 12:20 am KTVZ News Partners

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Notice is hereby given that a general election will be held on November 3 for three positions on the Sisters City Council. The first day to file for a City Council position is Wednesday, June 3. To be eligible, one must be registered to vote in Oregon and must have been

Fire personal use firewood extended through Sept. on C.O. national forests

May 30, 2020 12:15 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland will extend free personal use firewood cutting through Sept. 30. The same procedures announced at the beginning of May remain in effect. Firewood cutters can forego the normal requirement to obtain a permit from a Forest Service office or

NeighborImpact adds representative payee services

May 30, 2020 12:06 am KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With a new program added this year, NeighborImpact is helping individuals with cognitive and physical limitations manage their disability benefits. The Representative Payee program was established in partnership with the State of Oregon under the Oregon Money Management Program (OMMP) to meet an under-served demand in the region. A Representative Payee

AAA: COVID-19 restrictions ease as ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for teen drivers begin

May 30, 2020 12:02 am KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — AAA finds that the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are when the number of crash fatalities involving teen drivers rise. In Oregon, 86 people died in crashes involving teen drivers from 2008 to 2018 during the “100 Deadliest Days.” Nationwide, more than 8,300 people died in these crashes—that’s

Merkley pushes Oregon Employment Dept. to answer for massive claims backlog

May 29, 2020 11:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., pressed the Oregon Employment Department director Friday on why hundreds of thousands of Oregonians have yet to receive the federal unemployment aid that Congress distributed months ago in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Clarno alerts social media companies about ‘false’ elections content

May 29, 2020 10:55 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Bev Clarno alerted Twitter and Facebook to what she said were falsehoods being shared on their platforms, and the social media companies say they’ll take steps to stop misinformation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports election officials, from county clerks to the secretary of state, hear complaints from voters during every primary

Sonar helps searchers find Klamath Lake kayaker’s body

May 29, 2020 10:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A special sonar device was able to help divers find and recover the body of a Chiloquin-area man whose kayak overturned on Klamath Lake earlier in the week, Klamath Falls sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office Dive Rescue Division found the body of Roger Combs, 52, around 3 p.m. Friday,

Bend couple makes hundreds of bread kits each week for those in need

May 29, 2020 10:07 pm KTVZ

With the help of some volunteers, Klaus and Janet Mager of Bend turn 1,200 pounds of flour into hundreds of bread kits every week for those in need.

La Pine HS teacher charged with abusing student nearly decade ago

May 29, 2020 9:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

A La Pine High School English Language Arts teacher was arrested Friday on sex abuse charges alleging she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student nearly a decade ago, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.