Redmond city councilors, meeting as the city’s Urban Renewal Board, approved a $1 million contract Tuesday night to demolish an 80-year-old downtown building that served as City Hall and build a new public parking lot.
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The sentencing for a man convicted of fatally stabbing two men and injuring a third on a light rail train in Portland in 2017 was delayed Tuesday when Jeremy Christian told a survivor he regretted not killing her.
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Firefighters made good progress and reached 60% containment Wednesday of a day-old, 1,000-acre fire on private land about 10 miles east of Madras, officials said.
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The Fourth of July is less than two weeks away, and stands opened up on the High Desert Tuesday for customers to buy fireworks.
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Another summer, another minimum wage increase. For the last four years, Oregon’s minimum wage has increased at least 25 cents every July. But this year, as you’ve heard so often, is different.
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Skies will be mostly clear Tuesday night, with lows in the 50s.
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The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it is seeking public comment on a proposed Cave Management Forest Order that would prohibit specific activities in and around caves where these activities are causing adverse impacts to cave resources.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown has requested federal agriculture disaster designation for six Oregon counties, including Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson, due to damaging thunderstorms that hit the area on May 30. In a letter sent Monday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, Brown noted that Oregon “farmers and ranchers are experiencing harships stemming
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in public settings under a statewide public health order announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee in response to ongoing COVID-related health concerns. The order, issued by Secretary of Health John Wiesman, takes effect Friday. The order requires face coverings when people are
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Illegal shark fin sales in a Portland grocery store mark the first conviction under an Oregon law that prohibits possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The State of Oregon has reached an agreement with several health insurance companies to continue providing expanded telehealth options through at least Dec. 31. “Throughout this pandemic, telehealth has provided Oregonians with essential access to health care services that otherwise might have been unavailable or required the risk of an in-person
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four Central Oregon Community College students were honored as part of the college’s 2020 commencement celebration, which took place last week via a web-based ceremony. Students Erin Hargrove, Roberto Iriche-Vargas, Jennifer McCabe and Connor Smith received awards. Erin Hargrove, of Redmond, received the Walter G. Coombs Distinguished Achievement Award, which recognizes the student
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature offers a warning about frauds involving COVID-19 shipping and insurance fee scams. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a warning about individuals or companies that reference alleged “newly enacted” COVID-19 shipping laws, regulations, or insurance requirements with the purpose of charging
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Operations Chief Bob Madden will be retiring from Bend Fire & Rescue on Friday after 33 years of dedicated and impactful service, the agency said Tuesday.
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NeighborImpact’s COVID Rent Relief program is supporting Central Oregonians who cannot afford rent to due to circumstances related to COVID-19.
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The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance is proud to recognize food businesses going above and beyond through local food sourcing and contributions to our Central Oregon community.
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The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Monday and remains at 192, along with 191 new cases statewide and an outbreak at an Eastern Oregon potato processing facility, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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With a warm, dry spring and a hot summer forecast, the Forest Service and BLM in Central Oregon are implementing public use restrictions, starting Friday
Continue ReadingBuildings collapsed, residents were evacuated and tsunami waves of 2.3 feet crashed into Mexico’s southern coastline as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the country on Tuesday.
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Oregon’s law enforcement unions are objecting to all six police accountability bills that have been introduced for the special legislative session that begins Wednesday.
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