BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Among the 30 bills passed in the recently wrapped legislative session – two positively impact health concerns for people with disabilities, advocates said Monday. “Really grateful for the Legislature for being able to take on these issues in a short session. and this is, these are major wins for patients,” Disability Rights Oregon Public
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Two new state laws will increase affordable access to lifesaving treatments and medications while decreasing harmful discrimination against people with disabilities, the group Disability Rights Oregon said after last week’s adjournment of the 2024 short session of the Oregon Legislature.
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A wind-fanned, human-caused fire early Sunday morning heavily damaged a vacant, nearly 90-year-old downtown Bend building owned by Deschutes County, authorities said.
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State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, on Friday endorsed Redmond School Board Chairman Michael Summers in his bid for Knopp’s District 27 seat after previous Knopp-backed candidate Shannon Monihan was disqualified by the Secretary of State’s Office.
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A Bend artist created a sculpture to break down barriers around pay equity. Outside the Commons Cafe and Taproom in downtown Bend, Cassandra Kehoe wanted to discuss equal pay at Saturday’s event.
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Young readers were tested on their reading comprehension skills Saturday morning at Seven Peaks School. Ninety bookworms from the Bend-La Pine area tackled the local competition in the Oregon Battle of the Books, a statewide reading challenge.
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BendFilm is still accepting submissions for the 2024 Bend Film Festival, coming up in October. There’s a deadline coming up next month, Jillian Fortner reports.
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Two women attending Phagan’s Central Oregon Beauty College in northeast Bend were struck and injured in a 27th Street crosswalk Friday morning and were taken by ambulance to St. Charles Bend, police and school officials said. The driver remained on scene and was cited.
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The Oregon Legislature wrapped up its month-long “short session” three days before the deadline Thursday night, with Democrats, Republicans and Gov. Tina Kotek expressing satisfaction with what got done on Measure 110 fixes, major housing funding and other issues, in contrast to last year’s GOP walkout-hobbled session.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Daryl Hall and Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton announced Friday a co-headlining summer run across North America, including an early-season visit to Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater. The 22-city tour kicks off on June 2 at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, making stops at Los Angeles’ The Greek Theatre, Las Vegas’
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The city of Bend held the first of two Q&A sessions on Thursday about a committee’s proposed rule changes to preserve more trees when property is developed. The second is set for next Tuesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Fund is recruiting one to three new volunteer commissioners with expertise in areas of arts and culture, local tourism, events, marketing, and/or nonprofit management to serve on the BCTF. The commission is responsible for the long-term success, evolution, and overall leadership of the BCTF. The purpose of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, Oregon lawmakers unanimously approved legislation from state Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, requiring insurers to count coupons or other third-party payments toward annual deductibles, helping many Oregonians better afford life-saving medicines. Jillian Fortner spoke Thursday with the executive director of Pacific Northwest Bleeding Disorders, who calls it a huge win
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Bend city councilors talked with staff Wednesday night about revisions to the rules and promises surrounding the controversial proposed transportation fee, following two recent listening sessions. A timeline was presented, with a public hearing and first reading scheduled for their next meeting, in two weeks.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who called 911 to report he was experiencing a mental health crisis – and had a gun – prompted a half-hour lockdown of several businesses at the Forum Shopping Center on Thursday afternoon, until police negotiators were able to end the incident peacefully. The employee of a business at
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A warm-cold, up-and-down winter has made for a cooling trend on Bend home sale prices, which dropped in February for the fifth straight month, while Redmond’s median price has stayed fairly stable since last summer, the monthly report by Redmond’s Beacon Appraisal Group says. The Bend median same price last month
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(Update: Adding video) Residents of four-plex were evacuated during late-night repairs BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man suspected of drunk and drugged driving slammed his car into the side of an apartment four-plex on Northwest Newport Avenue late Wednesday night, also breaking a natural gas line and prompting evacuations, then fled the scene, police
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the homeless communities in Central Oregon, said Thursday it’s thrilled to announce the addition of Amber Knapp to its team as a part-time residential nurse. Here’s their announcement, in full: Amber officially began her role on January 31, and brings a
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to join the House in adopting HCR 202 A, a resolution recognizing retired Lieutenant Colonel Dick Tobiason for his lifetime of service honoring Oregon veterans, Medal of Honor recipients and Gold Star families. “For years, Dick Tobiason has been a constant champion and driving force for Oregon veterans. He is the
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The Bend City Council at Wednesday night’s meeting voted unanimously to sign a first of its kind memorandum of understanding between The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and the city, seeking closer ties and discussion of mutual issues.
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