Oregon gas prices on the decline once again, while U.S. average rises
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.55/g Monday, according to…
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Sunriver Resort kicks off its month-long Food & Wine Festival
Sunriver Resort is kicking off its second annual Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival, taking place all February long.…
Continue ReadingOxyContin advertiser will pay $350 million, $5.2 million to Oregon, in the first-ever opioid marketing settlement
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time, an advertising company that worked on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin account has settled a…
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Raymond James to pay nearly $200K in penalties, restitution for overcharging commissions to Oregon investors
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation has joined a multi-state settlement alleging that Raymond James & Associates,…
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OSU receives $3.5 million grant to develop barley varieties for chefs, brewers, farmers
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University will use a $3.5 million grant to lead a multi-state effort focused on developing new varieties of…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, Bend Education Association leaders talk about new 4-year contract agreement
After months of lengthy negotiations and amid plans to call in a state mediator, negotiators for the Bend-La Pine Schools and Bend Education…
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Bend man halts building ADU after city charges nearly $60,000 in SDCs, fees; city says it’s too big to be an ADU
A Bend man is speaking up about his experience over the last couple of years in dealing with the city of Bend after he says they tried to charge him…
Continue ReadingFacing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Oregon newspaper not to publish documents linked to Nike lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Oregon newspaper not to publish documents that it obtained regarding a sex discrimination…
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Looking to leap into a new career this leap year? US Postal Service holding Bend P.O. job fairs all February long
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The year 2024 is a leap year — it happens once every four years — which means the month of February has one extra day,…
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OSU researchers say spray coating for vineyard grapes shows promise in battle between wildfire smoke and wine
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Spray-on coatings for grapes in the vineyard have promise in preventing off flavors in wines that result from contact with…
Continue Reading Oregon’s average gas prices reverse course, edge upward after weeks of declines
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.58/g Monday, according to…
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Redmond City Council approves 12.5% rental car tax, starting March 1, to help fund transportation projects
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Redmond City Council has unanimously approved implementing a 12.5% rental car tax that’s due to take effect March 1,…
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It’s one thing to invent a flying sports car — another to make sure they can be flown, driven legally in every state
Legislative bodies across the US are working to ensure that flying cars — referred to as “roadable aircraft” — can be easily registered and…
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Oregon Employment Dept. reports unemployment tax Form 1099-G mailing error; some got 2, others none
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services said Friday it’s learned that a mailing error occurred while sending the tax form 1099-G to those…
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Popular Portland-area fast-food chain Burgerville is expanding — and plans to open one in Bend by early 2025
Company confirms it’s ‘scouting out locations’ as part of first expansion in years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular Portland-area fast-food restaurant…
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Businesses around Bend are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jerseys are being chosen, snacks were debated, and the big decision of where to watch the game is unfolding. I visited three…
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Bend may join red-light camera fold, plans pause on disputed tax breaks and gets earful from biz on SDC fee changes
Bend city councilors gave Police Chief Mike Krantz a “green light” Wednesday evening to continue developing what might become the most…
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Amazon buys 50 acres in Roanoke, Va., from Bend’s Deschutes Brewery
ROANOKE, Va. (KTVZ) — The e-commerce giant Amazon has bought a 50-acre piece of land in the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology from Bend,…
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C.O. LGBTQ magazine denied display at Sisters coffee shop, told it’d be ‘kindling’; business says it was misunderstanding
In a social media video posted earlier this month, the owner and publisher of SUS magazine, Ruth Vernotico, shared an experience at Sisters Coffee…
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