BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, announced Monday it seeks to commission a large-scale work of art for the new Headquarters Building on the the city’s new $130 million Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge, where ground was broken and construction began last month. The commission
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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 GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 16.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 21.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According
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Sunriver Resort is kicking off its second annual Sunriver Resort Food & Wine Festival, taking place all February long.
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time, an advertising company that worked on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin account has settled a lawsuit that accused it of falsely marketing opioids as safe. Publicis, a French marketing company, agreed to pay $350 million within the next two months and will not take on
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation has joined a multi-state settlement alleging that Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. charged unreasonable commissions to retail customers on small-dollar transactions. As a result of a coordinated investigation by state securities regulators, the group concluded that from July 1, 2018,
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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 naked or hulless barley that appeal to chefs, brewers, distillers and farmers. Most barley has a tough, unpalatable outer hull around the barley kernel that must be removed before the barley
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After months of lengthy negotiations and amid plans to call in a state mediator, negotiators for the Bend-La Pine Schools and Bend Education Association hammered out a new four-year contract agreement on Monday to replace a contract that expired last summer.
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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 $33,000 in system development charges (SDCs) to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on his property.
Continue ReadingBy 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 Monday that it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. The company asked federal regulators late last year
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Oregon newspaper not to publish documents that it obtained regarding a sex discrimination lawsuit against sports behemoth Nike. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that an attorney who represents plaintiffs in the case sent the documents to one of its reporters on Jan. 19 and then asked for
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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, the 29th. So the U.S. Postal Service asks: Why not take advantage of the additional time and find a new career with the USPS? There’s a
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Spray-on coatings for grapes in the vineyard have promise in preventing off flavors in wines that result from contact with wildfire smoke, according to new Oregon State University research announced Monday. Oregon State researchers are developing a product that vineyard managers could spray onto their grapes to protect from wildfire smoke
Continue Reading 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 GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. But prices in Oregon are still 19.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 15.0 cents per gallon lower than a year
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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, to help fill a funding gap on needed transportation projects, beginning with the Eastside Arterial Project. The city’s recent five-year Transportation Capital Improvement Program identifies $64 million worth of projects, and
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Legislative bodies across the US are working to ensure that flying cars — referred to as “roadable aircraft” — can be easily registered and licensed in all 50 states, and a Prineville company working to bring a “flying sports car” to production is involved in efforts to make sure that happens.
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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 who have received benefits from the Unemployment Insurance program in 2023.
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Company confirms it’s ‘scouting out locations’ as part of first expansion in years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular Portland-area fast-food restaurant chain, Burgerville, confirmed Thursday that it’s scouting for locations to Bend as it makes its first expansion moves in several years. KGW reported that Burgerville announced it will be opening a new Wilsonville
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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 businesses here in Bend on Wednesday to find out how the big game affects their business. Hoody’s Collectibles on South Highway 97 says as the Super Bowl inches closer,
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Bend city councilors gave Police Chief Mike Krantz a “green light” Wednesday evening to continue developing what might become the most controversial element of his department’s technology advances, joining Oregon cities who have installed “red light cameras” at the most dangerous intersections, to reduce crashes and save lives.
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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, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery, the city of Roanoke announced this month. Amazon plans to build a 125,000-square-foot “last mile” distribution center there to handle customer orders, Cardinal News reported. Terms of
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