Oregon National Guard leaders tour wildfire response, from fire camps to helicopters
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, the Adjutant General of Oregon, and senior leaders visited National Guard members deployed for…
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Bend Park & Rec’s Kids Inc. hiring up to 60 workers for upcoming school year
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the school year coming up quickly, Bend Park and Recreation District is hiring dozens of new staff for after-school child…
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‘I’m excited for the changes’: Businesses react to city of Bend’s Greenwood Avenue safety project now underway
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is making safety improvements on Greenwood Avenue, and part of the project led to this week’s two-day closure…
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‘I just need to convince people that this is a great idea’: Voters make the call this fall on Deschutes County Commission expansion
The citizen initiative to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members has officially received enough signatures to…
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Oregon Health Authority releases strategic plan to eliminate health inequities by 2030
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday released its 2024-2027 strategic plan – becoming the first state health agency in the…
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‘No Kings Act’: Wyden, Merkley join in legislation to ‘restore accountability for presidents who violate law’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31…
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Oregon attorney general cheers ‘historic’ Google antitrust ruling
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum applauded a federal court ruling Monday that Google has violated US antitrust law with…
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BLM-Prineville boosts local partner’s wildland firefighting capacity with fire engine transfer to Post-Paulina RFPA
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District recently transferred a Type 6 engine to the Post-Paulina Rangeland…
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Oregon DEQ’s revised air quality advisory lists Central Oregon counties as getting only ‘intermittent’ smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday…
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Merkley leads Senate, House colleagues in call for ban on gambling on U.S. elections
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of lawmakers Monday in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ban…
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Wyden, Jayapal back FTC’s federal court effort to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are leading more than 25 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief…
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Central Oregon Irrigation District to receive up to $15 million from USDA for Water Saving Commodity Program
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement of $400 million to…
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Merkley, Wyden introduce legislation to create more EV charging stations at highway rest areas
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley — along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) — introduced on Thursday…
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ODOT waves red flag about $350 million budget deficit
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is grappling with a looming financial crisis, as officials scramble to address a…
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Wyden, Paul and Lummis introduce bill to abolish the Selective Service
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to end the…
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Wyden, Blackburn introduce bipartisan legislation to tackle health care workforce shortages
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to address the persistent…
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Oregon Parks and Rec Department seeks public comment on proposed day use perking permit rate increases
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change that increases day use parking…
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All of Oregon’s congressional delegation backs Governor Kotek’s request for federal wildfire disaster declaration
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon’s entire congressional delegation — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside Representatives Earl…
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Oregon DEQ continues air quality advisory for Deschutes County, ‘intermittent’ for Jefferson County starting Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued a new air quality advisory…
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Community appears split on Bend Park & Rec’s proposed split rail fence along Deschutes River at Drake Park
The Bend Park and Recreation District has proposed another noteworthy change to an iconic Bend setting that has undergone trail and other upgrades in…
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