SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice, which prioritizes the prosecution of elder abuse announced Friday a plea deal with a registered nurse at a Klamath Falls assisted living facility on a charge of felony first-degree criminal mistreatment in a case involving a patient found dead in his bed the next morning. Phyllis
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Redmond High School students, parents and staff will notice cooler air and better ventilation as classes resume this fall as a result of work done over the summer through part of the school district’s bond passed by voters in 2020.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice Friday in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc., filed in US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage offers property management software services to help owners and managers of rental properties operate their rental communities. RealPage collects
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A standing-room-only, overflow crowd attended a La Pine Planning Commission hearing Wednesday night, many to voice opposition to Habitat for Humanity La Pine Sunriver’s proposed 34-townhome subdivision in the Newberry neighborhood.
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After a drunk driver crashed into Bonta and was arrested on a DUII charge earlier this month, viewers brought up safety concerns related to Galveston Avenue. The City of Bend already is planning to revamp the corridor in 2025 to create safer conditions for drivers, cyclists and businesses along the street.
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With some cooler weather and various levels of precipitation across Central Oregon, the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District will reduce the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to Level III (Partial Shutdown) effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
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Bend city councilors dove into the controversial issue of the homeless whose vehicles are parked on many streets Wednesday evening as staff outlined efforts to flesh out and more closely align vehicle camping rules with those enacted earlier to limit tent camping along city rights of way.
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Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to uphold a hearings officer’s decision and reject a proposed psilocybin treatment facility at Juniper Preserve, saying transporting the federally illegal psychedelic mushrooms across BLM land could threaten the resort’s right-of-way access agreement.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Domestic violence survivors are now able to receive up to $3,200 for assistance with safety related needs, including moving, the Oregon Department of Human Services said Wednesday. Previously, financial help for survivors was capped at $1,200 within a 90-day period. This support may be used for items such as: Deposits for
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several Oregon State Parks will close or partially close starting in September for construction work that includes everything from replacing aging infrastructure to adding bathrooms and showers. Some of the work was funded by GO Bonds, Oregon-issued general obligation bonds approved by the Oregon State Legislature in 2021. The $50 million
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DAYS CREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hawaii, the most recent state to join the Northwest Compact, hit the ground running by sending personnel to Oregon on their first fire assignments under the compact. This past April, Hawaii became the eleventh member of the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement. The purpose of the NW Compact is to
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(Update: Change of location for C. Oregon event) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and Washington is hiring about 200 wildland firefighters into permanent seasonal positions on hand crews, engine crews, hotshot crews, and more. Here’s Tuesday’s announcement: Make a lasting impact on the world around you and unlock opportunities for
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The manager of an Oregon-based drug trafficking cell with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday following an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison and five
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully monitoring progressive political activists who aren’t suspected of criminal activity. City officials insisted they have not monitored the groups because of their views or constitutionally protected activities, but only to prepare
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NewsChannel 21 spoke to Amy Sabbadini, an instructor at OSU-Cascades who is representing Democrats in Oregon’s Fifth US House District at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said Tuesday that he’s appointed Captain Paul Garrison as undersheriff – a position left vacant during his tenure – as a neutral decider of “election-related issues” while Captain William Bailey, who Nelson endorsed, faces Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp on the fall ballot.
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That happens Thursday evening – and then, a weekend of closures and detours BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ready or not, here comes the next round of Highway 97 and Third Street changes on Bend’s north end, as ODOT crews continue a project due for completion by year’s end. On Thursday evening, crews are opening the U.S. 97 Business Route connector
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Total nonfarm employment, throughout Central Oregon followed its usual seasonal pattern in July, as seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change over the month. Here’s Wednesday’s report from the Oregon Employment Department: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased over the month of July and is now 6.0%, down from 6.1%
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A $1.25 million allocation by the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Board focusing on Redmond aims to expand and strengthen Central Oregon’s access to substance use disorder treatment and services through opioid treatment programs and jails.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Redmond City Council members say they are committed to keeping the place where they live, up to date, to match the growth and expansion of its community. The City of Redmond held their city council workshop Monday evening, and on the agenda was an update on the Eastside Arterial Project. “This project’s
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