PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Crook County commissioners became the latest to formally request “continued discussions” between Oregon and Idaho lawmakers concerning moving the Oregon border, as proposed by the Greater Idaho movement and supported by a majority of voters in 13 Oregon counties. Crook is now the eighth county in Central and
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority issued a preemptive recreational use health advisory Thursday for Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus in Jefferson County due to the presence and rapid growth of a cyanobacteria harmful algal bloom. The decision to issue the preemptive advisory is based on multiple reports from partner agencies and
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“Imagine living in fear, day and night,” Deschutes Market Road resident Linda Cook tearfully told Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, one of the many Juniper Ridge neighbors who on Friday had to flee their fire-threatened home for the second time in four years.
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Oregon voters will decide in November whether state and federal elections will implement ranked-choice voting. The first big hurdle for proponents will be explaining how it works, followed by why they think it will benefit the state.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the start of the new school year around the corner – and as a measles outbreak continues in three Oregon counties – health officials are urging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious virus before classes begin. A total of 25 confirmed cases of measles
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Salem, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority released the state’s 2023 annual report on the performance of coordinated care organizations (CCOs), local health networks that administer coverage to Oregon Health Plan (OHP / Medicaid) members. The report found that CCOs generally improved their performance in most categories statewide from 2022 to 2023. Oregon is unique in providing
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she is running to be Redmond’s mayor, seeking to unseat incumbent Ed Fitch. “As a local small business owner, active community volunteer, and Redmond resident for over 24 years, it has been an honor representing the community I know and love as a
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., released bipartisan legislation Thursday to help Customs and Border Protection stop the flow of illicit goods, including fentanyl, counterfeits, and products made with forced labor, into the country by tightening import requirements for low-value packages.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced Tuesday a funding opportunity through the hazardous fuels transportation assistance program to reduce wildfire risk, expand and create market opportunities, and support local jobs. This program is available to local businesses and partners that remove hazardous fuels from national forests and transport the material
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The state of Oregon has been hit with an intense, early wildfire season, with over a million acres burned by July. Local, state and federal resources in the state are growing thin, as many large fires in Eastern Oregon continue to burn, weeks after igniting.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $2,182,023 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants, and $3,176,875 in a REAP loan, to support renewable energy projects in the state, including a rooftop solar array for the horse arena at JGW Ranch in Tumalo.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The public still has time to provide comments about both the draft statewide wildfire hazard map and proposed administrative rules associated with the map. These public comment opportunities are among the last steps before the release of the final map in October. The proposed administrative rules will be used by OSU to address how
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued another air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes, Klamath and eastern Lane counties due to smoke from fires in Oregon. The agencies said they expect the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday afternoon. DEQ and partner
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, the Adjutant General of Oregon, and senior leaders visited National Guard members deployed for wildfire response efforts on Tuesday6, underscoring the Guard’s crucial role in protecting Oregon’s communities. Gronewold’s itinerary included stops at the Harney County Fire Camp and a helicopter staging area near Cottage Grove, where
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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 care job opportunities. BPRD hiring managers are looking for applicants who like working with children for a variety of different positions in the child care program. To schedule an interview,
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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 of the busy road. “I’m excited for the changes, because there’ll be more pedestrian access, and it’s going to be easier to cross,” Lone Pine Coffee Roasters owner Scott Witham
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The citizen initiative to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members has officially received enough signatures to appear on the November ballot.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday released its 2024-2027 strategic plan – becoming the first state health agency in the nation to declare a goal to eliminate health inequities, and to outline a comprehensive plan for progress, by 2030. Health inequities are the differences that exist in health outcomes for certain
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31 other senators in introducing legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law. The legislation also clarifies that Congress, not the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum applauded a federal court ruling Monday that Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business. Here’s her statement: “I welcome the ruling today by Judge Mehta, of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who, in his 277-page opinion, found: ‘Google
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