Treasury Department, IRS announce Oregon taxpayers will be able to use Direct File starting next year
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that Oregon will be the…
Continue ReadingGovernment-Politics
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played…
Continue Reading
Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues Keizer dad, injured teen daughter and their dog in Three Sisters Wilderness
A Keizer father, his 14-year-old daughter and their dog planned to wrap up their fun five-day hiking trip in the Cascades on Sunday, Father’s Day.…
Continue Reading
Wyden, fellow Democrats propose legislation to boost Medicaid funding, stop maternal unit closures at rural hospitals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 15 Senate Democrats released draft legislation Monday to address a rising…
Continue Reading
Cloverdale RFPD is among year’s first three deliveries of new water tenders through state Fire Marshal program
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Fire Marshal is proud to announce the first deliveries of new water tenders to the Oregon fire service as…
Continue Reading
‘A big win, but a lot more work to do’: Officials review results of stepped-up prescribed burning pilot project west of Bend
In recent weeks, nearly 2,000 acres have been set on fire in Central Oregon forests, to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires. The pilot project…
Continue Reading
Late-August ballot measures headed to Black Butte Ranch RFPD and La Pine-area road district voters
If you think the next election in Deschutes County is the Nov. 5 general election, the reality is: not exactly, as two money measures for specific…
Continue Reading
City of Bend seeks input online on planned shared-use path for Bear Creek Road, 27th Street and new roundabout
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an informational online open house to share the preferred design improvements being developed for…
Continue Reading
Gov. Kotek, department director announce elimination of Oregon’s police training backlog
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Director Phil Castle announced Monday…
Continue Reading
Senator Ron Wyden to hold town halls in Redmond and Prineville on June 27th
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will hold in-person town halls in Hood River, Wasco, Deschutes and Crook…
Continue Reading
Merkley bill to address high rate of stillbirths, maternal mortality passes Congress, heads to president’s desk
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., today announced this week their…
Continue Reading
‘Keeping Oregon Accountable’: State audit finds improvement, but ‘serious control weaknesses’ at federally funded programs
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Every year, the Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division conducts two major financial audits: the Annual Comprehensive…
Continue Reading
New Smith Rock Way Bridge opens to traffic Tuesday
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A three-month closure of Smith Rock Way near Terrebonne ends next Tuesday when a new, modern bridge opens, replacing an…
Continue Reading
OLCC seeks advisory panel applicants to help draft cannabis rules and policies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Are you interested in helping the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to draft cannabis rules and policies? The OLCC is…
Continue Reading
Oregon’s north and central coast reopen for razor clam harvesting after biotoxin levels fall below closure limit
ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting…
Continue Reading
Travel Oregon reappoints Visit Central Oregon as regional destination management organization through 2032-33
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Central Oregon has been reappointed by Travel Oregon to serve as Central Oregon’s official Regional Destination…
Continue Reading
Sisters city councilors give first Civic Leadership Academy standing ovation for ways to boost community engagement
Sisters city councilors heard from the first participants in the new Civic Leadership Academy Wednesday night about how they believe the city could…
Continue Reading
Oregon Employment Dept. announces 2024-25 minimum, maximum weekly unemployment and paid leave benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department announced Thursday the 2024-25 minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts for Unemployment…
Continue Reading
City of Prineville won’t choose any of three police chief finalists after their visit; instead, the search will continue
A week after three finalists to become the next Prineville police chief paid a visit and met with officials and the community, the city announced…
Continue Reading
Five-mile stretch of Interstate 84 in Portland to close overnight next month for extensive graffiti, litter removal
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A five-mile stretch of Interstate 84 in Portland will be closed in both directions to rail and highway traffic overnight…
Continue Reading