With the Fourth of July coming up, Americans will celebrate in many ways, some with the traditional pastime of fireworks. However, with hot, dry conditions and fire season at hand, and with the recent Darlene 3 Fire in mind, some cities prohibit fireworks, while others warn of the costly consequences of using illegal ones.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Monday marked the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025 in Deschutes County, and the Board of County Commissioners has adopted a budget that is balanced and includes funding for core county programs and services, as well as key investments to support a variety of priority projects and initiatives. The total adopted budget
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As Oregonians gear up to celebrate the busy months of summer – from the Fourth of July and barbecues to weddings and river outings – the Oregon Health Authority’s Excessive Alcohol Use Prevention Program and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Impaired Driving Program are partnering to remind everyone about the importance of driving sober
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins announced her re-election campaign for Bend City Council Position 3 on Monday. Perkins has served on the Bend City Council since 2020. “I’m pleased with the progress we have made in adding 1000 new affordable homes, moving hundreds of people off the streets while doubling
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit has provided its annual update on the groundbreaking work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline. The Hotline, now in its fifth year, helps thousands of Oregonians every year who have been impacted by bias and hate. The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) released this data
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon is now able to offer free health care coverage to people in more income categories through a new benefit called Oregon Health Plan Bridge. An estimated 100,000 people are anticipated to eventually qualify for the new program. Oregon created the new eligibility category through a Medicaid demonstration assuring coverage for
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just in time for Fourth of July holiday week travelers, the Redmond Municipal Airport announced Monday the immediate implementation of complimentary parking for the first 30 minutes in the main parking lot to reduce road and curbside congestion. “This complimentary parking provides convenient options for pick-up and drop-off of passengers and
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last week, Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The visit is part of Governor Kotek’s commitment to visit all of Oregon’s nine federally recognized sovereign Tribal nations in 2024.“The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs were very gracious hosts last week,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Start your summer – not a wildfire. That’s the message officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service – Pacific Northwest Region have for public lands users before the Independence Day holiday. With warmer weather and the July 4th holiday fast approaching, Forest Service employees ask everyone in Oregon and Washington to review these fire safety tips before
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Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management will move into Stage 1 public use fire restrictions on Monday, July 1.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce regulations against the homeless sleeping on public property draw a somewhat predictable mix of reactions from Oregon officials, with a housing agency official calling it “devastating” and Democratic lawmakers saying it does nothing to solve the crisis while top Republican lawmakers celebrated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Barb Campbell announced Friday that she will be running for reelection to Bend City Council Position 4. Barb will have served on Council for 10 years and believes she has more to offer. Here’s the rest of her announcement, in full: Barb has been a strong leader in our City, guiding
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Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will allow San Francisco to begin clearing homeless encampments that have plagued the city, the mayor said Friday as she applauded the ruling. The case is the most significant on the issue
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Forest Service Road 12, which provides access across the Metolius River, will be temporarily closed at its terminus with Forest Service Road 14 at Lower Bridge (also known as Bridge 99) in the Metolius Basin and the junction of Forest Service Roads 12 and 1270 while crews replace a failing road-stream
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is slated to host an aviation training event next week for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program west of Bend adjacent to Forest Service Road 41. The event, similar to a training exercise conducted in April, is scheduled to start July 2 and run through at
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Senator Ron Wyden, in Central Oregon for two town halls on Thursday, also visited a Bend business, Onboard Dynamics, hurt by recent tax code changes and spoke with reporters about how his tax relief bill would help them and other small businesses grow and succeed.
Continue Reading SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon needs up to 3,700 adult mental health and substance use treatment beds to close existing gaps and meet future service projections, according to a final Oregon Health Authority study of the state’s behavioral health continuum of care. The findings are part of an assessment that Governor Tina Kotek directed the
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them to find out if their well water is exposing them to high levels of nitrate. The LUBGWMA is an area spanning northern Morrow County and northwestern Umatilla
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade certified the results of the 2024 primary election on Thursday. Official election results are available on their website. “Oregonians are voters, as proven with the success of this election,” Griffin-Valade said. “This primary election was one of the most secure in Oregon’s history, and the November
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Sixth straight year for county, which was rejected in its initial request earlier this year WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that she has declared a drought in Jefferson County through Executive Order 24-08 and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region, granting a request initially denied by
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