Trends in Deschutes County indicate people aged 55 and older have the highest voter participation, while young adults aged 18 to 24 years old are the least likely to turn in ballots.
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We talked last fall with Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels about the local impacts of a statewide shortage of enough public defenders.
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Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that staff didn’t always adequately supervise their patients and that the hospital didn’t fully investigate acts of aggression, Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon DMV offices have been experiencing slowdowns in services due to intermittent delays with their printers, officials said Friday. “That means your visit may take longer than usual, and we appreciate your patience while we work to fix the problem,” which is expected to continue into next week, the agency said
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Members of the public are invited to observe as the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office conducts the public certification test for the vote tally system prior to the May 21 Primary Election. When: Tuesday, May 7 at 9 a.m. Where: Deschutes Services Building in Bend 1300 NW Wall St., second floor What: Pre-marked ballots
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A 30-acre prescribed burn planned Friday on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District six miles southwest of Bend near Aspen Day Use Area as part of a national training program has been canceled due to unfavorable conditions, officials said. They noted participants still would be onsite, participating in other training exercises.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Ron Wyden demanded Thursday that Intuit make whole all Oregon taxpayers whose recent use of the company’s TurboTax product incorrectly led them to overpay their state tax. In a letter to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, Wyden cited a recent report that a TurboTax software error opted Oregon taxpayers into claiming the standard deduction
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday evening, May 8, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a fourth public hearing to allow residents an opportunity to provide their feedback on the revised Deschutes 2040 Plan. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Barnes and Sawyer room at the Deschutes Service
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Border security and immigration, gun control and Black Lives Matter are just a few of the hot topics discussed in Tommy Ochoa’s Civil Discourse class at Caldera High School.
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Back in early February, Deschutes County commissioners declared a 90-day state of emergency to bring awareness to the fentanyl crisis locally. Although it didn’t provide any extra funding, it was declared to bring more awareness to the issue.
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Deschutes County’s May 21st primary mail ballots were sent out Wednesday and should arrive in mailboxes over the next few days.
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This summer is going to look a little different for the 50-meter pool at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, the Bend Park and Recreation District said this week. The roof panels will remain in place while an updated solution is researched for a future improvement project in the years ahead.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently secured investments for essential community-initiated projects across Oregon, which included $1 million for design and engineering of the Central Oregon, Ready, Responsive, Resilient (CORE3) Project, a dedicated emergency coordination center and integrated public safety training center campus on a site adjacent to the Redmond
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon high school students ages 16-19 years old can now apply for Camp Fire Axe, Bend Fire & Rescue’s annual four-day summer academy that offers a chance to learn about a career in the fire service. Camp Fire Axe is led by professional Firefighter/Paramedics from Bend Fire & Rescue and
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have introduced two bipartisan bills that would extend existing programs to continue important water management programs and address long-term drought in the West. The Drought Preparedness Act and the Water Data Improvement Act would reauthorize current programs managed by the U.S. Department of Interior and
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a volunteer to serve as the Hiking Representative on the Recreational Trails Program Grants Advisory Committee. The 10-member committee evaluates grant proposals for statewide trail projects. The committee meets once or twice a year, virtually or at locations throughout the state. The time
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council approved the construction contract for the 2024 Neighborhood Street Safety Program projects at Wednesday evening’s meeting. The Neighborhood Street Safety Program addresses pedestrian and bicycle safety, safe routes to school, speeding, intersection control and crossings and other residential traffic safety issues. Five projects are scheduled to be constructed
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday sent Deschutes County’s approval of a revised master plan for the long-debated Thornburgh Resort west of Redmond back to the state Land Use Board of Appeals, finding it was wrong to dismiss the Warm Springs Tribes’ issues regarding a requirement for no net loss of fish habitat.
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WASHNGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Wednesday reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, comprehensive legislation that would end the federal cannabis prohibition by removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act; empower states to create their own cannabis
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Earlier this week, Bend Mayor Melanie Melanie Kebler traveled to Washington D.C., with the U.S. Conference of Mayors Homelessness Task Force to lobby federal officials and representatives on the issues of homelessness and housing, led by Los Angeles Mayor and former Congresswoman Karen Bass. The bipartisan group of nearly 50 mayors
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