By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is participating in a federal food benefits program for children, called Summer EBT. Dollars from the program will go even farther to purchase produce, through the Double Up Food Bucks program. The Oregon Legislature approved the state’s participation in the Summer EBT program, making nearly 300,000
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Climate action groups took to the streets of downtown Bend on Friday to demand climate action from local leaders and policymakers as part of the Global Day of Action — this year, focusing on the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds, more than $2.56 million of
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In a sweeping win for climate and environmental advocates, the Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule to ban fossil fuel drilling on nearly half of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, alongside other major conservation actions. The Interior Department will block oil drilling on over 13 million acres
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Friday it will open the gate to the Pilot Butte summit road at 10 a.m. on Monday. The summit road gate will be open 10:00 am – 9:00 pm daily, starting Monday. “The opening was delayed by about a week while we selected a
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – This week, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) supported 15 proposals to hold Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable. The House of Representatives’ swift response comes after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend in an unprecedented attack. More specifically, the proposals that passed the House include provisions to solidify
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – In her first term as a state Representative, Emerson Levy, a mom and legislator focused on the health and safety of Oregon’s children, families and seniors, delivered major results for the people she represents in Central Oregon by making the region more affordable, improving community safety, and bringing home dollars for
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Hovering helicopters and firefighters descending by rope are in view west of Bend this week as an annual national recertification event for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program is underway on the Deschutes National Forest beside Forest Service Road 41.
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Officials with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the City of Bend held a ceremonial signing Thursday of their historic Memorandum of Understanding at Tribal Council Chambers in Warm Springs. The MOU is the first of its kind between the Tribes and a city in Central Oregon, and establishes
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WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for House Bill 4082, which legislators passed and the governor signed this year to provide $30 million in state funding for summer learning opportunities across Oregon. The funding means an estimated 48,000 students across Oregon will benefit from summer learning programs this year. The
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Brian Huntamer, one of the four candidates who filed to run for Deschutes County commissioner Position 2, said Wednesday has decided not to withdraw his candidacy, in large part because he learned it was too late to remove his name from the May 21 primary ballot.
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The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office hosted a three-day “Expanding Restorative Justice in Oregon” workshop that concluded Wednesday, in partnership with Community Solutions of Central Oregon, Thrive Central Oregon and Deschutes Defenders.
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Deschutes County commissioners got an update Wednesday and approved seeking the first portion of funds to set up the new drug-offense “deflection” program, a key aspect of the drug recriminalization program approved by lawmakers in House Bill 4002. They also accepted $1.3 million in state funding for the Stabilization Center,
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“That’s the bottom line: It’s not safe on our single-lane road, and a lot of the neighbors oppose it.” said Toby Bayard, an upset neighbor of Lava Terrace Cellars, which grows grapes for wins on about five acres off Bowery Lane but hopes to open a small “boutique winery,” if Deschutes County commissioners say yes.
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The 12 women members of the Oregon House and Senate Republican Caucuses sent a letter Tuesday to Oregon School Activities Association Executive Director Peter Weber, urging the OSAA Board of Directors to take immediate action to protect equal rights of women in high school sports by only allowing biological
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After two years of in-depth analysis, projections and input from government agencies, organizations and the public, Deschutes County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee unanimously recommended to commissioners Tuesday that the “Moon Pit,” an aggregate mine east of Bend, become the county’s next landfill when Knott Landfill is full and closes in coming years.
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CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board will conduct its annual marine law enforcement training on Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County between Monday, April 22 and Friday, May 3. This intensive training is designed for new or seasonal marine law enforcement officers to train them in boating laws, boat handling and water
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, state Representatives Emerson Levy and Jason Kropf, D-Bend, will host a joint legislative town hall, sharing information from the 2024 session, which came to a close in March, and looking ahead to future work. The meeting will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 pm in the Brooks Room of
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A couple growing wine grapes on Bend’s northern outskirts wants to create a “boutique winery,” with a by-reservation tasting room and some on-site winemaking. But it’s split the neighborhood in a land-use fight that came before Deschutes County commissioners Wednesday – one who stepped away due to long-standing friendships on both sides — and recent campaign donations from the appellant.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Five teachers carpool together to Three Rivers School in Sunriver daily, as part of Cascade East Transit’s and Commute Options’ vanpool program. For the past year, teacher Honza Vrbata has been picking up and dropping off four fellow teachers every day. “It’s really fun to commute with coworkers, because we can, you know —
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