On Thursday, northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 97 at Bend’s north end will be temporarily moved to the newly built parkway on-ramp at Cooley Road, ODOT announced.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending a total of $4,46 million in Rural Energy for America Program grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state, including a Madras agriculture co-op. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Captain Cody Meredith has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Fire Officer.” The Commission on Professional Credentialing® met on Monday to confer the designation. Captain Meredith becomes one of only 760 FOs worldwide. The designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize
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In case you need another reminder that it’s not just another Monday but Tax Day too, midnight is the deadline to file tax year 2023 state and federal personal income tax returns, or for an extension.
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First responders rolled up their sleeves Monday to donate blood for what’s become their quarterly Battle of the Badges event. Held this time At the Pilot Butte Fire Station, firefighters and police, along with others offering to give, donated blood to the American Red Cross.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year’s Child Abuse Prevention Month theme, Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, emphasizes the importance of innovative prevention-based approaches to supporting children and families. The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it is committed to advancing programs that address poverty and other challenges families face that could put
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People driving between Bend and Salem likely will experience delays starting this week and possibly all summer as construction crews repair and repave state Highway 22 between Big Cliff Dam and Mongold Day Use Area.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday in response to Iran’s attack on Israel: “I strongly condemn Iran’s attacks against Israel. Tehran’s brazen actions not only threaten innocent Israeli lives, but also U.S. personnel and our partners in the region. I support President Biden’s steadfast commitment to Israel’s security, and
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals said Friday it would not override an Eastern Oregon judge’s ruling that puts the state’s gun control measure, Measure 114, on hold — at least, not right now, KGW reported. The appeals court did agree, however, to speed up the time before it will hear arguments in
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(Update: Adding governor’s news release) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared Saturday that a major disaster exists in the State of Oregon and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides, and mudslides from January 10 to January 22,
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press BUNKERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — The words “Revolution is Tradition” stenciled in fresh blue and red paint mark a cement wall in a dry river wash beneath a remote southern Nevada freeway overpass, where armed protesters and federal agents stared each other down through rifle sights 10 years ago. It was
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Senator Jeff Merkley tells NewsChannel 21 he’s pressing for quicker action on water testing by Oregon DEQ at a Crook County mine where neighbors claim it’s causing water contamination.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., vowed Friday to “do everything in my power” to stop House-passed legislation that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and expand warrantless surveillance. “The House bill represents one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history,” Wyden said. “It allows
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Deschutes County commissioners and staff will be revisiting a familiar issue next week: How to make a long-discussed state-county land swap near the Redmond Fairgrounds happen, in part by relocating homeless people from one piece of county-owned land to another.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The minimum known count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2023 was 178 wolves, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management annual report released Friday. That’s the same number documented in 2022 and does not include 10 wolves translocated to Colorado in 2023 to help establish a wolf population there.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A former assistant superintendent at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and two years’ probation and ordered to repay more than $38,000 after pleading guilty to theft and official misconduct for being paid for hours he did not work. Bend resident Richard Robert
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education’s School Safety and Emergency Management program opened up applications Thursday for school districts to apply for the Wireless Panic Alarm Grant. Rep. Emerson Levy (D-Central Oregon) secured funding for the school safety improvements during the 2023 legislative session. “We can all sleep better tonight knowing our tax dollars
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to accept more than $32,000 in grant funds from the Oregon Department of Agriculture for the county’s new Wolf Depredation and Financial Compensation program. The grant funds, totaling $32,620.75, will be used to reimburse ranchers whose livestock or working dogs have been confirmed
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Outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to backyard poultry have been well documented, but a recent Oregon public health investigation involving a Crook County baby highlights the risks home chicken flocks pose for newborn babies.
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After work zone fatalities in Washington state doubled in 2023 from the previous year, state agencies from both sides of the Columbia River are coming together to revitalize their focus on driver safety in and around work zones.
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