New hospitality company set to take over concessions at Crater Lake National Park
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hospitality company ExplorUS has informed the National Park Service that it intends to take over the…
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Bentz joins China Hat neighbors in calling for homeless camps in the woods south of Bend to be cleared out
Some residents on the south end of Bend are criticizing the U.S. Forest Service for not removing homeless camps when they work on roads in the…
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Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill’s future is now in the governor’s hands
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug…
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Oregon House passes, sends to Gov. Kotek $376 million Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House on Monday passed Senate Bills 1530 and 1537, key pieces of Gov. Tina Kotek’s $376 million Emergency Housing…
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Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing to conduct routine night training this week, possibly in C.O. skies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions from Monday through…
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After FS says summer’s China Hat Road project won’t require homeless camps’ removal, Bentz presses for answers, eviction
The U.S. Forest Service won’t have to remove homeless camps in the China Hat Road area south of Bend for this summer’s paving and reconstruction of…
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Rally at Oregon Capitol targets Measure 110 ‘fix’; protesters say crackdown will disproportionately hurt Blacks, Latinos
Some Oregonians are pushing back on the passage of House Bill…
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Legislative roundup: Bills to help wildfire victims, strengthen real estate transactions, raise cap on rainy day fund advance
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Oregon Legislature’s short 2024 session moves toward adjournment, a variety of bills are advancing toward final passage.…
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Oregon bill that challenges book bans in schools passes Senate; Democrats reject Knopp move to wait, discuss in future sessions
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A bill that aims to push back against a rise in book bans in Oregon school districts has passed the Senate, KGW…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce resolution supporting IVF treatments in wake of Alabama Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – This week, Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Michelle Steel (CA-45), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced a resolution that…
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USDA issues disaster designation for 9 Oregon counties due to 2023 weather events; farmers can seek emergency loans
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that losses during the 2023 crop year…
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More than 200 firefighters from across Oregon take part in Winter Fire School training in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 200 career and volunteer firefighters from nearly 100 fire agencies throughout Oregon attended the 19th annual Winter…
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Oregon sees union membership rate decline in 2023, still among top 10 in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVZ) — In 2023, union members accounted for 14.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Oregon, compared with 15.5 percent in 2022,…
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48 Oregon students were caught with guns at school last year, data shows – more than double the previous year
The number of students caught bringing a gun to school in Oregon increased significantly last year, KGW reported this week.…
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Oregon Senate OKs bill requiring campaigns to disclose use of artificial intelligence in voter communications
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1571, which requires political campaigns in Oregon to disclose the use of…
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Small, uniquely historic town of Antelope seeks Dark Sky status to brighten future; 4 streetlights’ removal sparks debate
Long-time Central Oregonians – in fact, folks far and wide – will recall the unique role in a wild chapter of 1980s history played (involuntarily) by…
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Oregon Senate joins House in passing Measure 110 partial rollback, drug recriminalization heads to Kotek’s desk
Jamie Parfitt, Thomas Shults, KGW SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — In a 21-8 vote, the Oregon Senate on Friday approved a bill rolling back the drug…
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Oregon Department of Forestry sending 16-member strike team to Texas to help fight their major wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed a strike team to Amarillo, Texas on Friday to assist in their wildfire suppression…
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Oregon Senate passes major bills on housing, homelessness; package now goes to the House
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Senate voted Thursday morning to approve a pair of bills that tackle the state’s housing crisis. Senate Bill…
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Bill to end Measure 110’s drug decriminalization passes Oregon House, heads to Senate
The Oregon House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday in a 51-7 vote that will effectively end drug decriminalization in the state as…
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