BLM announces new Prineville District manager, two new field managers
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Prineville District BLM is pleased to announce the selection of a new District Manager and two Field Managers.…
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Oregon among 30 states in settlement with Safeguard Metals in $68 million fraud scheme targeting elderly
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced Thursday that, in partnership with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce bill to overhaul unemployment insurance
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Representative Don Beyer, D-Va.,…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce bill to improve transparency in Legacy Road and Trail Program
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) to…
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Wyden, colleagues urge more steps to protect seniors from deceptive Medicare Advantage marketing
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led Senate Finance Committee Democrats this week in sending a letter…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp announces run for sheriff, will face Capt. William Bailey
Deschutes County sheriff’s Detective Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp announced Wednesday that he will run for sheriff next year, setting up a contest with…
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Oregon Supreme Court to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during the…
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Redmond City Council gets updates on new Public Safety Facility, major airport expansion
Redmond city councilors got updates Tuesday evening on two major projects getting underway soon, the new Public Safety Facility and a big airport…
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Oregon’s Chavez-DeRemer, Bentz join rest of House GOP in voting in Mike Johnson as new speaker
(Update: Bentz issues statement) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after the U.S. House of…
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Oregon’s Employment Related Day Care program to open waitlist for most families applying after Nov. 3
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care reminds families that the Employment Related Day Care program will open a…
Continue Reading Merkley, California rep introduce ‘bold’ legislation to address plastic pollution crisis
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, teamed up with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) Wednesday to introduce the bicameral Break Free from…
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Oregon health officials worried about continued low flu vaccination rates among health care workers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Influenza vaccination rates among Oregon’s health care personnel have not recovered from significant declines suffered…
Continue ReadingOregon Dept. of Revenue call center to close Thursday morning for staff training
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Services Call Center will be closed for staff training starting at 7:30 a.m. on…
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BLM seeks nominations to John Day-Snake Resource Advisory Council
BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the John…
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Kotek names former Portland police chief, Multnomah Co. sheriff Mike Reese to head Dept. of Corrections
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she has appointed Mike Reese to head the Oregon Department of Corrections. Reese…
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ODFW seeks applicants to fill two vacancies on Oregon Fish Passage Task Force
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks two members to represent the state’s Fish Passage Task Force. Two vacancies…
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Deschutes County Clerk’s Office tests ballot-counting system for next month’s election
Gearing up for the Nov. 2 Special Election, the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office held its public pre-election test of the ballot-counting system on…
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Higher Deschutes County property tax bills are in the mail
Despite the state’s property tax limits, Deschutes County Assessor Scot Langton says most property owners are seeing their taxes rise 4-10% this fall…
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Ochoco National Forest begins winter pile burning on about 5,100 acres
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With cooler and wetter weather arriving this week on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters began pile burning Monday…
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Oregon, 32 other states sue Meta, allege social media platforms are addictive and harm youth mental health
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined dozens of her state counterparts Tuesday in filing suit in federal court against Meta, the parent…
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