A 108-unit residential care facility in Redmond is being investigated by local police and the state. More than two-dozen current and former employees of Juniper Canyon Living have communicated with NewsChannel 21 about concerns.
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The Bend-La Pine School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday evening to put a five-year local option levy on the May 21 ballot, as expected.
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During 2023, Bend Fire & Rescue received more than 10,000 calls, the large majority involving medical issues. Their lifesaving efforts recently earned the department a prestigious national award.
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Criticism, concerns and questions were on the menu as expected Monday afternoon at the first of two Bend City Council listening sessions in which several members of the public raised their objections to a transportation fee the city plans to add to water-sewer utility bills this summer.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Milwaukie retiree is the latest winner of Oregon’s Game Megabucks, with a winning ticket worth $8.4 million, Oregon Lottery officials said Tuesday. David Schultze, 68, said he didn’t know he was sitting on millions until he checked his ticket last Friday morning. The winning numbers were drawn back on January 24. He spent the whole
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The two men asking Deschutes County voters to elect them to succeed Shane Nelson as the next sheriff met for their first joint appearance of the early campaign season Monday evening, a forum that covered a lot of ground, issues and concerns, and with no fierce arguments but some pointed comments.
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Bend Police have just released their 2023 annual report, and we took a look Monday at some of what it shows and tells.
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover nearly $1 billion in costs related to the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon and northern California, though the company is trying to negotiate a settlement. The potential lawsuits were disclosed in an
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation on Monday in suing to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is announcing a new grant opportunity to help local communities reduce the risk of wildfire. The Bureau of Land Management has allocated $90,000 to support fuel reduction projects for projects that are adjacent to or within one mile of BLM land. “This program is a great opportunity for local
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is inviting community members to an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at Bend Municipal Court, 555 NE 15th Street, to learn about the Bend Bikeway Project, review potential design configurations and provide input. The same open house information and survey is available online at bendoregon.gov/bendbikeway. The
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes Public Library Board members voted Friday to appoint Redmond resident Erin Trimble to the Zone 1 Library Board position. The vacancy comes after board member Cynthia Claridge resigned due to an upcoming move out of the zone. Trimble was one of four candidates interviewed by the board. It was a 3-1
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. The plan, announced in December, stopped short
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The Crook County Clerk’s Office has released the final ballot title of a non-binding, advisory measure about the long-debated Greater Idaho border-move proposal that will appear on the county’s May 21 primary ballot.
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During a four-month internal investigation into now-former Prineville Police chief Larry Seymour and captain Rob Gray, the pair, along with former administrative services manager Nikki Hepworth, were paid nearly $200,000 in taxpayer money.
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A rash of seven recent pride flag thefts from outside a downtown Bend coffee shop led to a recent visit from Mayor Melanie Kebler and her City Hall pride flag display and remarks at Wednesday night’s city council meeting, as well as a show of support from fellow councilors.
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The father of a 22-year-old Deschutes County Jail inmate who died of suicide while in withdrawal from fentanyl a year ago has filed a federal negligence and wrongful death against the sheriff’s office, Sheriff Shane Nelson and other jail officials, alleging they failed to take proper steps to prevent her death.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday an investment of $27 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help support recovery efforts for Pacific salmon populations. The federal funds are available due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. This investment builds on several projects Senator Wyden has
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In December, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged federal officials to act immediately to prevent concessionaire mismanagement from posing safety risks to Crater Lake National Park, its visitors, and the employees who live and work at this world-renowned natural treasure in southern Oregon. On Thursday, Senator Wyden followed up with a letter to
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