With the slick driving conditions resulting in more accidents, more cars are in need of repairs. Bend Police say they have responded to nearly 50 crash calls since Jan. 1, including eight hit-and-runs.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In 2023, Bend Police arrested 602 people for driving under the influence of intoxicants, the agency said Thursday. That’s a decline in arrests from 2022, when police arrested 693, but the numbers and details are still worrisome. Here are a few statistics released Thursday about Bend’s 2023 DUII arrests: Officers made
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Oregon House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday for next month’s “short session” that they said would “end the crises of drugs, homelessness, and crime that have been exacerbated by the failed Measure 110.”
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is backing bipartisan legislation that seeks to prevent stillbirths in the U.S. The Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act would enhance data collection, research, education, and awareness by creating the first comprehensive, federal-state partnership to reduce stillbirth rates in the U.S. “Stillbirths continue causing far
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a “restorative” pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change. In addition to charting a possible new course for society, the researchers say their “paradigm shifting”
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Behavioral health providers funded by Measure 110 reported continued increases in clients served statewide for substance use treatment and other key supports in the first year of full implementation, further cementing the statewide networks as a critical feature of Oregon’s behavioral health system. Behavioral Health Resource Network (BHRN) providers report the
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Deschutes County will continue to examine the possibility of enacting a business license to set some rules and requirements for short-term rental owners, including about 2,400 rental units in destination resorts. But one commissioner remains unconvinced it’s necessary.
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A disturbing incident outside a bar caught on camera has prompted Prineville Police to put Officer Jacob Gentry on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Another, months-long investigation involving the police chief and captain, also on leave, has been completed, but no details or decision have yet been released.
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During an online Zoom interview due to weather concerns, Mayor Melanie Kebler talked about the city’s 2023 accomplishments and 2024 goals, as well as assuring adequate water supplies and efforts to preserve trees during new development. You can submit questions for our Feb. 14 segment, anonymously if you wish, at https://ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor/.
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon Supreme Court will soon decide whether to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballots because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” A liberal advocacy group, Free Speech For People, filed the Oregon lawsuit last month on behalf of a group of voters. They went directly to the state’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Winter storms were affecting travel throughout Oregon on Wednesday, with impacts from snow, ice, high winds and heavy rain, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. Some highways have seen closures or delays. Winter weather will continue to affect travel in the coming days. The National Weather Service is forecasting snowy and icy conditions
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education is seeking more schools, community organizations and tribes to participate in the Summer Food Service Program this summer to help ensure that children and teens receive the nutritious meals they need during the summer months. As an incentive, state grant funds are available up to $20,000 per sponsor
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With the arrival of snow, wind and in some areas a predicted blizzard rolling through Central Oregon Tuesday and Wednesday, the Oregon Department of Transportation is offering advice to travelers before hitting the roads.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge has entered the final order striking down a gun control law that was narrowly approved by voters in 2022. Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio signed the general judgment on Monday. The judgment finalizes the opinion Raschio issued in November finding the law violated the right to
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee returned to one of his top priorities and the issue that defined his brief presidential bid: climate change. “We know that climate change is hurting us now, today. But climate
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Tuesday it recently finalized the last of several rate-related filings submitted by PacifiCorp (doing business as Pacific Power), leading to an overall increase in customer rates to be in full effect as of this Wednesday.
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A former longtime Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and detective, recently convicted by a judge of two counts of official misconduct, was sentenced Friday afternoon and began serving a week in the Crook County Jail, records indicated.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be awarding communities across Oregon more than $3 million from the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program fund. These funds will be used to assist families who are struggling with housing affordability to maximize their housing assistance
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If city streets aren’t plowed when significant snow hits, the accumulated snow and ice can pose serious hazards. For drivers, it can mean costly accidents … for pedestrians, slips and falls.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Downtown Bend Business Association Executive Director Shannon Monihan announced Monday that she has filed for the Oregon Senate District 27 seat that GOP Senator Tim Knopp currently holds — and Knopp endorsed her bid, if the legal fight over the Republican walkout last session means he can’t seek re-election. The Oregon
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