PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Are you a student looking to kickstart a career in civil service? Are you looking for a fun, fulfilling way to spend your summer? During the next couple of weeks, the federal Bureau of Land Management is hiring at least 100 paid student interns across the country, some of them right here
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Mike Carey, R-Ohio, introduced Thursday the Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act to increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income families who earn too much to qualify for low-income affordable housing and not
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Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 this week to join the cities of Bend and Redmond and allow “safe parking” sites outside the two cities for homeless people needing a safe place to park RVs, using similar rules and involving churches and their parking lots.
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As the years pass, not every school gathering on December 7th, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, can have a real-life survivor of the Japanese attack on hand as a very special, honored guest. But Bend Senior High School did on Thursday: 102-year-old Bend resident Dick Higgins, and they made the most of it.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At a time when many people in Oregon are celebrating the holiday season with friends, coworkers and loved ones, the Oregon Health Authority is launching Rethink the Drink’s new winter advertising campaign to change the conversation about alcohol. The campaign emphasizes the need for people to come together and support one another to be
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond announced Thursday it is updating its Park Amenity, Field, and Court Reservations Policy to provide fair access to the growing community. Many of the updates relate to field reservations. The city owns and maintains ten baseball/softball fields and manages the reservations for these fields. The current reservation
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A southbound left turn closure at the intersection of Third Street and Wilson Avenue will start on Friday, city officials said Thursday. The city said the closure is necessitated by a technical issue with the traffic signal “and is a proactive measure to preserve the overall function and efficiency of the
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The long-delayed reopening of the rebuilt intersection of Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard in northeast Bend, pushed back months by many surprises found underground, is set for next Monday at noon, City Manager Eric King announced at the end of Wednesday night’s city council meeting.
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Kevin Guadagno is a 35-year Bend resident, who after leaving for a time, moved back to Bend from Colorado in 2008. Shortly after that, he and his wife bought their property in southeast Bend, near China Hat Road, to ride horses and recreate in the Deschutes National Forest.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he has asked the Department of Justice to allow Apple and Google to be more transparent about alleged surveillance of mobile push notifications. Wyden began investigating possible surveillance of push notification records after receiving a tip that foreign governments had requested such records from Google and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest will be closing Forest Road 9701, beginning Thursday and lasting for up to two weeks. Forest Road 9701, between Highway 97 and Forest Road 18, will be closed for up to two weeks while contractors reconstruct the 2.74 miles of road surface.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the HOME Act, a bill led by Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) to help lift veterans out of homelessness. Chavez-DeRemer spoke on the House floor Monday in support of her bill, which passed on a bipartisan vote of 408-10. “Our veterans stepped up to serve our country,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services is closing the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund program to most new applicants to avoid overcommitting funds. The application portal will close at noon PST on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Homeowners who are in active foreclosure may still be able to apply through a housing counselor. “We’re encouraging homeowners who
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-09) have teamed up to introduce the bicameral End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023. This legislation responds directly and forcefully to a persistent and growing problem — What Happens When Wall Street Buys Most of the Homes on Your Block? The purchasing of
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A scholarship fund that helps finance higher education for family members of Oregon workers who have been fatally injured or permanently disabled on the job is open for applications, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) has announced. The Workers’ Memorial Scholarship awards are available to any high school
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(Update: Adding video, comments from city official KTVZ.COM Poll) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just in time for holiday shopping, the City of Bend is installing a Parking Guidance System in downtown Bend to enhance the parking experience, reduce traffic congestion and improve accessibility for everyone visiting the downtown area. This will allow drivers to navigate
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday she has issued new remission orders forgiving unpaid traffic fines and fees to include individuals who were inadvertently omitted in the previous 2022 remission orders. Governor Kotek’s new remission orders remove existing fines for more than 10,000 additional Oregonians who should have been included in the 2022 remission orders.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has announced plans to offer free opioid overdose reversal kits to middle and high schools throughout the state. The effort is an expansion of the Save Lives Oregon (SLO) Initiative’s Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Project. The SLO Harm Reduction Clearinghouse began during COVID and has provided naloxone and other harm
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Governor Tina Kotek, Senate President Rob Wagner and House Speaker Dan Rayfield jointly announced Monday a $19 million commitment to the Oregon Department of Transportation to help restore curtailed winter maintenance, make safety-focused improvements and purchase new trucks used for snow plowing.
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On a split vote Tuesday, Bend’s Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee recommended to city councilors several changes to the city’s development code, intended to preserve larger trees during new development while not creating a barrier to building more needed housing.
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