By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation
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By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday that Shana McConville Radford has joined the administration as her Tribal Affairs Director. Radford has recently served as the deputy executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. “Communication and transparency are cornerstone to the state’s relationship with Oregon’s nine sovereign Tribes,” Governor
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez DeRemer, R-Ore., issued statements after voting for Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to fund the government and avert a shutdown. “I voted with Speaker Johnson because I support his short-term funding plan which will give us the time we need to keep working on reductions in spending.
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As recent mail-in ballots finished being counted this week, some residents have reported not even receiving their ballots. One Redmond resident says her ballot was flagged as undeliverable. When she called the Deschutes County Elections Office, she was told she was not registered to vote.
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By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols. Harkening back to the anthrax attacks that killed five people
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The rise of hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as increased fuel efficiency in gas-powered vehicles, has been creating challenges for highway funding that relies on gas taxes. The declining revenue amid rising costs is making for government challenges and some hard choices now under scrutiny.
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The US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory recently confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two commercial poultry operations, as well as two backyard flocks, one in the Redmond area, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Thursday she’s cosponsoring H.R. 6224, the “They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act,” legislation to curb street racing, led by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Michelle Steel (CA-45). “From Bend to Portland, illegal street racing has caused a number of deaths and endangered Oregonians across the state,” a news release from her
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senate colleagues has sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, requesting an update on the implementation of critical road safety provisions for Oregon and the country in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Last year, nearly 43,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes. While this number represents a
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The homeless in Central Oregon are preparing for another long, cold winter, but with the constant need to move and a return of freezing temperatures, this season isn’t easy to get through.
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Of all the slides and stats and details laid out in an eight-month progress report on the city of Bend’s new camping code Wednesday night, perhaps the most surprising number of all was: zero.
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COCC students, faculty and members of the community gathered in Wille Hall Wednesday for the History Department’s free event “Understanding Israel/Palestine.” It was built around a conversation led by Mira Sucharov, Ph.D., professor of political science from Canada’s Carleton University.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Prineville District BLM plans to begin site upgrades to the Chimney Rock Campground on the Lower Crooked River on Monday, Nov. 27. The site will be closed for public safety during the renovations through at least Memorial Day 2024. The renovations will increase recreational access to the campground and enhance
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday $51 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for 30 new Environmental Water Resource Projects in 11 states through the Bureau of Reclamation, including $4.4 million for a pair of Crook County restoration projects. The collaborative projects focus on water conservation, water management and
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After the Prineville Reservoir Resort closed down back in 2019, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department took over management of the property from the party that ran it before.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Earl Blumenauer and Senator Ron Wyden, along with Senator Jeff Merkley, reintroduced the Wy’east Tribal Resources Restoration Act. The legislation directs the U.S. Forest Service to partner with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs to develop a co-management plan for agreed-upon Treaty Resource Emphasis Zones. The legislation would establish one
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a nearly $400,000 federal grant to LeapFrog Design in Bend to develop a nature-based treatment technology to reuse onsite non-potable graywater.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, in partnership with Portland General Electric, are holding a celebratory event on Friday, Dec. 1, marking the launch of their partnership to complete a major transmission upgrade, funded in part by a $250 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy. CTWS received the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,600 jobs in October, following a revised gain of 5,500 jobs in September, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday, noting a slight uptick in the state’s jobless rate last month, to 3.6% Here’s that report: October’s losses were largest in professional and business services (-1,600 jobs)
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