GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and the seizures of guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, law enforcement agencies said Wednesday. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department
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Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler returned to NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday, responding to viewer questions posed by Bola Gbadebo on issues ranging from affordable housing, rules for short-term rentals and progress on homelessness to the planned transportation fee and creating safer bike paths. You can submit questions for next month’s visit, anonymously if you
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council met Tuesday evening with a number of key issues on the agenda, several focusing on the houseless and homeless. Action items to be approved on the agenda included: A resolutionIntergovernmental agreementApproval to lease landCollaboration between, Deschutes County, the city of Redmond and governor Tina Kotek’s office All
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Portland Division of the FBI is joining the FBI’s nationwide efforts to increase awareness about hate crimes and encourage reporting of hate incidents with an advertising campaign across Oregon. The campaign, which began on Nov. 6, includes billboards in Medford, Eugene and Corvallis, as well as static and digital displays reaching
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., voted to voted with the slim majority Monday to refer a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the House Homeland Security Committee, but Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer voted with most Republicans against the move. However, they both want him out of office, and Chavez-DeRemer has called
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon school superintendents, fire and police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys and public and mental health leaders will gather on Wednesday, at the High Desert Education Service District in Redmond at 8 a.m. to publicly reaffirm their commitment to the region’s Safe Schools Alliance. The group, which meets monthly to strengthen
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, introduced legislation Tuesday to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops in foreign markets. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., and Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will introduce the House companion
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Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison: ‘What I can do is just respond to it with facts’ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Mail in ballots from last week’s special election are still arriving at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, and if postmarked by Nov. 7 can be counted through this Tuesday. Next up is the May 2024 election
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The state Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Account program supported hundreds of wildfire-affected households to find temporary housing or to recover fully from the massive devastation of the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires and Straight-line Winds, according to a new report published by Oregon Housing and Community Services. OHCS said used $35.3 million of
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Deschutes County health officials joined federal and state counterparts Monday in issuing an urgent warning to consumers and retailers to not sell, buy or feed recalled WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée pouches, because the products may contain extremely high levels of lead.
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We have another monthly ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment next Wednesday at Sunrise with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler. Feel free to submit your questions to us – anonymously, if you wish, at https://ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor/,
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Oregon’s 36 county clerks play a critical role on the front lines of administering Oregon’s elections and are essential in promoting our democracy.
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Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest are continuing pile burning this week, as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue members, assisted by two dog teams, were called out Sunday evening and quickly found a missing 82-year-old hunter in the Maury Mountains, “worn and tired” but otherwise OK, a deputy said.
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Deschutes County commissioners voiced a generally positive reception Monday to a consultants’ report on three possible recreational campground/RV sites, and to a staff report laying out the details of a possible business license for short-term rental properties in the unincorporated counties.
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In the wake of issues related to hiring homeless consultant Kevin Dahlgren, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is changing its vendor hiring process, including background checks, vetting of social media and talking to family, friends and employers.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As an outspoken leader for protecting communities from extreme wildfire and smoke events, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued a statement Thursday following the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will issue a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen federal coordination to
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A judge on Thursday placed a temporary hold on the enforcement of Portland’s daytime ban on homeless camps that was slated to start next week, KGW reported. Homeless Portlanders, represented by the Oregon Law Center, filed a class action lawsuit against the city at the end of September, arguing that Portland’s camping ordinance
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The Redmond and Crooked River Ranch fire districts won voter approval of new local option tax levies in Tuesday’s special election, though it was a very close passage in Redmond — still too close for Redmond Fire Chief Pat Dale’s comfort.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law from being enforced while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is underway. “This lawsuit is not about the right to an abortion. It is about much more,” U.S. District Magistrate Debora K. Grasham wrote in the ruling
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