Beginning next Monday, a temporary traffic realignment will be in place on U.S. Highway 97 between Grandview Drive and Empire Avenue on Bend’s north end for about the next eight months, part of the next phase of the Bend North Corridor Project, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Thursday.
Continue Reading
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests have begun selling permits to cut Christmas trees from Central Oregon’s national forest lands.
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (KTVZ – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) to introduce the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act. The bipartisan proposal would tackle practices used by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have requested information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services on how the agencies are employing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and what steps they are taking to ensure
Continue Reading
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A joint meeting was held Wednesday night between Deschutes County commissioners and the La Pine City Council. Among the issues discussed was the County Camping Feasibility Study update. Three areas in the county were considered for private or public RV parks and campgrounds: Fort Thompson Road, Crooked River Ranch
Continue Reading
POWELL BUTTE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Former state representative and House Republican Leader Mike McLane announced his candidacy for Oregon Senate District 30 on Wednesday as current Sen. Lynn Findley announced he won’t seek another term serving the vast district. McLane launched his campaign with the endorsement of Findley, as well as U.S. Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (5th District)
Continue Reading
First-year student enrollment at Oregon State University–Cascades has increased for the ninth consecutive year, with a 2023 fall class of 225 students representing the largest in OSU-
Continue Reading
Deschutes County commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday to delay by more than four months the effective date of its new camping regulations for county land as it works with other entities to develop managed camps and safe parking sites where numerous homeless residents on public land could be moved.
Continue Reading
Several upset residents in south Deschutes County say hunters shot and killed 3-4 elk last Saturday, one reportedly illegally, in an area they consider way too close to many homes, popular recreation areas and Spring River Road. An already scheduled community meeting Tuesday night became a forum on the issue.
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday evening, the Deschutes County Planning Commission will host a public hearing on proposed amendments to County Code that would allow property owners in rural residential zones who live in their primary dwelling to rent out space on their property for an RV that is owned or leased by a
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Morrow County through Executive Order 23-25 and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. Over 90% of Morrow County is currently in a D1 drought (moderate drought), while the rest of the county is either in D0 (abnormally dry) or D2
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year have filed a federal lawsuit as part of their efforts to seek reelection despite a recent voter-approved measure aimed at preventing walkouts. The senators are challenging an amendment to the state constitution approved by
Continue Reading
Central Oregon Community College’s long-planned Madras campus expansion just moved closer to its fundraising goal thanks to a recently awarded $1 million grant from the Oregon-based JTMF Foundation, the school announced Tuesday.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., introduced Tuesday the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with important new protections for Americans’ constitutional rights. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Tammy Baldwin,
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Monday it will close the Pilot Butte summit road to motorized vehicles for the season at 8 p.m. next Sunday night. The road closes to motorized vehicles every year in mid-November. “The forecast is calling for rain followed by nights below freezing later this
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board will be mailing motorboat registration renewal notices to boaters whose motorboat registration expires on Dec. 31, and electronically to boat owners with emails on file. Each renewal notice is unique to the owner and their boat. Boat owners are encouraged to take advantage of the online
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Private Forest Accord Grants Program is now accepting applications as the first-ever round of grant funding from the program becomes available for landowners to protect salmon and other aquatic species. For more information on how to apply, visit www.PFAgrants.com. “The PFA Grant Program is an important
Continue Reading
Oregon students with disabilities have often seen reduced classroom hours for years, due to behavioral issues and/or lack of staff. A bill lawmakers passed in July is aimed at reversing that trend, by giving parents the ability to deny “abbreviated school days.”
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As people across America adjust to the weekend’s switch from daylight saving time to standard time, state senators in Oregon and Washington are planning to introduce bills early next year to put their states on standard time year-round. This is not the first time the lawmakers have sought to end the
Continue Reading
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday that she has appointed Dr. Sejal Hathi as the new director of the Oregon Health Authority. She said Hathi, whose first day will be Jan. 16, brings over a decade of experience in medicine, health policy and education, and nonprofit development to her new role.
Continue Reading