The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will relocate from its current Milwaukie headquarters to State of Oregon office space in Salem, instead of building a new office complex in Canby.
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– Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured funding for two community-initiated projects in the FY24 Homeland Security bill – including the CORE3 emergency training and operations center in Redmond – that will strengthen emergency response coordination and lead to infrastructure safety improvements for two Oregon communities.
Continue ReadingThe City of Bend said Thursday it is looking for community members to join a new temporary, independent committee to make recommendations on future compensation for Bend City Councilors and the Mayor.
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A smoky orange sun rose over much of the High Desert on Wednesday as very unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels lingered from wildfires to the west, prompting pool closures and program changes and cancellations by the Bend Park and Rec District, among others.
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Nearly a year after the East Bend Safeway shooting, Bend city councilors gave a statement Wednesday evening, noting a recent fatal shooting in downtown Bed, calling for more action “to end the public health crisis around gun violence” and voicing support of Measure 114, now in legal limbo.
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Organizers of Bend’s first – and quite possibly last – Water Lantern Festival said Tuesday they are working with community groups to clean up the Deschutes River and remove dozens of lanterns that got away and sank, prompting an outcry from river-lovers and Bend Park and Rec to say it won’t approve any future park reservations.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas announced Wednesday that Oregon will receive more than $6 million from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for crucial cybersecurity upgrades for state and local governments. “The constant and ever-evolving
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The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday awarded the Friends and Neighbors of Deschutes Canyon Area the “Group Excellence” national volunteer award.
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Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon Supreme Court. Masih will be Oregon’s first Punjabi, Indian American and South Asian Supreme Court justice.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Tuesday for two bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that support patients and health care providers.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ)– With the onset of record-breaking heat across much of the Pacific Northwest, it’s imperative that people wear life jackets while swimming, boating and fishing. While air temperatures may be high, water temperatures can be much lower and can be deadly, according to water safety statistics. That’s because falling into water unexpectedly can
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As most High Desert residents know – and feel – this week’s forecast is for more temperatures reaching the triple digits across Central Oregon, before they cool down. But that doesn’t mean workers who must spend much or all of their time outdoors can stop doing their jobs.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of her colleagues to introduce the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. This legislation seeks to bolster firefighter recruitment, retention and well-being by preserving a pay raise established in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. “I’m honored to join
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The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an excessive heat warning for much of Central Oregon and other areas of the state that began late Monday morning and continues until 11 p.m. Thursday, warning of “dangerously hot conditions, with temperatures up to 103 to 110” degrees expected.
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Gov. Tina Kotek has told three Central Oregon elected officials at a meeting on homelessness issues that she is not willing to support managed camps located outside of Bend’s or Redmond’s urban growth boundaries. But she said the talk “yielded common ground and, I hope, a path forward.”
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A coalition led by Farmers Market Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to making healthy, locally grown food accessible to underserved Oregonians, has received a $4.2 million state appropriation to expand a produce incentive program for shoppers using SNAP called Double Up Food Bucks.
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Employees in Oregon started applying for benefits for Paid Leave Oregon Monday in the new system Frances Online.
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The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions for the next four nights, and some could fly in the skies over Central Oregon.
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The Oregon Elections Division announced the CLEAR initiative Monday, a new project that aims to increase compliance with Oregon’s campaign finance laws through greater transparency and education.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State health officials are reminding people heading outdoors in Eastern Oregon to prevent mosquito bites after a recent jump in the number of mosquito pools – collections of up to 50 insects – testing positive for West Nile virus, according to local vector control districts.
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