WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is awarding the state of Oregon, Lane Transit District, and nonprofits across the state nearly $20 million to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Thursday for four bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the housing and homelessness crises.”
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A Tumalo restaurant reached out to NewsChannel 21 this week to express their concerns over how much ODOT’s current Tumalo roundabout project is negatively affecting their business.
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With the increase in fire danger in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into a full fire ban Friday, officials said Wednesday. The outlook is for above-normal significant wildland fire potential for the next several months.
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Prineville Police Chief Larry Seymour and Captain Rob Gray were placed on “paid non-disciplinary administrative leave” as of last Friday, the city said in a brief announcement Wednesday, providing few details of what led to the move.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 3202, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, with bipartisan support. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement in support of the legislation, which seeks to hold China accountable for the proliferation of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl precursors. “The fentanyl crisis continues poisoning Oregonians and
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday that he and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would expand food benefits for people with medical expenses in Oregon and nationwide by breaking down rules that limit eligibility and benefit levels. “This anti-hunger legislation would bring families in Oregon and nationwide with medical expenses much
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Longtime Bend Park & Recreation District Executive Director Don Horton says he’ll retire in September 2024, more than 20 years after he took the helm of the park district that has reflected the city’s rapid growth over that time — as well as its successes and its challenges, as he discussed with us Tuesday.
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Five Oregon Senate Republicans, including Tim Knopp of Bend, announced plans Monday to seek re-election next year, and two are asking the secretary of state to rule on whether they can make the ballot, despite Measure 113 and their absences during the 2023 session’s GOP walkout.
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Because of poor air quality in the region due to wildfire smoke, people in the temporarily closed area of Hunnell Road and Clausen Road will be given an additional 48 hours to the seven days they were already provided to vacate the area with their belongings and vehicles/RVs, the city of Bend said Monday.
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The city of Bend’s Hunnell Road encampment clearing and closure that began earlier this week has left many of the former residents with nowhere to go, they say.
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The Sister Ranger District has released initial details and is seeking public comment on the proposed Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR) Project, to address non-motorized trails on portions of the district.
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In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Tribal Community Response Plan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland said Friday.
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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot at a Pride event. A Kootenai County jury found Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Julius Johnson and Robert Whitted guilty after about an hour of deliberation, news outlets
Continue ReadingBELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state has been fired and is facing charges, accused of abusing his position as a law enforcement officer to threaten, blackmail and sexually assault two women. Former Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Austin Case was arrested last week and charged with extortion, burglary, third-degree rape, indecent
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From a new bike path in Gold Beach to an overcrossing in Bend, from the Umatilla River Trail to the Grand Ronde Multi-use Path study, projects that improve travel for those who walk and roll are receiving $34.6 million from ODOT.
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As of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District has increased its fire danger level to “Extreme,” and new new fire precaution orders have been applied to all lands protected by the ODF’s Prineville and John Day Units.
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Deschutes County commissioners will hear from residents Wednesday afternoon on a proposed camping ban first brought forth on June 7th by Sheriff Shane Nelson.
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Working Oregonians who need to take time off for important life events can apply for benefits from Paid Leave Oregon starting Aug. 14, with benefits starting Sept. 3.
Continue Reading Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in water infrastructure.
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