A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy has been reassigned to dedicated duty in the areas of China Hat Road and Juniper Ridge “in an effort to mitigate fire risk to the neighborhoods” adjacent to those areas south and north of Bend, the agency said Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of two bills aimed at protecting communities across the nation from the hazardous health, economic, and environmental impacts of severe wildfire smoke and extreme heat events, which are becoming more frequent due to climate chaos—the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act and the Smoke and Heat Ready Communities
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in June, down from 3.7% in May, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the fifth consecutive monthly decline in the state’s unemployment rate, down from a recent high of 4.8% in January.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The latest renewal data shows that more than 3 out of 4 Oregonians whose Oregon Health Plan came up for renewal in recent months have kept their health coverage. Fewer than 1 in 13 people’s benefits ended. In the remaining 13% of cases that have come up for renewal so far
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The city of Bend won a judge’s legal backing Monday for its plans to clear the Hunnell Road homeless encampment, but the city has been notified of another planned lawsuit in coming months that will claim the city’s “camping code” is “not objectively reasonable,” is unconstitutional and violates state law.
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The Bend City Attorney’s Office issued a statement Monday after Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby declined to issue an injunction sought by a group of Hunnell and Clausen road residents to block this week’s removal of a long-time homeless encampment along the two streets.
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A Deschutes County judge late Monday afternoon denied an injunction sought by homeless residents along Hunnell and Clausen roads to block a planned clearing and closure of their years-old encampment, due to start at midnight, saying the city followed its camping code and rules in legal fashion.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Stabilization Center has been serving the community as a valuable resource for people experiencing a mental crisis since 2020. This week, it’s marking its third anniversary. The center serves as something of a midway point between responses in the field and emergency room care. People are supported at the “crisis-safe facility,”
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) unveiled bipartisan child care affordability legislation Monday they said is aimed at lowering the cost of child care for middle-class families and creating new pathways to expand child care availability for small businesses. The bill would improve a tax credit aimed at helping employers
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– As the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to climb, Saturday’s Powerball drawing produced two prize winners in Oregon. One $50,000 winning ticket was purchased in Portland and another was bought in Bandon. The two lottery jackpot games continue to approach record territory. For Monday night’s drawing, Powerball now stands at $900
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating
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While technology has made it easier to call 911 for help in an emergency, it’s also made it easier to dial the number by accident. Oregon’s 43 Public Safety Answering Points have seen a 40% increase in accidental dialing of 911 over the past year.
Continue ReadingFor the first time, the Oregon Department of Revenue on Friday published a list of delinquent taxpayers owing the state more than $50,000 on the agency’s website, a step lawmakers authorized a few years ago, in a bid to gain greater compliance.
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Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby held an emergency hearing late Friday afternoon on a request for an injunction to block the city’s planned clearing of a homeless encampment next week on Hunnell and Clausen roads, then set another hearing for Monday, saying he needs more information.
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The new Madras police chief says the department is making progress on its staffing challenges.
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Bend-area residents usually travel to the Redmond Airport by Uber, taxi or drive themselves. But some complain about the recently increased cost of parking at the airport, and the increased rates for Uber trips.
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“Great news from the federal court today!” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said of a judge’s ruling Friday upholding controversial gun Ballot Measure 114. But a gun-rights group had a decidedly different reaction and said it expects to prevail upon appeal.
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Since the resignation of its first-ever director, there’s been a lot of uncertainty about what will happen with the county’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office. The latest discussion involves changing the way it will be managed.
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The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest announced Friday that Pittsburg Landing Campground, closed due to conflicts with an adult bear hanging out in the area, will reopen on Friday after having been closed since June 28th.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to expand its road usage charge program, OReGO, by offering customers a new commercial account manager option, Ferrovial’s NextMove by Cintra.
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