They’re not green, but ODOT does recycle that red winter sand and gravel
ODOT crews who put down the “cinders” (sand and gravel) to boost traction on icy winter days pick them back up in warmer times, to be recycled in…
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Mirror Pond fish passage advisory panel recommends ‘nature-like fishway’ to city, Bend Park & Rec
After a series of meetings over several months, the joint City of Bend and Bend Park & Rec District’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee…
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Gov. Kotek announces Homeless State of Emergency funding agreements signed
Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Friday that funding contracts for the Homelessness State of Emergency have been…
Continue ReadingWashington creates missing Indigenous people cold case unit
SEATTLE (AP) — A new unit aimed at solving cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people will be established in Washington state, a result…
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Secretary of state audit says OLCC should better align marijuana, alcohol rules, prepare for federal legalization
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and state leadership can better align the regulation of cannabis businesses to that of alcohol businesses,…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend road and traffic report: Week of May 1-7
BEND, Ore. (KTZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of May 1-7. As the spring flowers begin to emerge, an indication…
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Deschutes County veterans service officers raise awareness of red flags: Beware the ‘pension poachers’
Staff who serve veterans for Deschutes County Veterans’ Services are warning of “pension poachers.”…
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Firewood cutting opens next week on Deschutes, Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River Natl. Grassland
Beginning next Monday, May 1, personal and commercial use firewood collection season will resume on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and…
Continue ReadingMerkley, colleagues introduce bill to wipe out non-flushables from wastewater infrastructure
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has teamed up with Maine’s Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa…
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Deschutes County’s Office of Internal Audit receives national award
Deschutes County’s Office of Internal Audit has received national recognition for its Management of Pandemic Case Investigation and Contact…
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State parole board grants release to ‘Redmond 5’ killer Seth Koch, who fired the shot that killed Barbara Thomas
Oregon’s parole board has granted release from prison to Seth Koch, the second-youngest of the “Redmond 5” convicted killers and the one who at…
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Ballots in the mail soon for May 16 special district election — but fewer than 1/3 of voters may fill them out
Oregon’s upcoming May 16 Special District Election is all about local decision-makers and money requests, without the statewide and national races…
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Oregon lawmakers expand cities’ ability to use photo radar, catch speeders; Bend city councilor wants it here
A bill is headed to the governor’s desk allowing all Oregon cities to use photo radar for speed and traffic enforcement. Currently, the technology is…
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State Parole Board again denies release of Bend ‘thrill killer’ Jeffrey Spoonire, who shot, killed jogger in 1982
More than 40 years after Jeffrey Spoonire admitted to fatally shooting a woman jogging west of Bend in one of the region’s most notorious killings –…
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OSP traffic stops on I-84, I-5 turn up sizable amounts of fentanyl, other drugs; suspects charged
A pair of recent Oregon State Police traffic stops on Interstate 84 near La Grande and I-5 near Salem led to the arrest of two drug trafficking…
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Oregon Housing Production Advisory Council issues Action Plan framework to reach goals
Oregon’s new Housing Production Advisory Council, which Gov. Tina Kotek established to ramp up home construction across Oregon, released its next…
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Bend councilors OK funding for 2023 neighborhood street safety projects; 8 complete, 17 to go
Eight of 25 capital improvement projects have been completed to improve street safety in near bend’s schools, parks and in…
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New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…
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Fire managers from across U.S. and Canada convene in Central Oregon for prescribed fire training
Over 40 participants from various agencies, nonprofits and higher education institutions from across the United States, Tribal Nations and Canada…
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Senators: Burns Paiute Tribe to receive nearly $500K for communications tower to help with rural broadband
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal…
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