Washington state House votes to ban assault weapons
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Democrat-led Washington state House on Wednesday approved an assault-weapons ban, advancing a measure long sought by…
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FBI in Portland, Seattle offer $25K rewards to find vandals who hit Tumwater, Oregon City electrical substations
The FBI Portland and Seattle field offices offered rewards of up to $25,000 Thursday as the seek the public’s help to identify the individual(s)…
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House education committee adopts Chavez-DeRemer amendments to Parents Bill of Rights
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup Wednesday on the Parents Bill of Rights.…
Continue Reading Wyden, Blumenauer introduce updated bill to let all Americans vote at home
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced an updated version of their Vote At Home Act Wednesday, saying they want to…
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Chavez-DeRemer joins Problem Solvers Caucus, backs ‘End Fentanyl Act’
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) announced Wednesday that she has joined the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers – equally…
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Sisters Ranger District to close, rebuild FS Road 16 to Three Creek Lake this summer
The Sisters Ranger District and Deschutes National Forest road crew plan to reconstruct the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16 this spring…
Continue Reading Wyden reintroduces bill that aims to end homelessness, tackle housing affordability crisis
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reintroduced Tuesday the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act,…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bill to ban govt. use of facial recognition, biometric technology
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined colleagues in reintroducing the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium…
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Year-round construction on High Desert road projects is here to stay due to milder winters, modern equipment
For many years, it seemed that the bigger Central Oregon road construction projects were done primarily in the summer, perhaps also starting or…
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ODFW announces 2024 annual wildlife art contest
Artists are invited to compete in one or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2024 stamp art…
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Gov. Kotek appoints new Dave Baden new interim director for Oregon Health Authority
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she will be appointing Dave Baden as Interim Director for the Oregon Health…
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Oregon and High Desert’s jobless rates don’t budge as 2023 begins
In a start-of-year rarity, the Oregon Employment Department released both state and Central Oregon January unemployment rates on Tuesday — and…
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Car sales and repairs, telecom, imposter scams again top Oregon DOJ consumer complaint list for 2022
To kick off National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released Tuesday the Oregon Department of Justice’s…
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Oregon House passes Opioid Harm Reduction Package, would make naloxone more available in public places
House Bill 2395, the Opioid Harm Reduction Package, passed out of the Oregon House Monday with bipartisan support.…
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BLM seeks public input on potential 4,000-acre private-land acquisition along John Day River
The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District said Monday it is seeking public input on a proposal to acquire about 4,000 acres of private land…
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Oregon Psilocybin Services begins approving worker permit, license applications
Oregon Psilocybin Services has begun publishing a Weekly Report on Applications for Licenses and Worker Permits. The new weekly report includes…
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Madras City Council appoints Mayor Mike Lepin as pro tem city administrator after Gus Burrill’s resignation
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – At a special meeting on Saturday, the Madras City Council appointed Mayor Mike Lepin to serve as Pro Tem City Administrator…
Continue Reading Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to protect workers’ right to organize
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Monday they have joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce comprehensive legislation that…
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Madras lifts boil-water notice for city water customers after lab tests confirm no contamination
A valve mistakenly left open at a water line replacement project in Madras on Friday led to a precautionary boil-water notice for city water…
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Oregon lifting mask requirement for health care settings April 3; state outlines why as C.O. health care providers react
Workers, patients and visitors in health care settings will no longer be required to wear masks starting Monday, April 3, the Oregon Health Authority…
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