‘Safety is the focus’: ODOT starts work on new Hwy. 20 pedestrian tunnel near Tumalo
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation has begun work on a project that will improve safety to the benefit of drivers and…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags to half-staff to honor Monterey Park victims, survivors
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff Monday to honor the victims and…
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Tax filing season underway: Oregon offers free electronic filing; bank offers tips to avoid ID thieves
All Oregon resident taxpayers preparing their own returns in 2023 can file electronically at no cost using one of Oregon’s free file options, the…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum, law firms announce Reproductive Rights Hotline
Initiative will provide free legal advice and information on reproductive health SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum…
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Oregon OSHA fines Safeway $7,250 for workplace safety violations at Bend shooting scene
Oregon’s workplace safety agency investigates the August 2022 shooting at the east Bend Safeway, where a gunman fired numerous shots and killed a…
Continue ReadingJeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff
By Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Jeff Zients, who ran President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 response effort and served in high-ranking roles…
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Bend Planning Commission, City Council to take up master plan for unique affordable housing effort
A unique housing opportunity in the works for close to seven years is coming before the Bend Planning Commission and Bend City Council in the next…
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Deschutes National Forest to receive over $40 million in next 5 years to expand wildfire risk reduction work
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the US Department of Agriculture is providing over $40 million…
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To keep up with demand, OLCC plans new liquor warehouse in Canby
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has learned that small business owners operating Oregon liquor stores are in…
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Trash clutters Bend Parkway roadsides, prompts complaints; ODOT wants to hear from public
The Bend Parkway is used by thousands of Central Drivers every day. People can see how the roadway looks and what sometimes clutters the roadsides…
Continue ReadingWashington bill would lower legal blood alcohol level limit
By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press A bill under consideration in Washington would make it the second state in the country to lower the legal limit…
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Pile burning planned next week along Geneva Road on Crooked River National Grassland
If conditions remain favorable early next week, firefighters will begin pile burning on the Crooked River National Grassland in the area of the…
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Oregon DEQ names two finalists for next director: Leah Feldon and Jamie McLeod-Skinner
After a seven-month national search, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission has selected two candidates for the Department of Environmental…
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‘It’s a humanitarian issue’: Redmond church hosts forum, panel talk on homelessness
At Mountain View Fellowship Church in Redmond, a forum Thursday evening focuses on homelessness, bringing the community together to discuss…
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Wyden on hitting debt ceiling: Republicans holding strong economy ‘for ransom’
Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on the debt limit: “Right now the U.S.…
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Oregon’s drug decriminalization gets poor marks on audit
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization has had a rocky start, but Secretary of…
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Bend councilors get lower-rating survey results, vote 4-2 to adopt state rules, drop parking-space minimums
At their first regular meeting of the new year, Bend city councilors heard divided testimony, then voted 4-2 to adopt a state-mandated directive to…
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Smith Rock State Park gets wider pedestrian footbridge this summer; work to interrupt some access
Smith Rock State Park is slated to get a new, wider pedestrian bridge this summer, which means there will be no bridge access for up to four weeks…
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Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states…
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Meet K9 Harry and his handler Officer Boileau, one of Bend PD’s and DCSO’s 4 new ‘apprehension dogs’
The Bend Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that each agency has welcomed two new K-9s to its team, all four…
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