City of Bend seeks community input to help improve city website
To help the city of Bend update and improve its website, bendoregon.gov, the city is conducting usability testing and asking for the community’s…
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Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating…
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Deschutes County launches virtual open house for feedback on Transportation System Plan updates
The Deschutes County Road Department is inviting community feedback on its draft Transportation System Plan…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District crews to conduct pile burning beside Highway 97 near Lava Butte
Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct pile-burning operations this week adjacent to Highway…
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Oregon DOJ seeks 2-month delay in Measure 114 permit provisions; police chiefs, Bend PD issue statements
The Oregon Department of Justice informed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Sunday that the state will seek a two-month delay in some of the…
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Scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Scientists along the West Coast are calling for action to help sunflower sea stars, among the largest sea stars in the world,…
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OLCC issues mandatory recall for marijuana extract products due to possible pesticide presence
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has issued a mandatory recall for several marijuana products due to the…
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OSP: As Measure 114 takes effect next week, new ‘permit to purchase’ will start as manual, paper process
If Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114, one of the nation’s most restrictive gun laws, takes effect next Thursday without a court halt sought by opponents,…
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Bend City Council opens application period for council vacancy when Melanie Kebler becomes mayor
The Bend City Council plans to declare a vacancy on the Council on Jan. 4, when Melanie Kebler becomes the city’s new mayor, and on Friday opened the…
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Pandemic-related work changes, online hearings could spare Deschutes County’s Worrell Park
Nearly a year after Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 to redesign and reduce Worrell Park, a rocky outcropping of greenery next to their…
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Wyden releases discussion draft of mental health party legislation
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Senate Finance Committee members…
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Tough Oregon gun law faces legal challenge, could be delayed
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Midterm voters in Oregon narrowly passed one of the toughest gun control laws in the…
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Deschutes County seeks volunteers for Facility Project Review Committee
Deschutes County is accepting applications from interested residents with public-sector project management experience to serve on the county’s…
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City of Bend plans open house on Ferguson Road sewer improvement project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an in-person open house to share information about the Ferguson Sewer Improvement Project. This…
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Redmond Mayor-Elect Ed Fitch has future plans for marijuana shops, focuses on access, not revenue
The newly elected mayor of Redmond has some plans in store for the future of marijuana shops. Ed Fitch says there’s no reason not to…
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Merkley introduces bill to ban hedge fund ownership of U.S. homes
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As our nation continues to face a crisis of housing affordability, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the End Hedge Fund…
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Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have voted to allocate $27…
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BLM seeks input on Redmond’s plan to lease 620 acres for wastewater treatment expansion, wetlands
The Bureau of Land Management is offering people the opportunity to provide input on the City of Redmond’s request to lease about 620 acres of BLM…
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Portland, Oregon settles lawsuit over police use of tear gas
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, has reached a $250,000 settlement to a…
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Oregon senator’s fiery words test free speech limits
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state senator who made veiled threats against the Oregon State Police and the Senate…
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