Police: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing operations
Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law…
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Deschutes County Health Services announces 2022 Health Heroes
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board is pleased to announce its 2022 Health Hero award recipients. The awards,…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff in memory of 1 million who have died from COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on…
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COIC, Heart of Oregon Corps receive nearly $1 million to launch C. Oregon Wildfire Workforce Partnership
In a joint application, the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and the Heart of Oregon Corps recently were awarded $995,000 in Oregon…
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City of Bend seeks applicants for Bend Landmarks Commission alternate position
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is seeking to fill one alternate position for the Bend Landmarks Commission. Candidates for the Bend Landmarks…
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Oregon PUC adopts power safety shutoff rules as wildfire season approaches
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Wednesday it recently approved permanent rules for investor-owned electric utilities, including Portland…
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Oregon OSHA adopts rules to protect workers from high heat, wildfire smoke
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Tuesday the adoption of rules to protect workers from the hazards…
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Oregon, High Desert join US in record high gas price territory, AAA says
The national and Oregon gas price averages have skyrocketed to new record highs after the price of oil jumped above $110 per barrel last week, and…
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Paulina Lake Road opens on Thursday, Cascade Lakes Highway next Monday
The Deschutes County Road Department will open Paulina Lake Road on Thursday at 8 a.m. Cascade Lakes Highway will open next Monday at 8…
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Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
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Bend firefighter honored by Oregon fire chiefs for rescuing woman from house fire
Bend Fire & Rescue firefighter Jared Hopper received the Distinguished Conduct Award from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Friday for rescuing a…
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Oregon labor commissioner race draws range of candidates, including former Bend state rep
Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively…
Continue ReadingInspectors: State hospital campus failed to protect patients
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State inspectors have found a series of lapses at the Oregon State Hospital’s campus in Junction City, including failures…
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‘I am simply exhausted’: Bend Mayor Sally Russell announces she’s resigning from city council
After nearly a decade on the Bend City Council, the last three years as the first elected mayor in nearly a century, Sally Russell announced Monday…
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Wyden, Merkley: $82 million in Secure Rural Schools funds going to Oregon counties
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Oregon counties will receive more than $82 million in…
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ODOT commits $100 million to electric vehicle charging infrastructure
The Oregon Department of Transportation says it’s all in on transportation…
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Highly contagious avian influenza found in Oregon; Bend owner of chickens taking precautions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Friday the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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Central Oregon’s annual homeless count finds 17% increase in past year, to nearly 1,300
The number of homeless people in Central Oregon, as measured in an annual, federally overseen “Point in Time” count in January, rose 17% to nearly…
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‘Where else are they going to go?’: Bend businesses struggle with issues related to homeless camps
On Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court, Bend city councilors took public testimony, then proposed changes to a controversial plan to revise…
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Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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