Senator Wyden talks gun safety legislation, inflation, Ukraine and more in KTVZ visit
Senator Ron Wyden spoke live on NewsChannel 21 at Five with Lee Anderson about discussions underway regarding gun safety and mental health…
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Deschutes County directs $700K in American Rescue Plan funds to Saving Grace, Redmond Senior Center
The Deschutes County Commission has approved $700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support Saving Grace and the Redmond Senior…
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Forest Service reminder: Central Cascades Wilderness permits for day use to open this weekend
The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests want to remind the public that the reservation system for day use permits for the Central Cascade…
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Endicott won’t seek eighth term as Redmond mayor, endorses Ben Schimmoller for seat
Redmond Mayor George Endicott announced Tuesday afternoon that he won’t seek an eighth two-year term as mayor in this fall’s elections. On Wednesday…
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Oregon State Marine Board seeks written public comment on petition to reduce shoreline noise standard
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)( — The Oregon State Marine Board received a public petition on May 15 requesting the Marine Board amend OAR 250-010-0121 by…
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Bend city councilors asked to OK initial planning contract for temporary homeless shelter site off 27th Street
The Bend City Council is being asked Wednesday night to approve the first, planning and community outreach phase of a proposed temporary outdoor…
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Three St. Charles Urgent Care clinics now federally designated COVID-19 ‘Test to Treat’ sites
St. Charles Urgent Care clinics are now federally designated Test to Treat (T2T) sites where people at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness can get…
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Missing Bend foster teen located after second disappearance
The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said Tuesday that a 16-year-old who went missing from foster care in Bend on Friday,…
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Deadline at hand to apply for Oregon elections’ Translation Advisory Council
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is recruiting a new Translation Advisory Council to guide the translation of the…
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US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Oregon, first vessel to carry state’s name in over a century
The U.S. Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) — the first naval vessel to carry the state’s name in over a century – in…
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OHA releasing $517 million to improve Oregon behavioral health services
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State health officials at the Oregon Health Authority have announced a plan to distribute a package of $517 million in…
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Wyden seeks ‘common-sense’ gun measures; gun rights lawyer says no laws can legislate morality
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in Portland on Friday he will continue to press for “common-sense gun legislation” to keep children safe and reduce the…
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Oregon measure aims to limit legislative walkouts
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s public sector unions are pushing a ballot measure that would limit the ability of the minority party in the…
Continue ReadingJudge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should…
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Oregon DMV, struggling with staff shortages, temporarily closing 6 offices, including Redmond, for summer
The Oregon DMV said Friday that staff shortages at its offices are forcing the agency to temporarily reduce business hours at 10 of its 60 field…
Continue ReadingDeputy shoots, kills man saying he “engaged” deputy
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) — A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man south of Roseburg on Wednesday, Oregon State Police…
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Bend’s new shared e-bike rules and regulations for trails and parks rely on self-awareness
Bend isn’t new to biking, but e-bikes are starting to become more popular, drawing some controversy. Bend recently became the first city in Oregon to…
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Late, lingering snow at 20-plus C.O. campgrounds means holiday campers must look elsewhere
The late season-snowfall has made for weeks of delays in opening several Central Oregon campgrounds for Central Oregonians and visitors, as the…
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Efforts to curb wildfire risk ramp up; BLM Central Oregon fire restrictions take effect Friday
As the High Desert moves into wildfire season, local, state and federal fire agencies have raised Central Oregon’s fire risk level to…
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‘Why are we not fixing this?’: C.O. groups gather in support of gun legislation, against gun-related violence
Lift Every Voice Oregon is gathering petition signatures for IP 17, a proposed ballot measure that aims to reduce gun violence with steps they say…
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