Oregon secretary of state announces Blue Book Student Essay Contest
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Monday the start of the Oregon Blue Book Student Essay Contest. The essay…
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Oregon lawmakers put $7 million toward more wildlife corridors, for safer highways
Travelers and wildlife are always on the move. Unfortunately, those paths often cross in tragic ways. Every year in our state, there are over 6,500…
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New Oregon wildfire detection system receives funding boost
A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature…
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Driver arrested, accused of crashing into Salem homeless camp, killing 4, injuring 3
Police arrested on manslaughter, DUII and other charges a 24-year-old driver who they said crashed into a homeless encampment in Salem early Sunday…
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Oregon Board of Forestry to host virtual information session on forest management issues
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Board of Forestry will hold a virtual informational session starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6. The…
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Oregon Health Authority agrees to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor dispute
A long, acrimonious legal battle between state Medicaid contractor FamilyCare Inc. and the Oregon Health Authority has ended with the state agreeing…
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Crook County DA clears deputy in fatal Juniper Canyon shooting; family plans lawsuit
A Crook County sheriff’s deputy was justified in fatally shooting a man wanted on two warrants on a gravel road in Juniper Canyon on Feb. 4 because…
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Deschutes Public Library accuses Bend councilors of politics, drops Central Library site request
Bend city councilors indicated last week the Deschutes Public Library left them stuck between a rock and a hard place, when after split testimony in…
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Senate unanimously passes Wyden bill to expand mammogram screenings for veterans
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to expand Department of Veterans Affairs…
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EPA’s $32 million for Oregon water, sewer projects include Bend, Madras, Lone Pine Irrigation District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will provide $32 million to help fund Oregon’s $70 million plan for key drinking…
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Oregon fourth state to enact mattress recycling law; program is expected to launch in 2024
Oregon on Thursday became the fourth state in the nation to enact a law establishing a statewide mattress recycling program, and the program is…
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Bend ‘metro area’ (Deschutes County) kept on growing during first year of pandemic; Prineville, too
Whether you like (or love) what growth has meant to a place like Central Oregon, despise it or realize it’s had its share of good and bad impacts,…
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Amid record-low steelhead returns, ODFW seeks input on management in Columbia Basin, Deschutes River
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the first…
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Oregon Employment Dept. says modernized computer system on track to launch in fall
The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday its modernized computer system is on schedule to launch in September.…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue volunteers help injured mtn. biker on trail west of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers responded Wednesday afternoon to help a Nevada woman who suffered a broken arm while…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, to honor the life…
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State housing agency seeks public input on funding priorities for recovery from 2020 Labor Day fires
Oregon Housing and Community Services said Wednesday it is looking for public input on what the priorities should be for spending $422 million in…
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ODOT reminder: Oregon’s studded tire season ends March 31
Spring is here, and it’s time to take off the studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation reminded Wednesday. Oregon drivers have until…
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Oregon State Marine Board to meet in Bend April 6-7, tour boating access facilities
– The Oregon State Marine Board, meeting in Bend April 6-7, will hold a work session on April 6 beginning at 2 pm, preceded by a local boating access…
Continue ReadingWashington state Gov. Inslee signs bill limiting firearm magazines
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state on Wednesday signed a bill that will ban the sale, manufacturing,…
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