New Oregon transportation laws include more local control on setting speed limits
On Jan. 1, several new state laws will take effect that the Oregon Department of Transportation says will increase the equity in Oregon’s…
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New federal law aims to protect against surprise medical bills; Oregon agencies can help
The situation happens all too often: You go to an in-network hospital, but receive a surprise medical bill from an out-of-network doctor. However,…
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Oregon State Parks set to start charging out-of-state campers more for RV sites
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will begin charging out-of-state residents 25% more for RV sites for stays beginning Saturday, Jan. 1, as…
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OLCC makes major revisions to cannabis rules, adds hemp standards, regulations
At a special meeting Tuesday, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved significant changes for regulating the legal marijuana industry and…
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Oregon home mortgage foreclosures moratorium expires on Friday; free help available
The foreclosure moratorium in Oregon that will end on Friday, Dec. 31 was established to prevent foreclosures for those who lost income or were…
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Asphaug to serve as Oregon’s acting U.S. attorney
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday he has appointed Scott Erik Asphaug to serve as U.S. Attorney for the…
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Snow, ice, frigid temps due in NW: Seattle to open shelters, Oregon, Portland declare emergency
A Pacific Northwest forecast of frigid temperatures with snow and ice in some places has Seattle opening shelters while Oregon’s governor and the…
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Fishing closures extended for Columbia River, tributaries to protect record-low steelhead run
Fishing for steelhead will remain closed into next year for the mainstem Columbia from The Dalles Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington border and in…
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Bend Fire battalion chief set to become new Jefferson County Fire District chief
Bend Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Jeff Blake retires after more than 28 years with the department on Feb. 1 – but later that month, he’ll be in…
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Snow, icy roads may make for precarious, even treacherous holiday travels, ODOT warns
If you take to the roads this holiday season, be aware that your travels may become treacherous, with freezing temperatures and snow expected in many…
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Wyden asks can manufacturing co. to delay changes that could hurt Oregon’s small brewers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday asked the Ball Corp. to postpone recent action it’s taken that he said will hurt small brewers in Oregon and…
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Redmond Parks And Rec Activity Center to close; district to propose bond for new building
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Area Parks and Recreation District’s Activity Center will be officially closing Dec. 31, due to planned…
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Businesses near NE Bend homeless camp express frustration; city checking site, plans trash cleanup
Mary Donnell, the owner of Bend Lock and Safe, still couldn’t believe someone placed 12 grocery carts full of disturbing contents in front of her…
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Wyden, Merkley press USGS on future of West Coast Early Quake Warning System
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined their West Coast colleagues in the Senate on Wednesday to request details from the U.S. Geological…
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Madras missionary back home safe from Haiti after daring escape ends 2-month kidnap ordeal
Madras resident Austin Smucker, along with 16 other Christian Aid Ministries missionaries kidnapped during a mission trip to Haiti, have safely…
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Crook County launches Oregon’s first integrated outbound text-from-911 service
Crook County 911 said Tuesday it recently became the first dispatch center in Oregon to implement a new integrated outbound Text-From-911 system.…
Continue ReadingRosenblum, fellow AGs urge stronger federal consumer safeguards for money-sharing apps
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has co-led a bipartisan letter from 33 attorneys general to Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial…
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C. Oregon jobless rates keep tumbling in November, near record pre-pandemic lows
Unemployment levels continued to tumble across Central Oregon in November, with rates only 1.5 percentage points or less off their historic low…
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OSU Extension Small Farms Program receives USDA grants to strengthen Oregon’s food systems
Two Oregon State University Extension Service Small Farms program projects have been awarded U.S. Department of Agriculture grants totaling more than…
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Wyden, colleagues urge Dept. of Education to suspend student loans wage garnishments
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week joined colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education to suspend administrative wage garnishment of student…
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