Portland mayor bans people from camping near busy roads
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is prohibiting people from camping along freeways and corridors with high crash rates in what he said is the first of…
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Boot gets the boot: City of Bend uses new ‘Barnacle’ tool to enforce unpaid parking tickets
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The traditional parking boot is getting the “boot”. The city of Bend has implemented a new tool to enforce parking ticket…
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Permanent entrance, extended boundary coming to Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Phase two of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater construction project is underway, with big changes…
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ODOT seeks public input on how to spend over $400 million in flexible federal funding
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation has spent the last several months talking to stakeholders and the public about how to…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff for fallen St. Paul volunteer firefighter
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset Saturday in honor of St.…
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Oregon, 26 other states file lawsuit against perpetrators of precious metals scheme
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said Friday it has joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 26 other state…
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Deschutes County distributes $1.2 million in ARPA funds for Redmond shelter village, COVID-19 response
Deschutes County commissioners have approved additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investments for projects that total $1.2 million, the county…
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Merkley, colleague demand IRS immediately halt using taxpayers’ biometric data
In a letter sent Thursday to Internal Revenue Services Commissioner Charles Rettig, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Missouri Senator Roy Blunt…
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New principals picked for Cascade, Pacific Crest middle schools
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Thursday the hiring of two new principals at district middle schools. Gabe Pagano is…
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Gov. Kate Brown talks of ‘pivotal moment’ in her final State of the State address
Gov. Kate Brown delivered her final State of the State address on Thursday, highlighting key policy and budget initiatives focused on helping working…
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C.O. Irrigation District raising rates amid drought, assures costs will stay lowest in area
The Central Oregon Irrigation District is raising its rates over the next four years because it is losing hydropower contracts.…
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City of Bend hosting second online open house on Stevens Road Tract concept plan
The City of Bend is hosting a second online open house on the Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan website, where community members can learn more about…
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Oregon DHS reports lowest number of children in foster care in 16 years
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division said…
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Bend councilors OK $200K contract with NeighborImpact to open NE Division St. shelter
Bend city councilors Wednesday night unanimously approved an up to $200,000 contract with NeighborImpact to operate a temporary shelter at a former…
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DCSO deputy on leave after Bend woman fleeing stop, pursuit killed in rollover crash near Alfalfa
A Bend woman, apparently fleeing an attempted traffic stop for possibly impaired driving by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy, prompting a…
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Merkley to hold remote town hall next week for Deschutes County residents
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold a remote and telephone town hall for constituents in Deschutes County next Wednesday, Feb.…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office buys 32 vehicles, sees benefits in each patrol deputy having their own
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is spending more than $1.1 million this fiscal year to buy 32 vehicles and about $670,000 to prep and equip…
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Oregon lawmakers kick off 35-day legislative session
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers donning masks returned to the state Capitol in Salem on Tuesday to kick off the 2022 Legislative Session, while…
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Oregon lawmakers take aim at sharp rise in illegal pot farms
Seven years after Oregon voters legalized the regulated production and use of recreational marijuana, the state Legislature is set to consider a raft…
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Oregon OSHA says it’s proposing nation’s strongest rules to protect workers against heat, wildfire smoke
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it is proposing rules to strengthen protections for Oregon workers against health and safety hazards linked to the impacts…
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