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Cloverdale Rural Fire District among 5 Oregon fire agencies receiving federal grants

August 17, 2021 9:13 am KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that five Oregon fire districts, including the Cloverdale Rural Fire District, have…

Deschutes County commissioners put $1.45 million in ARPA funds toward farm water conservation efforts

August 16, 2021 12:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners have approved an additional American Rescue Plan Act investment of $1.45 million for an On-Farm…

Oregon’s congressional delegation urges FEMA to back state request for medical personnel

August 16, 2021 4:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s entire congressional delegation on Monday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the state cope with…

Watch live: State Department, Pentagon briefings on Afghanistan

August 16, 2021 12:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

The State Department and Pentagon hold briefings as Taliban fighters take over Kabul,…

Gov. Brown extends residential mortgage foreclosure moratorium until Dec. 31

August 16, 2021 12:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday she has extended Oregon’s residential mortgage foreclosure moratorium until Dec. 31.…

Oregon State Lands selling 778-acre south Redmond industrial development tract

August 16, 2021 11:06 am KTVZ

Cushman & Wakefield announced Monday that the real estate firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by the Oregon Department of State Lands to…

Bend Park & Rec plans 3 hiring events, raises pay to fill open positions

August 16, 2021 8:09 am KTVZ News Partners

Hiring continues at the Bend Park and Recreation District as preparations are underway for the busy fall season, with new full-time positions and…

‘We want answers’: Family, friends mark one year since unsolved NE Bend double-homicide

August 14, 2021 11:52 pm KTVZ

It’s been a year without answers or justice for Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé, Natasha Newby. The couple were found dead a year ago Sunday in…

Judge tosses most claims in Finicum family’s wrongful death lawsuit

August 14, 2021 10:52 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of an Arizona rancher…

Judge tosses most claims in armed occupation death lawsuit

August 13, 2021 5:56 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death suit by the family of an Arizona rancher who…

Some C. Oregon shoppers skip wearing masks on first day of renewed statewide mandate

August 13, 2021 11:51 am KTVZ

If you paid a visit to various stores around Bend on Friday, you might think masks were still optional indoors, as dozens of people were not wearing…

Wyden sets Aug. 31 virtual town hall on bill to greatly expand Oregon wild and scenic rivers

August 13, 2021 12:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday he will have a live online town hall hosted by People’s Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 31 beginning at 1 pm…

DEQ places most of Oregon under air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke, smog

August 13, 2021 12:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Southwest Clean Air Agency and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued and extended air quality…

Rep. Cliff Bentz plans first Central Oregon town halls in Prineville, Madras, Redmond

August 10, 2021 1:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., who succeeded Greg Walden in January, will hold his first Central Oregon town halls on Friday in Prineville and on Saturday…

Redmond’s Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant closes to prep food for hungry firefighters

August 12, 2021 11:27 am KTVZ

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Redmond is receiving praise from the community after deciding to shut down to the public for a few hours to fill two…

Oregon lawmakers begin redistricting under tight timeline as census data released

August 12, 2021 4:31 pm The Associated Press

Oregon lawmakers are starting the once-a-decade process of redrawing electoral maps that will determine how voters pick state representatives, state…

Deschutes County’s population grew by nearly 26% in the 2010s — but that’s slower than the 2000s

August 12, 2021 1:40 pm Barney Lerten

The U.S. Census Bureau released its first round of data from the April 1, 2020 census on Thursday, kicking off a delayed, compressed effort to redraw…