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Valley lawmaker proposes OSU-Cascades become its own, separate university

January 14, 2021 5:22 pm KTVZ

A Willamette Valley lawmaker quietly introduced legislation this week to turn OSU-Cascades into a separate public university, but surprised school…

Frustrated Bend auto shop owner says homeless man has threatened employees

January 14, 2021 6:47 pm KTVZ

A homeless man living behind Precision Body and Paint in Bend has caused the shop numerous…

New report shows Deschutes County’s crime rate on the decline in recent years

January 14, 2021 3:06 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County’s crime rate fell nearly 16% between 2014 and 2019, District Attorney John Hummel and area law enforcement agencies reported…

Oregon lawmakers delay meetings over protest concerns

January 14, 2021 2:32 pm The Associated Press

Oregon lawmakers will delay by at least two days much of the substantive work of next week’s beginning of the Legislature because of warnings from…

Salvage logging, reforestation proposed for 2 La Pine-area wildfires

January 14, 2021 12:07 pm Barney Lerten

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on plans to salvage and reforest hundreds of acres in…

Wildlife groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves

January 14, 2021 11:52 am The Associated Press

Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves…

Oregon FBI opens command post to coordinate response to possible ‘violent activity’

January 14, 2021 10:40 am KTVZ News Partners

The FBI in Oregon has set up a command post to gather information and coordinate with other agencies about possible “violent activity” related to…

Central Oregonians react to Trump impeachment

January 13, 2021 7:39 pm KTVZ

Impeached not once, but twice.…

Oregon National Guard medics assist at Salem mass vaccination site

January 13, 2021 10:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Tuesday to assist them with their efforts to distribute the…

Trump administration slashes imperiled northern spotted owls’ habitat

January 13, 2021 9:44 pm The Associated Press

The Trump administration has slashed millions of acres of protected habitat for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and…

Bentz votes against impeachment; Merkley, Wyden urge fast Senate trial

January 13, 2021 2:49 pm KTVZ News Partners

Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., the new congressman from Oregon’s Second Congressional District, voted against the impeachment of President Donald Trump…

Oregon National Guard activated for possible state Capitol protests

January 13, 2021 12:49 pm KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown has activated the Oregon National Guard because of possible violence at the state Capitol and elsewhere following the violent…

How are Central Oregon’s drought and reservoir water levels faring?

January 12, 2021 5:42 pm KTVZ

Half of Central Oregon is in extreme drought, the other half is in a severe…

Redmond councilors urge Gov. Brown to let businesses reopen, as schools are

January 8, 2021 7:11 pm KTVZ

After making several changes, Redmond city councilors voted 5-2 Tuesday evening to send a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, urging her to give businesses in…

Legislator says he has been threatened after security video allegedly shows him opening an Oregon Capitol building door for protesters

January 12, 2021 9:33 pm CNN Newsource

Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…

OSU experts: Lack of personnel among challenges in Oregon’s vaccine rollout

January 12, 2021 7:56 pm KTVZ

Oregon State University hosted an expert panel Tuesday to address various aspects of Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which like much of the nation…