Government-Politics Archives

ODFW’s advice: Let the turtles cross the road

May 25, 2020 3:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists advise Oregonians to be on the lookout for turtles on roadways, bike paths or trails. During the…

Portland VA Hospital makes changes after COVID-19 outbreak

May 25, 2020 2:40 pm The Associated Press

The Veterans Affairs Hospital in Portland is making changes after a recent outbreak of coronavirus.…

Agencies prep for ‘aquatic invaders’ with virtual response exercise

May 25, 2020 2:33 pm KTVZ News Partners

A rapid response team of local, state and federal agencies and the Warm Springs tribes recently held a tabletop exercise in the event invasive…

ODA reminds swine sellers of import requirements

May 25, 2020 2:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Agriculture said it is seeing an increase of out-of-state swine coming into the state from several Midwestern locations, a…

Every day is Memorial Day on Burma Rim

May 25, 2020 12:46 am KTVZ News Partners

In 1973, a U.S. Navy jet on a training mission crashed on Burma Rim in Oregon’s remote high desert, near Christmas Valley within the BLM Lakeview…

Feds, hunting/wildlife groups help fund Hwy. 97 wildlife underpass near Gilchrist

May 24, 2020 12:34 am KTVZ News Partners

A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Interior announced earlier this year will be matched with funds raised by hunting/wildlife conservation…

Gov. Brown approves Clackamas County phase 1 reopening

May 22, 2020 9:56 pm The Associated Press

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday gave the green light to Clackamas County’s Phase 1 reopening plan.…

State selling 159 acres near Prineville Airport for $4.5 million

May 22, 2020 3:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

The sale of 159 state-owned acres near Prineville Airport for $4.5 million will benefit Oregon’s public schools and potentially bring jobs to…

A South Jersey pickleball family at James Atkinson Memorial Park is helping a member fighting cancer.

Bend Parks & Rec, city of Redmond again set to reopen tennis, pickleball courts

May 22, 2020 12:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two days after reversing their decision to reopen some sport courts, to clear up some uncertainty about state health guidelines, the Bend Park and…

Wash. pays out ‘hundreds of millions’ in bogus jobless benefits

May 22, 2020 12:24 am The Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in Washington to fraudulently receive hundreds of…

Bend to begin taking outdoor seating plan applications next week

May 21, 2020 7:56 pm KTVZ

Outdoor seating at more restaurants in Bend may soon become the norm, making use for now of sidewalks, parking lots and possibly even parts of city…

Bend tops 100,000 residents, U.S. Census Bureau says

May 21, 2020 12:55 am Barney Lerten

The city of Bend quietly reached a growth milestone last summer, when its estimated population topped the 100,000 mark, the U.S. Census Bureau…

Amid reopening, city of Bend still discouraging tourism, non-essential travel

May 21, 2020 11:58 am KTVZ

Gov. Brown’s plan still discourages non-essential travel, and the lack of tourists this year could leave a heavy financial burden on the city of…

Juniper Ridge homeless receive assistance from COVO and partners

May 21, 2020 5:43 pm KTVZ

The Juniper Ridge homeless community is still receiving assistance as they prepare to relocate…

Oregon reports first death of prison inmate with COVID-19

May 21, 2020 3:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

An inmate in the Oregon State Penitentiary who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, authorities said Thursday, marking the first known death in the…

Oregon begins 13-week jobless benefits extension program under CARES Act

May 21, 2020 2:52 pm KTVZ News Partners, The Associated Press

The Oregon Employment Department on Thursday began providing unemployment benefits through the CARES Act Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation…