Wyden bill boosts capital access for women-owned businesses
To mark Women’s Small Business Month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to expand…
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Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in train stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a motion that effectively takes the death penalty off the table for the man charged with stabbing…
Continue ReadingBuehler ponders U.S. House run; Knopp says nope
(Update: Knopp says he won’t seek seat; adding 2 other possible GOP candidates) One day after Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced he…
Continue ReadingDog caught in steel trap set at Tumalo Reservoir
(Update: Adding video, ODFW comments) A Bend resident is warning visitors to beware of steel traps set in the Tumalo Reservoir after her dog became…
Continue ReadingMerkley, Wyden slam delays in flavored vaping ban
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday joined Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and other Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump…
Continue ReadingBend’s Neff-Purcell intersection to see changes
A very busy intersection in northeast Bend is getting closer to some much-desired improvements. Two concepts recently were put before the Bend City…
Continue ReadingUS finalizing rule to let farmers legally grow hemp
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move…
Continue ReadingMore affordable housing coming to C. Oregon
Housing Works held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Redmond for a new affordable housing complex. The Red Canyon Redmond development at 2445 SW…
Continue ReadingWalden talks with KTVZ about decision to move on
(Update: Walden comments to NewsChannel 21, info on current candidates) Rep. Greg Walden, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional…
Continue ReadingBend declares weather emergency to add shelter capacity
Bend City Manager Eric King has signed a weather emergency declaration, effective Saturday, Oct. 26. It allows the use of approved alternative…
Continue ReadingOregon firefighters helping battle 2 N. Calif. blazes
Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters mobilized by the Office of State Fire Marshal to join firefighting efforts in Northern California went to work Monday,…
Continue ReadingNearly 300 Oregon firefighters help fight 2 N. Calif. blazes
(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in…
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Dems in Congress demand update on BLM wild horse plans
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming…
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Special Report: ‘Really stressful’: C.O. parents of children with special needs say new state aid program falls far short
Parents with children who have special medical needs are burdened with financial stress as lack of caregivers force them to be 24/7 care providers to…
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Pahlisch Homes appeals Bend’s new tree preservation rules; city rejects call for pause to deal with builders’ concerns
Pahlisch Homes, one of Bend’s largest developers, has appealed the city’s updated tree preservation rules to the state Land Use Board of Appeals,…
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NeighborImpact announces city-funded down payment assistance program for first-time Bend home buyers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NeighborImpact is excited to announce a Down Payment Assistance program, funded by the City of Bend, designed to help first-time…
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Significant pay raise approved for Deschutes Public Library Director Todd Dunkelberg
In a unanimous decision earlier this year, the Deschutes Public Library Board approved a nearly 20% pay increase for library Director Todd…
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Gov. Kotek signs bills to address housing, homelessness crises; C.O. lawmakers tout funds coming to region
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for a package of bills the Oregon Legislature passed during the 2024…
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City of Redmond invites community to next week’s groundbreaking for $49 million Public Safety Facility
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond is inviting the community to the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new Public Safety Facility,…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County reminds voters: Register with a political party by April 30 to see presidential candidates on primary ballot
Central Oregon voters wanting to cast their ballot in the May 21 primary election for a party’s presidential nominees and other partisan positions…
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