REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From reducing traffic in town to the possibility of an indoor recreation spot, KTVZ’s Kelsey Merison and Matthew Draxton asked Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch your pressing questions Thursday morning for our monthly Redmond segment. Fitch will appear on KTVZ News at Sunrise in the 6:30 a.m. segment on the third Thursday
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Oregon joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over a conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition. “We’re sending a clear
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(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an order for a department-funded, brand-new structural fire engine – and it just arrived, so the public is being invited to help ceremonially push it into its new home. The new
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Joint Commission notified Oregon State Hospital Wednesday that it has identified a serious threat to patient health and safety at the hospital, based on findings from a survey that took place Monday and Tuesday in response to what the Salem facility called “a sentinel event.” The Joint Commission is an independent,
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An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80 people living along China Hat Road claiming disability discrimination, as the Forest Service prepares to clear and close off the area for at least a year.
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North Carolina to help them battle wildfires raging in the state. That brings the total number of ODF firefighters in North Carolina to 37, not including two agency representatives. The 11 firefighters being
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By Rob Wile, NBC News WASHINGTON (NBC News) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was imposing a 25% tariff on all autos coming into the U.S, as of April 2nd. Trump said he expects auto firms to relocate to the U.S. and build new sites, or expand existing ones. He hit out at companies that
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, are displaying concept drawings for the exterior cladding on three small buildings on the City of Bend’s Public Works Campus. The three buildings are a Bike Shelter, Trash Enclosure and the Central Utility Plant Surround structure. Each
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The Oregon Legislature is once again flirting with the idea of getting rid of the twice-annual switching of the clocks.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in February and 4.4% in January, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in February of 2024, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty days before a Deschutes National Forest deadline to move hundreds of people living in camps near China Hat Road south of Bend for a major vegetation project, 80 filed disability discrimination complaints Tuesday and a detailed request to delay or cancel the work. Penny Gartner and Mandy Bryant said they
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum introduced her first bill today. Bynum represents Oregon’s 5th district, which includes the western half of Deschutes County. Her first bill would require the Federal Reserve to study the impact of tariffs on the cost of living. The report would include all tariffs since 2017 and be presented
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By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned with utility rate increases that have gone up for most by about 50% in the last five years. Kotek detailed this and her own concerns in a March 20 letter to the three governor-appointed chairs
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Deschutes County has reached a $150,000 settlement with Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo of a lawsuit she filed against the county last year, alleging gender discrimination. Both the current and prior district attorneys told KTVZ News they are pleased by the resolution of the matter.
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(Update: Adding Video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Guests in Oregon hotels and short-term vacation rentals will have the authority to sue innkeepers, landlords and reservation services under a Senate bill passed Tuesday, if these rental providers record still photos, videos, or audio of the guests in private spaces. “This bill was prompted by real-life experiences
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday that reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system will begin on Tuesday, April 1. Central Cascades Wilderness Permits are required for all overnight use within the Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, and Three Sisters Wilderness areas from June 15 through Oct. 15. Here’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you plan on heading to local waterways this spring break, be prepared for lots of floating debris, very swift currents due to high water, and very cold water temperatures, officials said. The Oregon State Marine Board urges boaters to select a waterway that matches their skill levels, so they don’t
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Deschutes County legislators are calling for accountability hearings looking into the Oregon Youth Authority following internal investigations into thousands of abuse allegations.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) along with Reps. Cleo Fields (LA-04) and Sam Liccardo (CA-16), introduced Monday the Protecting Families From Inflation Act. The bill would require the Federal Reserve to examine the impact that tariffs have on inflation faced by consumers and small businesses. Here’s her news release about the bill, Bynum’s first bill introduction since taking office: Despite
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The nation’s highest court declined Monday to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit against the federal government, led by young Oregonians and their peers from across the country.
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