BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, March 5, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved this year’s Qualified Pool of Fuel Reduction Contractors, which allows for a quicker turnaround of bids and contract awards for fuel reduction projects. “Having an established pool reduces the time spent evaluating contractors, ensures a high standard of work and
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Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution on Tuesday as the House voted 217-213 to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall.
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BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} — In the latest Bend Planning Commission meeting on Monday, the Commission reviewed a number of projects; from tariffs to blight. But what exactly is blight? According to the City of Bend, blight areas may be deemed unsafe structures, stagnant or unproductive land, or in need of infrastructure. There are three specific areas
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The Oregon Department of Education would have historic power to intervene in struggling schools and districts across the state under two new bills backed by Gov. Tina Kotek.
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New data shows the money brought in from taxes on tourist lodging since the start of the fiscal year last July 1 has reached nearly $8 million. Visit Bend will send the vast majority, nearly $5 million, toward core city services like police and fire, while the rest will fund community projects.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local Improvement Districts (LIDs) let groups of property owners share in the cost of infrastructure development collectively, instead of individually financing roads, sidewalks or stormwater. They help finance the development necessary to get land ready for housing and job expansion, and after an Oregon Senate vote Monday, they are more attainable
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(Update: Added video) Commissioners will review and consider their options next week BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Eight months of negotiations to acquire the chosen site for Deschutes County’s next landfill have left the county and the site’s current owner, Hooker Creek LLC, at an impasse, meaning county commissioners now must revisit their options and decide
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in January and 4.3%, as revised, in December, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in January of 2024, the state Employment Department reported Monday. Oregon’s 4.4% unemployment rate was the highest since September 2021, when the rate was also 4.4%. The U.S. unemployment
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(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mt. Bachelor is seeking U.S. Forest Service approval of a future modernization of its Northwest Express chairlift, and the agency said Friday it’s seeking public comments about those plans. The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest is initiating environmental analysis for the work, which includes
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It seems to be a back-and-forth game for ODOT crews and the homeless, one that costs $440,000 a year.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means announced Friday the dates and locations of the 2025 community budget hearings – including one in Warm Springs – and encouraged Oregonians to sign up to testify about which projects and programs the state should prioritize this budget cycle. Members of
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(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Work begins next week to reduce wildfire risk by removing flammable vegetation on ODOT and railroad property in the Deschutes River Woods community, Bend Fire & Rescue officials said Friday. The Deschutes River Woods Wildfire Fuels Mitigation Project is part of a three-year Oregon State Fire Marshal Community
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden announced Friday that he will hold town halls on Sunday, March 16 in Linn and Clackamas counties with U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, and two more on Tuesday, March 18 in Crook and Deschutes counties. Heading into these four open-to-all town halls, Wyden has held 1,106 open-to-all town halls, in keeping his promise
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The recent tariffs enacted by President Trump are causing price increases on certain imported liquors, including tequila and Canadian whiskeys. That means customers may soon notice higher prices on some of their favorite brands.
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Federal staffing cuts to the Natural Resources Conservation Service could have an impact on the accuracy of data used by the Central Oregon Avalanche Center to make its forecasts of danger levels in the mountains.
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WASHINGTON (NBC) — The Senate voted 66-30 Thursday to advance former Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination to be labor secretary in President Trump’s administration. Fifteen Senate Democrats voted in favor of ending debate and advancing Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination, and one GOP senator, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against her. Chavez-DeRemer, who lost her re-election bid to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks will hire more than 200 seasonal rangers and ranger assistants for positions across the state for the 2025 season, the agency said Thursday. Hiring starts as soon as this month and runs through about June, with new positions listed on a rolling basis on the website. The positions last
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Planning Commission invites property owners to attend a public hearing on Thursday, March 13 as it reviews proposed changes to the requirements for temporary hardship dwellings. Under Deschutes County Code (DCC), Title 18, property owners may obtain a temporary use permit for secondary dwellings on their property if
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Among topics discussed at the Bend City Council meeting was the Ponderosa Master Plan, an initiative within the southwest Urban Growth Boundary of Bend. The Ponderosa Master Plan, first introduced in the early stages of 2021, is designed to create a sustainable community meeting the city’s growing needs. The location is in southwestern Bend, west
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Republicans say they feel Oregon’s Democratic members of Congress are not listening to their constituents following Tuesday’s presidential joint address.
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