(UPDATE: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond said Wednesday it is proud to announce Stephen Lopez as its newest captain with the Redmond Police Department. Lopez most recently served as the police chief in Sunriver. He fills the vacancy created by current Captain Aaron Wells, who the city says has accepted
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 5,100 jobs in November, following a revised increase of 3,500 jobs in October, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday as the state’s jobless rate continued to hold in a narrow range. Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in November and 4.0% in October and has
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The city of Prineville is seeing an increase in EV chargers, with several grant-funded charging stations popping up around town over the past few years.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, said Tuesday it seeks to commission designs for three structures: a bike shelter, a trash enclosure and a central utility plant enclosure on the new Public Works Campus under construction at Juniper Ridge The artist(s) will design inspired 2D graphic
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday a $3.5 million settlement with Camping World, a national dealer of recreational vehicles, with multiple locations in Oregon. This result resolves a multi-year consumer protection investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice Civil Recovery Section. “The settlement orders Camping World to return $3 million in refunds to affected
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers have previewed some of their ideas to build more homes and lower rents and home prices for Oregonians struggling with the high cost of housing. During committee hearings at the state Capitol last Tuesday and Wednesday, lawmakers discussed proposals to limit rent increases
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend residents are invited invited to an informational, online open house at bendoregon.gov/bendbikeway through Jan. 2, 2025 to view the final design for the Bend Bikeway Project. This online open house provides the last public review before the city’s project team finalizes the designs and initiates construction next year. Improving the transportation system
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTV) —A Damascus, Oregon woman was arraigned in federal court Monday after she was indicted for filing 20 fraudulent small claims in circuit courts throughout Oregon and receiving at least $190,000 in garnished funds from victims. Sharon Neal has been charged with five counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, between August
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The day-use parking fee will increase from $5 to $10 per day at the 25 Oregon State Parks that currently charge for parking, starting Jan. 2, Oregon State Parks announced recently.
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Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the Central Oregon city of Bend in recent months, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With recent snow and forecast continued cold and wet conditions, fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are planning again to complete pile burning in the Cline Buttes area, west of Tumalo and north of Highway 20, off Fryrear Road. This project is scheduled to begin on Monday,
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Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday signed Senate Bill 5801, passed in Thursday’s legislative special session, that allocates $218 million to the Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal to pay for costs associated with the 2024 wildfire season.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the holiday season approaches, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Bad Apple Campaign returns to help Oregonians take a bite out of inflation, minimize food waste and maximize holiday budgets. The updated campaign features new resources and advice from people in Oregon who save money by reducing the food they
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is expanding its program offering subsidized COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinics to all licensed long-term care facility residents and staff who might not otherwise have access. The program, run by the ODHS Office of Aging and People with Disabilities (APD), initially prioritized long-term care facilities
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Advocates of psilocybin treatment say 2024 was the year when Oregon’s psychedelic program started to stand on its own.
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By Blair Best, KGW.COM PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The city of Portland’s first shelter site for homeless people living in vehicles is shutting down less than two years after opening, leaving its current residents wondering where they’ll end up next, KGW reported. A gated lot off Northeast Sunderland Avenue and 33rd Drive in Portland once
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Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi wants to improve Oregon’s health care system, including keeping rural hospitals open, supporting homeless people and testing children for lead poisoning.
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Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funds during a Thursday special session that was convened to address unpaid bills stemming from the state’s 2024 record wildfire season. As wildfires still rage in California, Oregon is among several states grappling with steep costs related to fighting wildfires this
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — President Biden on Thursday granted clemency consisting of 39 pardons – including a 70-year-old Redmond resident – and 1,499 commutations. The Redmond man and Army veteran expressed gratitude for the action that took more than three decades to come about. Here are the details about Gary Michael Robinson, as presented by
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District announced Thursday that school board member Jessica Brumble has resigned, as she has been appointed the district’s new transportation Manager and will start her new position on Monday, Dec. 30. Brumble, who has served on the school board since July 2023, will now oversee the district’s
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