The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending a human resources investigation.
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After more than five years of waiting in some cases, wildfire survivors across the West will be relieved of paying federal income taxes on their recovery settlements and lawyers fees.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are reminding Oregonians and visitors of the importance of earthquake and tsunami preparedness following Thursday’s seismic events. At 10:44 a.m., a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred offshore 56 miles east of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend city councilors weighed two proposals Wednesday night to add about 100 acres on the east side of the city’s urban growth boundary under a state law aimed at expediting more affordable housing. In the end, they voted 4-2 to choose the Caldera Ranch site along SE Knott Road over the
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Teegan Wright, a fifth-grade student at Rosland Elementary School in La Pine, will serve in the cabinet for the 2025 Oregon Kid Governor. He and other cabinet members and the new Oregon Kid Governor, Rosie from Riverdale Grade School in Portland, will be sworn in at the state Capitol in January.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend’s controversial transportation fee is picking up speed, and the city says Phase 1 is already showing success. It’s expected to meet its $5 million revenue goal by July of next year. Councilors will decide in coming weeks on Phase 2’s fee schedule that begins next July increasing
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SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a holiday plea for those who love to do up their yards with festive displays: Deck the halls this holiday season, not the deer. Deer entanglement is a growing concern in Oregon, and local ODFW offices are urging residents to take action by cleaning up their
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While the holiday season is often a time for celebrating with friends and family, it is also a time when the Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste sees a significant increase in the amount of trash going into the landfill. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American family
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – WorkSource Oregon is excited to announce that it will be relocating its office to a new location in Bend. The last day of operation at the current location at 1645 NE Forbes Rd #100, Bend, OR 97701, will be Friday, December 13. Beginning Monday, December 16, WorkSource Oregon Bend will be
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kayse Jama arrived in Portland in 1998 as a refugee from war-torn Somalia, with no job, few prospects and the phone number of one other Somali immigrant who let him couch-surf while he found his way in a new country. Twenty-six years later, Jama is
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend invited residents Wednesday to take part in an open house, in person or online, to help shape the direction of the new Reed Market Road railroad crossing project. In person: Monday, Dec. 9, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at the Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Road Online: Dec.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Leaders of the Greater Idaho movement said Wednesday they are asking President Trump and his incoming administration to get involved in supporting border talks between Idaho and Oregon. In a letter released Wednesday (see below), Citizens for Greater Idaho praised the former and future President as a “practical problem-solver”
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — All 2025 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife products, including hunting and fishing licenses, wildlife area parking permits, waterway access permits and more, are on sale now online at MyODFW.com or at license sale agents. Licenses and permits are valid Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025 and make a great gift for family and friends who
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On Tuesday, residents had a chance to stop by Deep Roots Coffee in Prineville during a two-hour coffee to informally meet Jeff Profio, the new police chief.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Senior Trooper Scott Show needed an official name for his new drug-detection K-9. He had the idea to let Oregon elementary school students name the 2-year-old female Belgian Malinois. On Oct. 17, OSP launched the “Name Our K-9” contest. At the time, no one knew we would end up
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Lottery will return more than $947 million to the state for the 2024 fiscal year – a $48 million increase from the previous year, officials said Tuesday. The Lottery generated $940 million in profit and reduced reserves nearly $8 million, enabling the higher return. Unclaimed prizes for the year totaled $8 million
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The United States Postal Service released its 2024 Post-Election Analysis Report Tuesday, outlining the agency’s steps to process more than 99.22 million ballots in the 2024 general election. The full report can be read here: 2024 Post-Election Analysis Report. “In 2024, the Postal Service once again admirably performed our role of efficiently and
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The League of Oregon Cities’ Board of Directors has unanimously adopted nine legislative priorities for cities for the 2025 and 2026 sessions. The priorities were identified through a committee process this spring and a vote by the LOC’s 241 member cities this summer. The following nine issues received the most votes and were adopted by
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By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a stunning stretch of the state known as “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” before he leaves office. Kotek wrote to Biden on Nov. 22, asking that he invoke the Antiquities Act of 1906 and designate
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the predicted mild weather, BLM fuels specialists have determined that conditions are not right to burn piles near Cline Buttes, and the burn west of Tumalo has been postponed. An additional media advisory will be issued when the project is scheduled again. Crews instead will shift Tuesday to burn piles along Millican Road, southwest of Prineville,
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