Starting next summer, Oregonians across the state will begin to receive a standardized list of what can and cannot be recycled statewide, and owners and managers of apartment complexes and multi-unit housing will need to prepare to provide recycling for residents.
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises, which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and facilities, announced Monday that it will collaborate with renewable energy developer BrightNight to develop the Salmonfly Project, a utility-scale solar energy and battery energy storage project on the Warm Springs Reservation. Though early
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and send a record $11.4 billion to public schools as part of a budget focused on maintaining existing programs with little cash to spare for new initiatives.
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Gov. Tina Kotek met with reporters Monday morning to announce her recommended budget for the 2025-27 biennium.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said Monday they have opened the opportunity for Oregonians to request tickets to the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies on January 20, 2025. The ceremony is at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Each Oregonian requesting tickets may request up to four tickets. Requestors must include their full
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Associated Press LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — Drumming made the floor vibrate and singing filled the conference room of the Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, as hundreds in tribal regalia danced in a circle. For the last 47 years, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have held an annual
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Oregon Democrats appear to have eked out a supermajority in both the state House and Senate, with a narrow win confirmed in a rural Woodburn-based House seat late Tuesday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The sidewalks, roads and bridges Oregonians rely on to get around are poised to become more environmentally friendly in the coming years, thanks to a recent grant from the Federal Highway Administration. Earlier this month the federal Low-Carbon Transportation Materials program awarded ODOT up to $31.9 million to research and test ways to
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(Adding video: Special Projects Mgr. unveils 20-year Master Plan) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What will the City of Redmond look like in the next 20 years. The Redmond City Council received an update from the Special Projects and Natural Resources Program Manager, on the Parks Master Plan; what Redmond will look like in the next 20
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As awareness of climate change and water shortages grows, many of us are taking a second look at our landscape choices. What once seemed to be a reasonable balance of verdant green to hardy dryland plants now feels a bit extravagant. The City of Bend’s 2024 turf rebate demonstrated in two weeks
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(Update: Adding video, comments from neighbors) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right next to Doug Young’s home in La Pine lay miles of BLM-owned land, but Young says he’s been unable to enjoy it because of a growing encampment. “We get a lot of traffic coming down the road to see if they can get
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) recently completed a $163 million bond sale to finance first-time homebuyer loans through its Flex Lending program, which now offers two new loan products: FirstHome and NextStep. “FirstHome and NextStep continue OHCS’ mission of increasing access to stable housing by establishing more pathways to
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Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is using her constitutional authority to call a special session of the Oregon Legislature, to begin on Thursday, December 12, for lawmakers to appropriate funds to pay for the historic 2024 wildfire season.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are getting ready to begin pile burning in the Cline Buttes area, west of Tumalo and north of Highway 20, off Fryrear Road. The project is scheduled to begin next week, depending on weather conditions and fuel moisture. The piles contain
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PRINEVILLE, Ore (KTVZ) — Winter range closures will take effect on the Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland beginning Sunday, December 1 and will remain in place until April 1, 2025 on the Grassland and May 1, 2025 on the Forest. These closures include designated areas across the Grassland and the Forest, protecting
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With the holidays coming up, Oregon officials are again running a social media, website, audio and TV campaign aimed at curbing excessive drinking.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ — The Center for Health Statistics at Oregon Health Authority is raising fees on orders for certified copies of vital records placed online and by phone. The $4.25 fee increases go into effect Jan. 1. The Center for Health Statistics — also known as Oregon Vital Records and based at OHA’s Public
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Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then COVID hit and during the following two years, the number of Oregonians struggling to put food on the table rose, a recently released Oregon State University study found.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Friday declared a drought in Harney County through Executive Order 24-30, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. It’s the fourth such drought declaration this year, following the governor’s earlier actions involving Jefferson, Lake and Wallowa counties. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor,
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The Bend Police Department and the Bend Park & Recreation District jointly announced Friday that community members can now access a crime map and data about calls for service taking place in Bend’s parks and recreation facilities.
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