Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country is playing out in Oregon, where the state’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District is among just over two dozen seats nationwide that are considered toss ups. Two other House races in the state’s 4th and 6th districts, though less
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As election season wraps up, communities nationwide are encouraged to exercise their right to vote. This election season, voters say they are looking for something specific in the candidates, including voters who were dropping off their ballots Monday evening at a Bend drop box. Bend resident Avdiel Valdez said: “I think
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has activated the State Emergency Coordination Center out of an abundance of caution in preparation for the upcoming election period. “This activation is a proactive measure to ensure readiness and support for communities and local leadership across the state,” the Monday evening announcement stated. “It
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildfire increasingly impacts communities across the state, the Oregon State Fire Marshal is working with communities to improve their resilience through newly awarded grant funds. The OSFM awarded $3 million to 40 communities across the state to create defensible space and other wildfire risk reduction projects. Earlier this year, local fire
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recognizing the concern nationwide over possible post-election violence and unrest, this morning Oregon Attorney General and President of the National Association of Attorneys General Ellen Rosenblum and Immediate past-President Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost led a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general in a statement calling for peaceful responses to the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend Park and Recreation District said Monday it is getting started on its latest river access improvement project, capitalizing on lower water level conditions this fall and winter. The Miller’s Landing Park project will begin in early November and is expected to be completed next summer. Miller’s Landing Park is a 4.5-acre
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Election Day is at hand, and Central Oregon county election officials are among those preparing for the big night.
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(Update: Adding video, comments by city staff, Les Schwab Tire Centers store manager) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — ODOT isn’t the only agency keeping busy preparing for snowy winter roads. The city of Bend is also starting its winter preparations. “The shop is actually getting our equipment all fitted,” Streets Division Manager Chuck Swann said Monday.
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four years after Oregon voters approved the regulated use of psilocybin mushrooms and more than a year after the first patients began using them, more than a dozen Oregon cities will ask voters whether to ban psilocybin businesses in Tuesday’s election. The anti-psilocybin ballot measures
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The Oregon Housing and Community Services Housing Stability Council on Friday awarded more than $10.3 million to Thistle & Nest, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding affordable housing options for Central Oregon’s workforce. This funding will help the organization build 74 affordable homes off SW Murphy Road in Bend, as part of a broader initiative to address regional housing challenges.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday two significant cooperation agreements and antitrust settlements with two generic prescription drug-makers, expected to total $49.1 million, and said Oregonians who used their drugs could be eligible for future compensation as a result. The settlements resolve allegations that both Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex engaged in
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed project to build a refinery on an estuary along the Columbia River is getting pushback from the public. NEXT Renewable Fuels is proposing a diesel refinery in Clatskanie, Oregon, with a capacity of up to 50,000 barrels of fuel a day. The Texas-based company said
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Oregon is one step closer to using a state forest to help capture and store more planet-warming greenhouse gases, and to fight climate change and earn money through the carbon market.
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Election Day is quickly approaching, and candidates and supporters are busy working to get out the vote in the hotly contested Fifth Congressional District race between incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep. Bynum.
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AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is here. Polls are open across the nation and Americans are casting ballots in the 2024 presidential election. History will be made regardless of who wins. America will either elect its first woman president in Democrat Kamala Harris or its first person convicted of a felony
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The winning artwork has been selected for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2025 Waterfowl, Upland Game Bird, and Habitat Conservation stamp art contests. This year’s artwork was judged at ODFW Headquarters in Salem on Tuesday, Oct. 29 by a panel of independent judges. The winning artwork will be featured on
Continue ReadingOregon Emergency Management offers election info, resources to address hate speech, bias crimes SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With Election Day looming, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging any Oregon registered voter who has not yet received their ballot to contact their respective county elections office. By now, all ballots have been mailed and voters should be
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As tensions tighten across the country heading toward Election Day, Portland police are gearing up to tackle any unrest and the National Guard is standing ready as political leaders call for peaceful protests.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory on Friday confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock of geese and chickens in Jackson County, the first confirmed case in that county. Samples from the flock first were taken to the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Community members are invited to attend a City of Bend open house on a project called Planning for People Streets. Bend has great people-centered streets, like Brooks Street Alley, and is expecting more in the future. This study will help the city plan for where and how Bend could have more of
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