As extra $600 in benefits end, Oregon Employment Dept. offers advice, resources
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, which was created through the passage of the federal CARES Act signed…
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Seattle officials uneasy as more US agents arrive in city
SEATTLE (AP) — More federal agents have been dispatched to Seattle to protect federal property amid lingering unrest in the city following the…
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Pair escape van stalled on tracks, just before freight train hits it north of Bend
Two people in a van that stalled on the railroad tracks north of Bend early Friday morning narrowly escaped before a BNSF train smashed into it,…
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Warm Springs tribes report first COVID-19 death
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have reported their first COVID-19-related death, as the number of cases on the reservation has reached…
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Suspicious ‘hoax device’ on SW Bend roundabout art brings out OSP bomb tech
The OSP bomb squad was called in from Salem overnight to examine a suspicious device found hanging from the Reed Market Road roundabout public…
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Fires set inside Portland federal courthouse fence; 18 arrested on federal charges
Another night of fiery confrontation was reported late Thursday and early Friday in downtown Portland, with fires set both inside and outside the…
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Court denies AG’s bid to halt initiative signature gathering
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Those backing a plan to put an independent commission in charge of Oregon’s redistricting process will get additional time…
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OregonSaves retirement savings program, first of its kind, turns 3
A novel program to help Oregonians save for retirement is celebrating three years of…
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Bend outdoor clothing and gear repair business receives DEQ grant
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has awarded about $125,000 total to 13 businesses in Oregon’s repair and…
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Early-morning cougar sightings reported in SE Bend, near Grocery Outlet
At least a few citizens reported seeing a cougar wandering through populated areas of southeast Bend early Thursday morning, including a sighting by…
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Bend Airport businesses object to rent hike
Some businesses at the Bend Municipal Airport are upset by recent word of a surprising rent hike of up to…
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La Pine brush fire stopped at half-acre
Crews from several agencies stopped a brush fire that burned about a half-acre off Dorrance Meadows Road in La Pine Thursday…
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La Pine man charged with abusing girl, 15, at Bend-area motels
An eight-month investigation of a 48-year-old La Pine man’s alleged abuse of a 15-year-old girl at several Bend-area motels last fall led to his…
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Unemployment relief is still lagging in Oregon
The Employment Department’s phone system seems to be the biggest challenge – it was down on…
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Passer-by grabs hose, stops shed fire NW of Prineville
A passer-by spotted a fire northwest of Prineville on Thursday and stopped to notify the property owner, also grabbing a garden hose to put out the…
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Split Bend councilors set fines of up to $500 for COVID-19 mask violators
Bend city councilors met virtually once again Thursday to dive into the details of how to best enforce Gov. Kate Brown’s mask-wearing requirements…
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Oregon reports 331 new COVID-19 cases, 18 in Deschutes County; 2 deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 273, along with 331 new cases, 18 of them in Deschutes County, the…
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Kaylee Sawyer’s mother speaks out on $2 million settlement of COCC lawsuit
After a long, difficult and emotional journey for the family of Kaylee Sawyer, the $2 million settlement reached in a civil lawsuit against Central…
Continue ReadingIndustrial fire precaution level to rise on C.O. public lands next week
Hot, dry weather have prompted the Forest Service, BLM to increase the Industrial Fire Precaution Level from II to III for C.O. public lands next…
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FDA recalls more than 75 hand sanitizer products due to methanol contamination
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded their list of recalled hand sanitizers to more than 75 products the agency…
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