Governor Kate Brown visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs late this week for government-to-government meetings with tribal leaders on several issues.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Community Foundation announced Tuesday it is awarding over $8.7 million in new community grants including $2.4 million in donor funds to directly support community grant requests from 371 nonprofit organizations throughout the state. Prioritized grants are being issued to community organizations serving disproportionately impacted communities in Oregon, including communities of color
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Firefighters tackled a brush fire that broke out Sunday evening about seven miles north of Madras, burning about 25 acres and prompting closure of U.S. Highway 26 for a time, officials said.
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A missing Wisconsin man whose SUV was located at a campground on the west side of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation was found by a resident Wednesday, about a week after he got lost on a hike, police said.
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Team Rubicon crews at the Museum at Warm Springs were cutting down trees, trimming branches, clearing brush and doing overall fuel reduction and fire mitigation on Friday
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Over the last several years, several wildfires have affected the Warm Springs community. In June of 2021, the S-503 fire destroyed approximately 7,000 acres. With wildfire season coming, it is essential to do what can be done to reduce the damage caused during a wildfire event. The Emergency Manager of
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A traffic stop on Highway 26 Wednesday by Warm Springs Tribal Police led to a Portland man’s arrest on an outstanding warrant, as well as new charges after a drug-detection dog found suspected fentanyl pills and psilocybin mushrooms, Police Chief Bill Elliott said.
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Faces from the Land: A Photographic Journey Through Native America by Ben and Linda Marra” is a traveling exhibition that documents the proud spirit and identity of Native American powwow dancers throughout the United States and Canada. The exhibition will be on view at The Museum at Warm Springs from
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SALEM, Oregon (KTVZ) – The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $75,722 in grants to 12 museums throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation, visitor education and heritage tourism. Award amounts ranged from $2148 – $8,000. Funded projects: Cape Blanco Heritage Society, in Port Orford, to digitize historic newspapers.City
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The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are set to receive about $25 million in federal funds to tackle the reservation’s long-standing water issues, the Indian Health Service announced this week.
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Motorists encountered high water in many spots around Bend as a thunderstorm dumped heavy rain Thursday afternoon, while ODOT says a small slide sent water, mud and rocks across Hwy. 26 near Warm Springs, narrowing traffic to one lane with flaggers.
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A Warm Springs man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to the 2020 sexual assault of a woman on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, federal prosecutors said.
Continue Reading Warm Springs Tribal Police were called to a car at the Indian Head Casino on a report of drug activity early Tuesday morning, and as a result, two men face tribal and federal drug charges, according to Police Chief Bill Elliott, who warned that his department will enforce their drug laws, “no matter the amount.”
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The Commissary, moved to a new location Monday, will become a net-zero energy office and retail building on Highway 26.
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Nearly a quarter-century after the disappearance of a 28-year-old Portland woman who is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon State Police are highlighting the case this week “in hopes that it might trigger someone’s memory.”
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Newport Avenue Market and its employee owners rallied other businesses and delivered a semi-truck load, 14 pallets of donated drinking water to Warm Springs Thursday morning after a fire caused a treatment plant outage that hit the community hard. Here’s a video they provided about how it went.
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Repairs to fire-damaged equipment at the Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant were completed on Tuesday, allowing water to again flow to reservation residents, though a precautionary boil-water notice will now be in place into next week, officials said.
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Police and others have been searching an area of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation for a 71-year-old man, “Louie” Selam,” last seen last Wednesday afternoon at Warm Springs Tribal Credit. His car was found stuck in the snow near Peter’s Pasture. Anyone with information is asked to contact Warm Springs Police dispatch at 541-553-1171.
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A Warm Springs man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in the 2020 stabbing death of a Redmond man during a robbery.
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A 65-year-old Warm Springs woman reported missing a week ago has been located in Washington state, police said Tuesday,
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