Bend City Council to host Warm Springs Tribal Council for first joint work session
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, Nov. 1, the Bend City Council will welcome Tribal Council leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs…
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The Museum at Warm Springs raises $110,000 at its 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration at Tetherow
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs, which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary throughout 2023, hosted a Gala Celebration and Fundraiser…
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‘Operation Not Forgotten’: FBI dedicates added resources to women, children in Oregon’s Indian Country
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI on Tuesday announced the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI Special Agents,…
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T-Mobile gives $50,000 Hometown Grant to Warm Springs for its Commissary transformation project
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — T-Mobile presented a $50,000 check to the Warm Springs Community Action Team on Friday for its Commissary project, one…
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Warm Springs solar streetlights, Sisters EV charging, Bend ‘mobility points’ among ODOT carbon-reduction grants
Electric cars and buses, e-bike lending libraries and solar streetlights are among the 15 projects across Oregon to receive funding from the…
Continue Reading Senators announce $70,000 in federal funds for Warm Springs regional economic development
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs will receive $70,000…
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Oregon Cultural Trust grant to help preserve rite of passage for Warm Springs youth receiving their Indian names
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A “Salmon Run” sculpture for the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s new lobby, a trauma- informed media arts program for social…
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Warm Springs tribal members praise revised state law
St. Charles Health System and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have praised Oregon lawmakers for revising state law so that tribal members can…
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Federal jury convicts Warm Springs man of assaulting girlfriend, leaving her lying injured in her home’s driveway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A federal jury found a Warm Springs man guilty Thursday of brutally assaulting his girlfriend last May, leaving her lying…
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Merkley, Wyden announce $7.5 million in HUD funding for needed new housing in Warm Springs
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is…
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Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or…
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Animals cause 2 C.O. Pacific Power outages; ‘sensitive’ line settings to reduce fire risk raise blackout potential
About 3,500 Pacific Power customers in Bend and Warm Springs lost power for a time Tuesday morning in unrelated outages tied to animals. But Pacific…
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Kotek names Warm Springs tribal representative to Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday the full membership of the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council, which she has tasked…
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Warm Springs fire crew rescues puppies from rubble beneath burned-out home; some up for adoption soon
Warm Springs firefighters are drawing praise and widespread attention for rescuing the last eight of a dozen puppies found with their mama in the…
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Crews on Warm Springs Reservation report good progress on 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire, now 40% contained
More than 120 people working to douse the 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire that broke out Friday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation now have it 40%…
Continue Reading Warm Springs 1st Oregon tribe to adopt Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons Community Response Plan
In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered…
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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bill to expand, improve access to clean water for tribal communities
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in…
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OSP identifies two drivers killed in weekend head-on crash on Hwy. 26 on Warm Springs Reservation
Oregon State Police on Tuesday released the victims’ names and more details about a head-on crash of an SUV and van on U.S. Highway 26 Saturday…
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Revived Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs set to reopen by next spring, after storm delays planned summer return
In the town of Warm Springs, about 15 minutes away from the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, residents and tourists alike are wondering when the resort…
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Kah-Nee-Ta Resort renovation project affected by storm damage; planned 2023 reopening delayed
A major restoration and renovation project underway at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation is proceeding in numerous ways, but…
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