Sen. Wyden hosts first-ever statewide virtual town hall
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has hosted nearly 1,000 town halls in his career, but the one he held on Friday was a first.…
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IRS: VA benefits recipients to automatically receive stimulus payments
The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced Friday that…
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Oregon’s Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to NY Liberty
Sabrina Ionescu was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft Friday night, going to the New York Liberty in an Oregon sweep of the top two…
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Gov. Brown issues order to keep creditors from garnishing COVID-19 payments
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued Executive Order 20-18, preventing creditors or debt collectors from garnishing…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths; total reaches 70
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 70, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Deschutes County Access to Justice Committee offers info amid COVID-19 pandemic
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Access to Justice Committee is a joint committee formed by the Deschutes County Circuit Court and the…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend weekly road and traffic report, April 20-26
Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of April…
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Projected 20-year timeline for Bend Parkway changes
Local planners have a revised 20-year timeline for changes to the Bend…
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Oregon legislative board looks to approve millions for coronavirus aid
Oregon lawmakers are looking to convene a special remote hearing to approve tens of millions of dollars of aid to those affected by the coronavirus…
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Helt asks governor to let ‘essential’ medical procedures resume in C.O.
State Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, sent a letter to Gov. Kate Brown Thursday evening, asking her to work with Central Oregon health professionals,…
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Oregonians fall victim to coronavirus-related scams
Hundreds of people have reported scams due to the…
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Ochoco National Forest seeks comments on wild horse management plan update
The Ochoco National Forest on Friday released a draft environmental assessment for the Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan project.…
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Bend outlines 2020 street preservation projects
The city of Bend is about to kick off a season of street preservation work all over town. Some paving will start this month, earlier than planned,…
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Bend-La Pine Schools open fall kindergarten registration
Bend-La Pine Schools families are invited to register kindergarten students for the coming 2020-21 school year, beginning Friday. Online registration…
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ODOT again pushes back studded tire deadline, to May 15
Oregon drivers will not be required to remove studded tires until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday.…
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Sisters gym lends nearly $100,000 in equipment to clients
The coronavirus has caused Central Oregon gyms to look a little different lately. Instead of shutting his doors completely, though, Ryan Hudson,…
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Gov. Brown welcomes President Trump’s guidelines for reopening U.S.
Gov. Kate Brown issued generally positive comments Thursday regarding President Trump’s plan to reopen America, saying it’s similar to the cautious…
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Survey finds Oregonians strongly support protecting wildlife corridors
Most Oregonians want to protect wildlife migration corridors, according to the latest poll…
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Merkley, other lawmakers want national moratorium on utility shut-offs
Senator Jeff Merkley, other lawmakers urge congressional leaders to institute a nationwide moratorium on utility…
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Senators urge feds to support Oregon request to aid homeowners
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Wednesday urged the federal Treasury Department to support a request by Oregon officials that could help…
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