City of Bend installs more than 300 solar modules at water facility
The city of Bend said Monday it has completed installation of 324 solar base-mounted modules at its water filtration facility west of Bend. A $60,341…
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New community resource map available online
Deschutes County and several of its cities are working to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable populations by offering a new map that shows…
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Grinding wheel sparks NW Prineville fire that threatens fourplex
A grinding wheel being used on a truck bed frame sparked a half-acre brushfire that burned power poles and threatened a fourplex in northwest…
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Oregon PUC confirms utilities have suspended disconnections, late fees
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Monday it has confirmed that utilities it regulates across the state have taken steps to…
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Redmond School District launches online kindergarten registration
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District has launched online registration for incoming kindergarten students for the 2020-2021 school…
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C.O. breweries’ new website offers beer pick-up, delivery info
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians wanting to support local breweries can now find information about beer pick up and delivery through one…
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IRS alert: Social Security recipients with eligible kids must act by Wednesday
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service on Monday issued a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by this…
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Oregon reports 75th COVID-19 death, 47 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 75, the Oregon Health Authority reported …
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Oregon primary election carries on, despite COVID-19
We are in full swing of election season and Oregon’s May 19 primary election is now less than a month away. Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno…
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Labor Dept. answers Wyden, clarifies workers covered by jobless benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Department of Labor has made clear, after a confusing start, that workers Congress intended to be…
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OSU-Cascades to offer first engineering science degree at West Coast public school
Oregon State University–Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree this fall to address employer needs for engineers that can work across a wide…
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Wash. man jailed in Sunriver condo burglaries
A Vancouver, Washington man was arrested in Sunriver Saturday night, caught in the act of burglarizing two unoccupied condominiums, police said…
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week observed
Every April, the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime leads communities across the country in observing National Crime Victims’…
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Merkley, colleagues accuse administration of illegal wage garnishment
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional…
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Wyden, colleagues seek data on how small business relief funds are being distributed
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking…
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Federal grants include $584K for Cascades East Transit
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Oregon Department of Transportation will receive nearly $42.7 million in funding…
Continue ReadingSome experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
Dozens of grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus, despite masks, temperature checks and capacity restrictions to keep them safe. So…
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OLCC lets retailers sell beer, wine and cider starting at 6 a.m.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved a temporary rule allowing OLCC licensed retailers to sell beer, wine and cider beginning at 6…
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OLCC approves random testing of marijuana products
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission last week gave the go-ahead for random testing of marijuana products for the presence of undisclosed ingredients…
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#ToTheMax Challenge – Week 2
We saw more creativity on display for the second week of the #ToTheMax Challenge, with animals even getting involved this time! Send in your videos…
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