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State audit finds home mortgage interest deduction ‘deeply inequitable’; Sen. Knopp disagrees

March 16, 2022 11:01 am KTVZ News Partners

Since 1923 in Oregon, some homeowners have been able to take the interest they pay on their mortgage, and subtract it from their taxable…

Growing list of big, traditional C.O. events set to return this year after 2-year COVID hiatus

March 16, 2022 11:47 am KTVZ

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many of the High Desert’s traditional yearly events for the foreseeable future in 2020, few if any people…

Sisters Movie House joins C.O. in support of Ukraine with film fundraiser

March 16, 2022 11:49 am KTVZ

Along with several other Central Oregon businesses and individuals, the Sisters Movie House is showing support of Ukraine with a fundraiser, in this…

‘Pretty special’: Bend Senior High Unified basketball team wins state Special Olympics championship

March 16, 2022 11:44 am KTVZ

A big win for the Bend Senior High Unified Basketball team, claiming the title of state champions on Saturday. Unified Sports is a program that…

Warm Springs among 14 communities chosen to build cutting-edge energy storage capacity

March 16, 2022 4:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Warm Springs, Talent and Pendleton have been selected by federal officials to…

Bundy gets probation, no jail, in 2nd trespassing conviction

March 16, 2022 4:04 pm The Associated Press

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy has again been convicted of trespassing at the Idaho Capitol…

ODF offering C.O. landowners assistance for fuel reduction projects to curb wildfire risks

March 16, 2022 12:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District said Wednesday it is accepting applications from landowners in several areas of…

Garage fire spreads to NW Redmond home; no injuries, firefighters rescue several cats

March 15, 2022 9:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

A fire in a garage full of personal belongings spread to part of a northwest Redmond home Tuesday afternoon, but all occupants got out unhurt and…

Gov. Brown signs child care funding bill, visits COCC, talks workforce initiative in Bend

March 15, 2022 8:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed House Bill 4005, the $100 million child care investment package, on Tuesday at Bloom Children’s Center in Bend, one…

Deschutes County commissioners discuss homeless, other issues with Redmond city councilors

March 15, 2022 8:00 pm KTVZ

Deschutes County commissioners and Redmond city councilors discussed several Redmond-area projects during their joint meeting Tuesday evening, but as…

Murals brighten, inspire at homeless shelter in NE Bend

March 15, 2022 7:32 pm KTVZ - News Team

Three local artists bring paintings and messages of beauty and hope in artwork installed Tuesday on the exterior wall of the Shepherd’s House…

Some C. Oregonians share enthusiasm for bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

March 15, 2022 5:58 pm KTVZ

A movement to make Daylight Saving Time permanent took a big step forward Tuesday, with the U.S. Senate unanimously passing legislation to end the…

Oregon looks to build more public EV charging stations in Central Oregon, across state

March 15, 2022 11:33 am KTVZ

State officials met with Bend’s transportation planners Tuesday to present them with the state’s report on electric charging…

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust’s $350,000 ‘top off’ grant supports new Madras Health Center

March 15, 2022 5:00 pm KTVZ News Partners

Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently awarded a…

Landslide shuts U.S. Highway 101 on north Oregon coast

March 15, 2022 12:25 pm KTVZ News Partners

An active landslide has closed a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 in both directions Tuesday along the northern Oregon coast at milepost 47, north of…

AAA: Falling oil prices have put the brakes on surging Oregon gas prices — for now

March 15, 2022 11:54 am KTVZ News Partners

After cresting above $123 per barrel shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of crude oil has gradually fallen below $100 per…

More federal funds to keep Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance portal open another week

March 15, 2022 11:16 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Tuesday it will keep the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program portal open until 11:59 p.m. next…