Month: August 2013

In celebration of Central Oregon beer week, we spoke Monday with Gary Fish, founder of Deschutes Brewery, to find out what it took to pave the way…

The Shared Future Coalition was formed to foster the legal and safe use of alcohol in Deschutes County. On Monday, it launches a major grassroots…

The City of Bend Police Department will conduct a Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation on Thursday August 15, 2013, between the hours of 7:30am to…

Central Oregon firefighters responded to four small apparent lightning-sparked fires Sunday in the Ochocos as crews continued to tackle small blazes…

With the arrival of Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to roll up a sleeve and give blood…

Central Oregon’s Ashton Eaton won the decathlon world championship title Sunday to add to his 2012 London Olympics gold medal. Eaton had a…

A growing group of outdoor enthusiasts in the Bend area has a mission to not just enjoy their favorite hiking and fishing spots, but to learn more…

Oregon State Police on Sunday identified a 33-year-old La Pine-area man who was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when his SUV left a Northern…

A memorial service will be held Saturday in Albany for Jesse Trader, the firefighter who died at a southern Oregon wildfire. Meanwhile, a service…

A contractor with a crew performing fire line rehabilitation work died Saturday on a southeast Oregon wildfire, Bureau of Land Management officials…

Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty shared with NewsChannel 21 on Saturday previously undisclosed information that could answer many…

The Old Mill District shopping area in Bend is closing the area east of the Deschutes River for ticketed concerts for the first time in 11 years of…

MOSCOW (AP) — Bend native Ashton Eaton ran a blistering 400 meters to regain the lead after the first five events of the decathlon Saturday,…

After 14 bike crashes in July, a new Bend police report shows bicycle accidents are actually down this year. There have been 38 crashes have been…

When thunderstorms sweep across the High Desert and fires start, it takes an army of people to stop the flames. Many firefighters from across the…

A bill in Washington aims to open 1.5 million acres of federal land to timber harvest in Oregon. The timber is on the west side of the state, but the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters and rainfall have blunted a grass fire threatening the Eastern Oregon town of John Day. The National Weather…

Heart of Oregon Corps announced Friday that the Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps was awarded $23,500 of additional grant funding for the…

The patrol car of a Prineville police sergeant responding to an emergency call was struck by a pickup at a northeast Prineville intersection, causing…

The Leadership Bend program and City Club of Central Oregon have taken action to integrate during the course of nine upcoming months as a way to…