Month: August 2015

Michael Estes, a Prineville native, has been hired by The Center Foundation as athletic trainer for Crook County High School. Recognizing the need…

Volunteer sign-ups are open for the 2015 Days of Caring presented by the United Way of Deschutes County and Volunteer Connect on September 18 th and…

The city of Redmond is pleased to announce that the Sam Johnson Park Playground Improvement Project, the largest accessible and inclusive playground…

An alarm early Sunday brought police to a northeast Bend department store, where they found and arrested a Eugene 18-year-old who allegedly had tried…

Cloud cover with cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity moderated fire behavior on the Stouts Fire east of Canyonville on Sunday, allowing…

With widespread drought affecting Oregon’s rivers, streams and fish, NewsChannel 21 decided to take a field trip to three Central Oregon…

A campfire ban went into effect Saturday across the Willamette National Forest, as officials cited extremely dry conditions in conjunction with…

An inmate serving time on a burglary conviction escaped early Sunday morning from the Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland by breaking…

Three small but suspicious brushfires broke out on vacant land along roads in various areas of Bend within three hours of each other Saturday night,…

Crews were battling more hot, tough conditions Saturday as they fought to contain two large southwest Oregon wildfires that erupted in recent days…

Redmond police are seeking the public’s help in finding four ATVs stolen from a South Highway 97 business this week, while the dealer is…

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order Friday for 35 more homes on the south end of a 6,500-acre wildfire east of…

Rural Oregon is known for its farms. Between horse ranches and hay farms, there is a new game in town now. “At the end of the day, we’re…

A 59-year-old Corvallis man was taken to St. Charles Bend after he apparently ran a stop sign and his car collided with an SUV at a northeast Bend…