Month: February 2016

Starting next Tuesday, the Bend Park and Recreation District will be implementing a wildfire fuels reduction project on 37 acres in Shevlin Park west…

May 13, 2015 was a frightening day for three Deschutes National Forest employees as one of their colleagues, Steve Bigby, had a close call with death…

More than 147,000 Oregonians signed up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov during the open enrollment period that ended Jan. 31, state…

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services warned consumers Thursday not to seek loan modification services from Liberty One Mortgage, a…

The Oregon House unanimously approved a bill Thursday strengthening anti-prostitution laws, a move cheered by a Central Oregon advocate who fights…

The city of Bend is beginning its two-year “Downtown Parking, Circulation, and Access Study” to develop a parking plan for the downtown…

The armed occupiers are dwindling, but the spending keeps growing in Harney County, as authorities across the state keep boots on the ground in…

A Crooked River Ranch teen who suffered a gunshot wound in South Carolina Wednesday morning was taken off life support at a hospital and passed away…

Bend businessman Sam Carpenter announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Thursday as the Republican seeks the party nomination to unseat…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici Thursday to introduce a bill that would allow publications in…

A slow-speed pursuit of a driver who refused to pull over led to a high-risk, guns-drawn traffic stop and the arrest of a Prineville man Wednesday…

More than 50 people gathered in front of the Crook County Courthouse Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil honoring LaVoy Finicum, the refuge…

Deschutes County sheriff’s Deputy Michael Mangin was recognized at the Basic Police graduation ceremony at DPSST in Salem on Jan. 22 with the…

Central Oregon’s drinking water has been known for its great quality for years but how good is it really? NewsChannel 21’s Wanda Moore…

Bend city councilors agreed 5-2 Wednesday night to move forward with revised rules that will in some ways make it easier for homeowners to build a…

Nurses, deputies and police officers from throughout Oregon came together this week in Bend for Crisis Incident Training, which helps police better…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, took to the Senate floor Tuesday night to renew their bipartisan call for a permanent fix to…

Two runaways from the J Bar J Boys Ranch east of Bend broke into a convenience store on South Highway 97 early Wednesday, stealing hundreds of…

Some Central Oregonians dealing with the federal Bureau of Land Management say there’s more to the issue than the ones raised by ranchers…

With recent snowfall at Mt. Bachelor, many people aren’t thinking the snow will ever end. But warmer weather is on the way and may affect the…