Month: April 2016

Central Oregon Council on Aging (COCOA) is pleased to announced the receipt of a Pacific Power Foundation grant of $3,000 in support of senior meals…

A 48-year-old Bend man remained in critical condition Monday at St. Charles Bend from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on Century Drive on…

Did you know that if a fire starts in your home, you may have only two minutes to escape? Home fires are the single greatest disaster threat to…

The $1 million playground at Sam Johnson Park in Redmond was dedicated in October, but without the accessible merry-go-round that was part of the…

It’s not a common duty, but once in a while, firefighters get to reunite a family, as one Portland crew did Sunday — a worried mama duck…

A 27-year-old burglary suspect who a police dog found hiding in the attic of a northwest Redmond home early Saturday apparently got in through the…

An argument led to gunfire in northwest Bend early Saturday, ending with two men shot in the street. A woman who came upon the scene and tried to…

A Bend man was taken to the hospital and arrested by citation on DUII charges after crashing along Cline Falls Road in the Tumalo area Friday night,…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year, people from all over the world are invited to “Take Back the Night” events, which…

A 78-year northwest Bend man killed his ill, 76-year-old wife he’d been caring for, and then himself at their home, police learned Thursday…

The possibility of a devastating mega-earthquake in Pacific Northwest has been a topic of conversation lately, thanks in part to the riveting and…

Friday was Earth Day, and it’s all about giving back to Mother Nature. Bend residents of all ages went green and got busy on projects around…

Deschutes County commissioners will hold two public hearings May 2 on proposed land use regulations to establish the time, place and conditions under…

Skyrocketing rent and the lack of affordable housing has been a reoccurring complaint among Bend residents. City officials say there’s been a…

A memorial service is planned Monday evening in Bend for NewsChannel 21 friend and colleague Russell Bird, who passed away two weeks ago. The public…

A 31-year-old transient who acted suspiciously at St. Charles Bend, pulled a knife and threatened to shoot security staff who pursued him to the…

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-ore., announced Friday that included in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations committee bill is…

Mt. Bachelor and its parent company Powdr Corp. announced Thursday they have signed a contract with lift manufacturer Doppelmayr to install a new…

Beginning Monday,crews from High Desert Aggregate and Paving, Inc. will resume work on Skyliners Road, the city of Bend said Friday. Construction,…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining heard from a broad array of…