Month: September 2017

September is National Suicide Prevention Ponth, which is why NewsChannel 21 wanted to share the story of a suicide survivor. Kristin Akin of Redmond…

Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., asked federal officials Thursday what’s being done to deploy more unmanned aerial systems to…

Thanks to a pair of citizen tips, a Florence woman was found and arrested in the La Pine area Thursday afternoon, hours after allegedly cutting the…

Poachers can found on dirt roads in the backcountry, looking to cheat the system and take home big game. Aaron Roth is a senior trooper for the…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s presidential election primary is held in May during election years, after many other states have already had…

Oregon State University-Cascades announced Thursday it has received a $1 million gift from Charles McGrath, the founder and president of Grace-Bio…

A new solar farm is nearing completion in Deschutes County, near Highway 97 between Bend and Redmond. The 95-acre solar farm project site is set to…

Wildfires burning in our region could have an impact on hunting season as the firefighters try to contain those blazes. Bowhunters are seeing less…

Westbound Interstate 84 between Hood River and Troutdale reopened to all travelers just before 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 days after the Eagle Creek Fire…

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether people support Oregon’s tougher new child passenger safety seat law: Do…

(Update: Statement from suspect’s family; court hearing canceled; sheriff says he should be tried as adult) ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) – The…

Elysia Kiyija has been selected as the new Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services. Elysia,…

Bend Memorial Clinic, Central Oregon’s biggest multi-specialty physician group, announced Thursday it has signed a letter of intent to partner…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced reduced evacuation levels for the Elk and Lava Lake areas on Thursday. Here’s the…

The Family Access Network (FAN) is pleased to announce the hiring of three new FAN advocates: Amy Naegeli, FAN advocate at Edwin Brown Center and…

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity is pleased to welcome five new families into our Partnership Program for Homeownership. These five families work in…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County authorities have arrested a 22-year-old man accused of killing a chicken. Spokeswoman Carrie Carver of the…

(Update: Thursday morning update; lines hold, new size) The Desolation Fire stayed within planned containment lines through Wednesday evening’s…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp. has announced it will be closing its Salem solar plant in late October after…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, helped pass H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017,…