The St. Charles Foundation’s annual ‘Heaven Can Wait’ 5K fundraiser became a week-long virtual event this year that wrapped up Sunday and benefited the hospitals’ front-line caregivers. We talked to a participant in the event, which had more than 1,000 participants in 14 states and raised more than $50,000.
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For a second week, a Black Lives Matter gathering was held Sunday in Bend’s Drake Park, with more speakers sharing personal stories and changes they would like to see in the community. NewsChannel 21 spoke with some participants in the sit-in protest.
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Good morning, Central Oregon! Showers are likely when we wake up Monday across the High Desert. That chance for showers sticks with us throughout the day, but dips down to around 40% by Monday evening. Forecast highs will be on the chillier side as well, ranging from the mid-50s to low 60s. Westerly winds should
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 176, along with 101 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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One Bend man was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon when a van crashed into the rear of an SUV as both vehicles prepared to turn left from Highway 20E onto the Powell Butte Highway east of Bend, Oregon State Police said.
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Contact tracing is important in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. But Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum warned Saturday to watch out for scammer impersonators who want to steal your personal information.
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Two long-standing statues have been torn down on the University of Oregon campus this weekend — the Pioneer Mother and the Pioneer outside Johnson Hall.
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A weekly CROP (Crooked River Open Pastures) Farmers Market took place Saturday in Prineville.
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Dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters and counter-protesters gathered on either side of Third Street in downtown Prineville on Saturday afternoon, and while things stayed mostly peaceful, there were some incidents and four arrests, police confirmed.
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Your day will be mostly cloudy, with more chances for rain coming in the evening. Forecast highs will be scattered in the 60s, with forecast lows in the 40s. More chances for rain stick with us through Tuesday morning, but that’s when the change begins. We are expecting mostly clear conditions
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A Bend woman faces drunken and reckless driving charges after her SUV left Highway 97 south of Redmond Saturday morning and rolled, throwing her to the ground, also catching fire and striking a power pole that fell and landed on her arm, Oregon State Police said.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has asked for a list of names by June 22 of inmates eligible for possible release to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the state prison system.
Continue Reading COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 174, along with 158 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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A La Pine towing company worker who kept going back into the burning business to look for a missing cat early Saturday morning interfered with firefighting efforts and was cited for threatening Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies with two axes for trying to stop him, officials said.
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This isn’t your typical rescue story. In fact, it’s for the birds — to be more precise, three baby red-tailed hawks that a recent windstorm apparently blew out of their nest at a ranch near Prineville, and how an Oregon State Police trooper and others stepped up (a tree) to help them out.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released the following statement Friday after the Federal Communications Commission announced that Oregon will receive over $2.7 million to help expand rural broadband over the next 10 years. The funding includes $1.36 million for Oregon’s Second District to serve over 2,000 small businesses and residents at a minimum
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Jefferson is a 10-week-old cattle dog mix from an extremely smart, high-energy litter, and he’ll be ready for adoption soon, according to the Humane Society of Central Oregon. By the way, we just learned Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center has reopened to the public, with appointments no longer required — but masks requested.
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Shoppers expressed sadness as they returned to the Bend JCPenney, which has reopened but only for a liquidation sale, as one of 150 closing nationwide.
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After NewsChannel 21 reported on the Opportunity Foundation’s decision to no longer provide paid job training for people with disabilities, Executive Director Seth Johnson shared a brief message to the community.
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On June 2, DMV started accepting requests for in-person appointments at its offices. As of Thursday, the agency has received 98,361 requests and scheduled 26,325 appointments for Oregonians. By Friday afternoon, the figure easily surpassed 100,000 requests.
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