BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Board of County Commissioners has formally adopted Deschutes County’s $508.2 million fiscal year 2020-21 budget. The action followed a series of public meetings and hearings by the county’s budget committee in late May. The newly adopted budget for the Ccunty and six service districts totals $508,217,831, which includes property taxes,
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say criminal charges against 14 people arrested after protests in Salem against the death of George Floyd have been dismissed. The Statesman Journal reports the Salem Police Department arrested the people on charges of riot and interfering with a peace officer on May 31 and June 1. Many of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has filed a class-action lawsuit against Portland Police and the city on behalf of journalists and legal observers who they say were targeted and attacked by the police while documenting protests. KOIN reports the suit says police have used tear gas, pepper spray, shot
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Preliminary results from door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that 3.4% of the Newport community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on June 20-21, the school said Tuesday.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thanks to funds provided by Northwest Area Foundation, NeighborImpact is helping Central Oregonians save toward their personal goals and better their financial futures by offering a “Goal Savers” program. Each Goal Savers participant identifies a specific financial goal they plan to accomplish upon completion of the program. This goal is entirely individualized
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Coord, the leading curb management company, on Tuesday announced that the cities of Aspen, Nashville, Omaha and West Palm Beach have been selected as Pilot Cities for the 2020 Digital Curb Challenge.
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Dry conditions and low water levels have prompted a partial campfire ban and a closure of two boat ramps on Prineville Reservoir, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Project and the Graduate Research Organization are pleased to announce the recipients of their 2020 scholarship awards. Sisters Folk Festival awarded a total of $4,000 to six Sisters High School seniors who have participated in performing and/or visual arts, as well as photography and digital arts during
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue is urging residents to celebrate the Fourth of July safely, with legal fireworks — and to report the use of illegal fireworks in their neighborhood, which carries a $750 fine. Here’s their message, issued Tuesday: We need your help spreading the word to celebrate safely and legally
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has just received a $5,000 grant from the Central Oregon Health Council to help the organization identify the barriers to homeownership for Black, Hispanic and other non-white families in the Central Oregon community. Over the next six months, the non-profit will be partnering with an instructor at
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation has awarded Jericho Road $5,000 to help with the provision of food and emergency supplies in the Redmond area. “The funds are particularly critical during the current closures and loss of jobs compounding the general needs of the homeless and hungry in Central Oregon,” said
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A system that has moved off the NE will double back on us and keep cool conditions in the forecast for the next couple days.
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Twenty-seven farmers markets in Oregon, and more on the way, have launched online ordering systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oregon Farmers Markets Association (OFMA), in partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA), launched a new statewide project this spring, aimed at helping Oregon’s farmers
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FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A well-known couple who ran a crabbing business in Florence died and one person was rescued after a fishing boat sank early Monday near the coastal community. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Amber and Kyle Novelli, who operated Novelli’s Crab and Seafood in Florence, died after their boat hit a jetty early Monday.
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The Central Oregon Saturday Market in downtown Bend is off to a late start this Saturday, July 4th, with some changes to reflect COVID-19 public health guidelines.
Continue ReadingIn one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet, Arizona is closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses for 30 days amid a “brutal” increase in Covid-19 cases, Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday.
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Six months after putting itself up for sale, a Les Schwab Tire Centers representative tells NewsChannel 21 COVID-19 issues, including travel restrictions on showing properties, have prompted the company to put the sale process on hold, for now.
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A Bend pizzeria is closing its doors to make way for a car wash. Pappy’s Pizzeria in Bend will permanently close its doors at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Before the governor’s face mask mandate announcement, the Northwest Grocery Association issued an urgent call for the public to wear masks in stores and public places.
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Monday afternoon about her announcement earlier in the day expanding a face covering mandate statewide, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
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