Bend magnet school honors 8th-grade graduates
Westside Village Magnet School honors its eighth-grade graduates with a staff parade, as well as a music video, poems and gift bags.
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KTVZ, Bend Parks & Rec partner in Fourth of July ‘Virtual Pet Parade’
COVID-19 caused Bend Parks and Rec to cancel this year’s Fourth of July Pet Parade — but NewsChannel 21 is partnering with them for a ‘Virtual Pet Parade,’ encouraging people to submit their costumed pet videos from the link under the Play tab for an online gallery and a special Fourth of July program.
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Redmond Grocery Outlet will move to new, larger space
Redmond’s Grocery Outlet – the first – just announced it is moving next January from its long-time location on NW Fifth Street to a larger space with more parking at the former Albertsons site on S. Highway 97.
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Alert issued for missing Portland teen foster child in ‘critical danger’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mataya Gearhart, age 16, is a foster child who went missing from Portland last Thursday night, June 4. “She is believed to be in critical danger,” according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Oregon DHS on Tuesday evening asked he public to help in the effort to find Gearhart and to
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RDM air travelers share views; Alaska Airlines outlines safety measures
Air travelers arriving at Redmond Airport on Tuesday talked with NewsChannel 21 about their experience flying amid this pandemic, and what changes they’ve noticed aboard flights and safety precautions on planes and at airports.
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Gov. Brown announces COVID-19 testing plan for long-term care facilities
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Oregon will be implementing a comprehensive coronavirus testing plan to protect the residents and staff of long-term care facilities, prioritizing those facilities at greatest risk for outbreaks.
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100% graduation for C.O. HS seniors taking part in Big Brothers Big Sisters
All high school seniors participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon are graduating this year. Some of these graduates have overcome great obstacles in their lives, such as homelessness or abandonment.Â
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NeighborImpact helps teach students learning from home
NeighborImpact serves more than 400 children annually through its Head Start program, which provides education to at-risk preschool children. The program has adopted the use of video lessons in order to educate students learning from home during the coronavirus pandemic.Â
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Some C. Oregon churches continue virtual services
Despite new state guidelines that let them reopen, some Central Oregon churches are sticking for now to popular “virtual” online events, to keep everyone healthy.
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C.O. national forests extend free personal use permits through Sept. 30
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and Crooked River National Grassland on Tuesday extended a program that allows people to collect some special forest products for personal use without having to obtain a free use permit from Forest Service offices. “This action is being taken by the two forests and grassland
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Partly cloudy & warmer
Skies will stay partly cloudy Tuesday night as lows dip into the 40s.
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Grand jury clears 3 deputies who shot, killed man
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) — A grand jury has concluded that three Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies were justified in their use of deadly force on a man in response to an April 11 call in the Milwaukie area. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the shooting happened at the home of Lori and Tim Barker after she called
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Oregon transit agencies seek spending flexibility
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — TriMet and Oregon’s smaller transit agencies want lawmakers to let them spend payroll tax dollars on basic operations, instead of expanding service and converting diesel fleets to lower-emission vehicles. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that under a 2017 transportation bill, Oregon lawmakers added a 0.1% tax on employer payrolls statewide to enhance public
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 169 total
Five more people in Oregon have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 169, as the state’s total case count approaches 5,000, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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PacifiCorp to pay feds $3.4 million in settlement over 2018 S. Oregon wildfire
PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle federal allegations related to a 2018 Southern Oregon wildfire that officials claim was caused by a failed transmission line connector
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Burns-Hines VA clinic moving to new location
The Burns-Hines VA Clinic located at 271 North Egan Avenue in Burns will be changing its name and moving to a new location in July. The new ‘Eastern Oregon VA Clinic’ will be at 635 Hwy 20 North, Suite #4 Hines, OR 97738.
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New group of volunteer court-appointed advocates sworn in virtually
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local children in foster care now have 14 more CASA volunteers advocating for them. The community volunteers were the first class of Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA volunteers, who due to COVID, were trained through distance learning and sworn in remotely by Judge Bethany Flint. All CASA volunteers complete a
Continue ReadingHuman remains found at Idaho property of man tied to missing kids
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say human remains have been found at an Idaho man’s home that has been searched in an investigation into the disappearance of his new wife’s two children. Police in the small town of Rexburg say Chad Daybell was taken into custody Tuesday. Daybell recently married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow
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Interactive NW Bend art installment asks people for hope
At the corner of Northwest Ogden Avenue and Seventh Street in Bend, you’ll find an interactive art installment called the ‘Hope Vending Machine.’
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Bob Shaw reads ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ to Redmond kids
What do you think happens when dragons eat spicy food? Find out as Bob Shaw reads ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ for students at Vern Patrick Elementary School in Redmond.
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