Bend city councilors got a briefing Wednesday night about new efforts to jump-start business development of the city-owned Juniper Ridge property. But they also got an earful about a temporary homeless shelter proposed for the south end of the site, by Cooley Road.
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A riot was declared Wednesday evening and the Oregon National Guard has been activated in response to demonstrators smashing windows in downtown Portland.
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A group of teens with Camp Fire Central Oregon is organizing a monthly ‘safe space’ for teens dealing with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Counseling, socialization and care packages are planned.
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It was a quiet Wednesday morning in Bend, the morning after a historic election, both at the state and national level.
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Bend is going to have four new faces on the seven-member city council, as voters tossed out two incumbents and filled two open seats on Tuesday.
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Two Bend pickleball courts, Pickleball Zone and Widgi Creek Pickleball, have been closed until Nov. 12 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the pickleball community.
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NewsChannel 21 talked with Deschutes County DA John Hummel Wednesday about the impacts of voter approval of Measure 110, which decriminalizes some hard drugs.
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NewsChannel 21 spoke to Jason Kropf, who outlined his priorities after defeating state Rep. Cheri Helt of Bend in a hard-fought campaign for Oregon House District 54.
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Thursday looks to cool a little with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 60s.
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Despite Oregon voters’ approval of Measure 110, to decriminalize hard drugs, Warm Springs police won’t adopt that policy and will enforce drug laws on the reservation, Police Chief Bill Elliott said Wednesday.
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 705, along with 597 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland has declared victory after a bruising campaign that sandwiched him between a tough challenger to his political left and anger from moderate voters and business owners frustrated with five months of near-nightly protests that made the city a frequent lightning rod for President Donald Trump. Mayor Ted
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Winter is right around the corner. A couple of weeks ago, we got a dose of cold days and nights, but more will be on its way. The last cold snap generated several calls for frozen sprinkler pipes, Bend Fire & Rescue said Wednesday.
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Felling of hazard trees has closed day-use and campgrounds at North and South Twin Lakes, the Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday.
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The Shepherd’s House is offering free haircuts for those experiencing homelessness from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the northeast Bend shelter.
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A 12-inch water main broke and flooded an area of northeast Bend Wednesday morning, closing several streets and prompting emergency repairs, officials said.
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Enjoy these mostly clear skies and above-average temperatures while they last, because starting Thursday, that is all going to change. Another system is making its way into the region, which has a 40% chance at bringing rain showers Thursday morning. Then, overnight Thursday into Friday, with forecast lows dropping, La Pine
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Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.
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KTVZ political analysts Judy Stiegler and Jeff Eager weigh in as Republican Cliff Bentz defeats Democrat Alex Spenser in the race for the open 2nd District seat.
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump will win the crucial swing state of Florida, whose 29 electoral votes were considered critical to his reelection push.
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