Veterans on cross-country motorcycle torch ride to honor fallen soldiers
Participants in a 3-week cross-country Memorial Torch Motorcycle Ride, organized each year by the group Tribute to Fallen Soldiers NorthWest, made a…
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Bend buffalo ranch holding Sunday market
Pine Mountain Buffalo Ranch in Bend, a participant in the Bend Farmers Market each Wednesday, is also offering fresh products in a market held on…
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Redmond veteran, motorcyclist plans special cross-country ride
Redmond veteran Scott Martin plans to ride his motorcycle nearly 3,000 miles to Rochester, N.Y., raising funds for a nonprofit called Mission 22 that…
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Redmond car meet honors crash victim
About 100 cars and drivers gathered for a special meet in Redmond on Saturday evening in memory of a Terrebonne man killed in a crash last…
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Unity Community of Central Oregon builds labyrinth
The Unity Community of Central Oregon gathered Saturday to build a stone walking path, commonly known as a labyrinth, used often for…
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Kids’ life jackets given away at Redmond fairgrounds
Coastal Farm & Ranch Supply gave away 300 children’s life jackets Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in…
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Yearly count finds more homeless in C. Oregon
The annual ‘Point in Time’ survey conducted in late January found nearly 1,000 Central Oregonians who were homeless, and that was before the impacts…
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Pet Pals: Toby’s a terrific terrier needing a new home
Toby is a 1-year-old Yorkshire terrier waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in…
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Black Lives Matter protest rally held in downtown Bend
The Central Oregon Diversity Project organized a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest rally in downtown Bend on…
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Bend, Redmond mayors give COVID-19 update
The mayors of Bend and Redmond and other officials gave a COVID-19 update on Thursday, with hotels nearly full over the Fourth and the highest…
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Out & About: Festive photos of the Fourth in Central Oregon
“Old Glory” made it into a few pics this…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Wonderful catches from Central Oregon anglers
Thanks for sharing! Please share your great catches with us from the Share…
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Finley Fire SE of La Pine quickly burns 45 acres before crews encircle it
A wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon southeast of La Pine quickly grew to 45 acres before firefighters from numerous agencies in a ground…
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Cascades Academy preps for enrollment surge
Cascades Academy in Tumalo is reporting record enrollment, so it is taking steps to bring them to classes safely and follow COVID-19…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 218 new cases, Morrow Co. outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 220, along with 219 new cases and a new outbreak at a northeast…
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Here’s KTVZ’s 2020 Fourth of July Virtual Pet Parade!
For those who missed our holiday weekend airings or who wish to share with others, here’s NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster, Mike Allen and Bob Shaw…
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Gov. Brown talks with KTVZ of COVID-19 issues
Gov. Kate Brown expressed concern in a talk with NewsChannel 21 on Monday about the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, in Bend and elsewhere, and the…
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Redmond-area man arrested on murder charge in woman’s killing
A 61-year-old Redmond man was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday in the killing of a woman whose body was found Monday by Deschutes County…
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Pet Pals: Louie is a sweet goof of a hound who follows his nose
This week on Pet Pals, meet Louie, a hound dog that follows his nose wherever he goes but is also ready for belly-rubs or a good romp. He’s waiting…
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Furry Friends: Ruby offers a lot of active fun
Furry Friends returns with Ruby, from Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center, who is full of loving…
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