100 flower baskets now in place, beautifying downtown Bend
The Downtown Bend Business Association hung 100 flower baskets around downtown Friday morning. Staff, volunteers, business owners, and Bend Mayor…
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One Class at a Time: Caldera High School’s DECA builds future business leaders
It’s been a busy year for DECA club advisor Bekka Tucker and the DECA student members at Caldera High…
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Central Oregon’s runaway youth at risk of trafficking and homelessness, advocate says
Several families have reached out to NewsChannel 21 in recent months, asking for help finding a runaway child. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Eliza…
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C. Oregonians join in virtual training for mentors to help veterans in court system
Central Oregonians in various locations took part in a virtual training session Tuesday to prepare mentors for veterans facing criminal charges. For…
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One Class at a Time: Jefferson County MS students learn all about agriculture, in hands-on ways
Jefferson County Middle School is working to add a pollinator habitat as part of their Land…
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‘That could never happen to me — until it happens’: C.O. teen speaks out after fentanyl overdose
“When you’re doing it, it seems so harmless, and you’re like, ‘I’m fine. That could never happen to me’ — until it…
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Still searching for answers: Five ‘cold cases’ being investigated in Deschutes County
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hoping for more advances in technology and help from the public to solve five open “cold cases” in…
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Fast fire destroys home in SW Bend’s Tetherow neighborhood; losses at $1.2 million
A fast-moving fire destroyed a $1 million home in southwest Bend’s Tetherow subdivision Wednesday morning, but the lone occupant was able to escape…
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One Class at a Time: We visit Sisters High School’s Lifeskills class with $500
Congrats to the Lifeskills program in Sisters — and this will help them get fun puzzles and…
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Hook’s ‘Rufio,’ now a film director, visits Bend
The childhood “Hook” star Dante Basco and his family star in a new film, which debuts on Apple TV+ on Feb. 8. They visited Bend Tuesday on a trip to…
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Pickup truck recovered after 200-foot Tumalo Dam plunge
A teen’s thankful father is expressing gratitude his son wasn’t seriously injured when his pickup truck slid off the side of Tumalo Dam during…
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One Class at a Time: Obsidian Middle School teacher brings art to life, with a tech twist
This month, the $500 from Mid Oregon Credit Union goes to Obsidian Middle School art teacher Jennifer Moore, who’s eighth-grade class uses 3-D…
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Bend women help spread word of the importance of mammograms
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NewsChannel 21 spoke with two women in Bend on two different journeys to…
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One Class at a Time: Bend Park & Rec’s KIDS Inc. brings fun with a purpose after-school
Bend Parks and Rec’s KIDS Inc. after-school program serves more than 1,000 students across 14 schools, and is this month’s One Class at a Time $500…
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KTVZ Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw and former anchor Jason Carr reflect on 9/11
While most people were getting ready for school or work on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, KTVZ Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw and former Sunrise news…
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Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of Central Oregon adapts to the pandemic
Like many places, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Humane Society of Central Oregon to close its doors to the public, aside from people with…
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Oregon FBI’s top agent talks with KTVZ about hate crimes awareness, enforcement effort
The FBI in Oregon is joining a new hate crime awareness and enforcement initiative. The state’s special agent in charge talked with NewsChannel…
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Clear the Shelters returns: Brightside Animal Center gets new kennels
Brightside Animal Center got new kennels during the…
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Merkley talks about water, infrastructure bill at COID canal piping project
Senator Jeff Merkley capped his ‘infrastructure tour’ of the state near Redmond Friday morning, standing by some giant pipes at the kickoff of Phase…
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Variety of 4-H youth exhibits – and their animals – return to Deschutes County Fair
The Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo is welcoming back many guests in person, including students who take part in the Deschutes County 4-H…
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