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Bend PD officers set to begin testing body cameras next week

December 17, 2020 4:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

Having chosen a few vendors to try out, the Bend Police Department said Thursday that its officers will begin testing body cameras next…

Prolific Madras meth trafficker gets 25-year federal prison sentence

December 17, 2020 2:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

A prolific drug dealer from Madras with a decades-long criminal history was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years…

La Pine man, missing for a day, found in good shape after a 16-mile walk

December 17, 2020 8:59 am Barney Lerten

A two-county search for a 22-year-old La Pine man missing from his home for over a day ended in success Thursday as a northern Klamath County…

‘Historic moment’: St. Charles Bend receives first 975 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

December 17, 2020 11:27 am KTVZ News Partners

Right on schedule, St. Charles Bend on Thursday morning received its first 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…

Bend releases community input report on policing policies

December 17, 2020 11:14 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend City Council on Wednesday evening received a summary report from a “Community Input on Policing Policies” project that started in…

Sisters theater owner gets that Tom Cruise rant over film crew not following COVID rules

December 16, 2020 11:31 pm KTVZ

Drew Kaza, who owns the Sisters Movie House, said Wednesday his theater has taken a huge hit financially this year. In fact, he said he had to lay…

Bend Mexican restaurant under OSHA investigation for indoor dining

December 16, 2020 8:20 pm KTVZ

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant is fully open for business, and that’s bringing them big crowds — and scrutiny from state regulators who look into…

Veteran Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., reflects on over 20-year legislative career

December 16, 2020 5:22 pm KTVZ

After more than two decades serving Oregon’s sprawling Second District in Congress, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., shared his thoughts with NewsChannel 21…

St. Charles expects first COVID-19 vaccine doses Thursday; details outlined

December 15, 2020 11:30 am Barney Lerten

Nearly 1,000 of St. Charles Health System’s 4,500 caregivers will get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting next week and a…

Redmond gym owner struggles amid shutdown, faces eviction

December 15, 2020 4:53 pm KTVZ

Fitness 1440 in Redmond, like so many other gyms in Oregon, has been hit hard by COVID-19…

Feds sign off on Ochoco Irrigation’s nearly 17-mile canal piping project

December 15, 2020 12:00 pm KTVZ News Partners

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Tuesday it has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No…

(Re-)setting the stage: Major upgrades begin at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater

December 14, 2020 8:46 pm Barney Lerten

After a downbeat, way-too-quiet “concert season” like no other — and never again, many hope — work begins this week on a $4 million-plus,…

Bend family rescued after SUV gets stuck in snow on Forest Service road

December 15, 2020 12:35 am Barney Lerten

A Bend man called for help after his SUV got stuck in the snow Monday on a Forest Service road south of Bend, prompting a 5-hour rescue effort for…

Arrest made in shooting at homeless camp south of Bend

December 14, 2020 4:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 57-year-old man was arrested on charges he shot his 21-year-old son during a dispute Friday morning at a trailer in a homeless camp off China Hat…

Lake County petition effort begins on proposal to become part of ‘Greater Idaho’

December 14, 2020 6:22 pm KTVZ

Lake County has joined other Eastern Oregon counties where petitions are being circulated to put a measure on the next ballot that would direct…

Central Oregon’s first ‘Longest Night Vigil’ to honor the homeless

December 14, 2020 5:25 pm KTVZ

Next Monday, Dec. 21, will bring the longest night of the year, likely cold and dark as early as ever. Those are the conditions Donna Burklo, program…