Oregon DHS points to new initiatives, efforts to support families, prevent child abuse
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year’s Child Abuse Prevention Month theme, Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change,…
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Oregon Highway 22 paving project getting underway to cause months of delays for drivers between Bend and Salem
People driving between Bend and Salem likely will experience delays starting this week and possibly all summer as construction crews repair and…
Continue ReadingWyden condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel, calls on House to pass delayed Israel, Ukraine support
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday in response to Iran’s attack on Israel: “I strongly condemn…
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Oregon Court of Appeals keeps gun control Measure 114 on ice, but will expedite case’s hearing
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals said Friday it would not override an Eastern Oregon judge’s ruling that puts the state’s gun…
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President Biden approves Oregon disaster declaration, orders federal recovery aid from severe January storms
(Update: Adding governor’s news release) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared Saturday that a major disaster exists in the…
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10 years after armed standoff with federal agents, Bundy cattle are still grazing disputed rangeland
By KEN RITTER Associated Press BUNKERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — The words “Revolution is Tradition” stenciled in fresh blue and red paint mark a cement…
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Merkley presses for quicker DEQ testing of water from disputed Crook County mine
Senator Jeff Merkley tells NewsChannel 21 he’s pressing for quicker action on water testing by Oregon DEQ at a Crook County mine where neighbors…
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Wyden vows to ‘do everything in my power’ to stop bill expanding warrantless government surveillance
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., vowed Friday to “do everything in my power” to stop House-passed legislation that would reauthorize…
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‘Final piece in the puzzle:’ Redmond, Deschutes County work on new managed homeless camp, to clear land for swap
Deschutes County commissioners and staff will be revisiting a familiar issue next week: How to make a long-discussed state-county land swap near the…
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Oregon wolf population holds at 178, ODFW says; livestock depredation falls; poaching, poisonings prompt concern
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The minimum known count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2023 was 178 wolves, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation…
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Former Deer Ridge prison official pleads guilty to pay for hours not worked, gets 30-day jail term, must repay $38,000
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A former assistant superintendent at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras has been sentenced to 30 days in jail…
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Rep. Levy: $2.5 million in grants now available to Oregon school districts for wireless panic alarms
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education’s School Safety and Emergency Management program opened up applications Thursday for school…
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Deschutes County accepts $32,000 state grant to compensate ranchers who lost livestock or dogs to wolf depredation
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to accept more than $32,000 in grant funds from the Oregon…
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Babies, baby chicks don’t mix: OHA report on Crook Co. salmonella case highlights backyard poultry’s risk to newborns
Outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to backyard poultry have been well documented, but a recent Oregon public health investigation involving a…
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With NW work zone fatalities on the rise, DOT workers struck by drivers plead for careful, attentive driving
After work zone fatalities in Washington state doubled in 2023 from the previous year, state agencies from both sides of the Columbia River are…
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OHA study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths among young people
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 vaccination is not linked to death from cardiac causes among previously healthy young people, according to an…
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NTSB: Small plane dropped rapidly in moments before crash at power lines SE of Madras, killing Idaho couple
A small plane on a flight from the Portland area to Idaho descended 8,600 feet in 78 seconds before it clipped a wire atop a high-voltage power line…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins answers your questions
Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins is our guest for this month’s Ask the Mayor, as NewsChannel 21 co-anchors Lynsey Harris and Bola Gbadebo pose viewer…
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Wyden, Warren call on Education Department contractor to provide answers for failures of new FAFSA launch
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the CEO of General Dynamics on Wednesday, seeking answers on…
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Bend agencies dealing with sharp rise in graffiti; BPRD says cleanup costs likely to top last year’s 900 hours, $45,000
Bend Police and Public Works and the area’s park district are among those dealing with a sharp rise in graffiti lately, as many locals spot and…
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