La Pine Community Health Center breaks ground on Wellness Center project
The La Pine Community Health Center officially broke ground on its major campus expansion project on August 10. The centerpiece of the project is a…
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Man living in RV on NE Bend street says family is being awakened by truck driver blowing horn in early mornings
A man living with his family in an RV parked on a street in northeast Bend says they have been getting awakened by a truck driver blaring the horn…
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USPS says Redmond post office is actively hiring amid nationwide staffing struggles, lingering customer criticism
NewsChannel 21 looked into continued complaints about the Redmond Post Office. The U.S. Postal Service admits having issues with hiring and staffing,…
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OLCC scraps plans for Canby office complex, will move HQ from Milwaukie to state office space in Salem
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will relocate from its current Milwaukie headquarters to State of Oregon office space in Salem, instead of…
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$1 million for CORE3 emergency training, operations center in Redmond passes US Senate committee
– Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured funding for two community-initiated…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend seeks members for Council Compensation Review Committee
The City of Bend said Thursday it is looking for community members to join a new temporary, independent committee to make recommendations on future…
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Smoky skies linger, air quality and heat relent a bit; impacts lessen for Bend Parks and Rec
A smoky orange sun rose over much of the High Desert on Wednesday as very unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels lingered from wildfires to the…
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Nearly a year after East Bend Safeway shooting, city councilors call for more action to curb gun violence
Nearly a year after the East Bend Safeway shooting, Bend city councilors gave a statement Wednesday evening, noting a recent fatal shooting in…
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Organizers of first Bend ‘Water Lantern Festival’ vow to help clean up Deschutes mess; BPRD says no more permits
Organizers of Bend’s first – and quite possibly last – Water Lantern Festival said Tuesday they are working with community groups to clean up…
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Congressional delegation says $6 million coming to Oregon for state, local govt. cybersecurity upgrades
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas…
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BLM presents national volunteer award to Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area
The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday awarded the Friends and Neighbors of Deschutes Canyon Area the “Group Excellence” national volunteer…
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Gov. Kotek appoints Aruna Masih to Oregon Supreme Court
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon…
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Gov. Kotek signs two health care bills, one setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratio
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Tuesday for two bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that support patients and health…
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Army Corps of Engineers warns: Drownings on the rise; drastic difference between air, water temperature can kill
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ)– With the onset of record-breaking heat across much of the Pacific Northwest, it’s imperative that people wear life jackets…
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C.O.’s outdoor workers taking extra precautions to stay cool amid hot spell, under new state rules
As most High Desert residents know – and feel – this week’s forecast is for more temperatures reaching the triple digits across Central Oregon,…
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DeRemer joins colleagues in bill to permanently increase federal firefighter pay
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of her colleagues to…
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NWS ‘excessive heat warning’ continues until Thursday night; cooling centers open around C.O.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an excessive heat warning for much of Central Oregon and other areas of the state that began…
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Gov. Kotek tells C. Oregon leaders she won’t support managed homeless camps outside urban growth boundaries
Gov. Tina Kotek has told three Central Oregon elected officials at a meeting on homelessness issues that she is not willing to support managed camps…
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Coalition receives $4.2 million from state to expand ‘Double Up Food Bucks’ program for SNAP shoppers
A coalition led by Farmers Market Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to making healthy, locally grown food accessible to underserved Oregonians, has…
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New Paid Leave Oregon program starts accepting applications; benefits to start next month
Employees in Oregon started applying for benefits for Paid Leave Oregon Monday in the new system Frances…
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