Nearly one year since the nationwide launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, an analysis by the Oregon Health Authority shows Oregon’s crisis call centers answered more than 53,000 calls, texts and chats between July 16, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
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City officials were out on Hunnell Road Thursday morning, zip-tying eviction notices to tents and RVs. About the same time, an unrelated domestic dispute broke out in the middle of the road. Seven police cars responded, and one officer told us he’s there every day for similar issues.
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The Bonneville Power Administration said Wednesday it is moving forward with more than $2 billion in multiple transmission substation and line projects necessary to reinforce the grid, including a new substation near Prineville and 53-mile power line to La Pine in fast-growing Central Oregon.
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Thursday it is issuing a product recall for a Bend company’s batch of cannabis flower that tested positive for heavy metals (arsenic).
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The Deschutes National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville BLM announced Thursday they are implementing public fire use restrictions starting on Saturday due to forecast high temperatures and decreased vegetation moisture levels, in order to reduce the occurrence of human-caused wildfires.
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Oregonians have two growing options when it comes to jackpot games: Powerball, which now stands at $875 million and Mega Millions, which has climbed to $560 million.
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Shepherd’s House Ministries and over 30 other organizations are noting the first year of service for The Lighthouse Navigation Center, formerly Second Street Shelter, and the progress it has made on helping homeless individuals move off the streets and to stable housing and better lives.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council has approved $500,000 in funding for an updated kitchen at the Redmond Senior Center. This will be the first update to the building’s kitchen since 1991.
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Homeless camps in the public rights of way have been a growing focus and source of concern around Central Oregon cities. ODOT has contracted to clean up and remove the camps from its rights of way every few months, costing an estimated $10,000 a day in taxpayer money.
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Two homeowners living near China Hat Road on Bend’s south end have expressed concerns over recent small wildfires that have broken out in the area of forest encampments.
Continue ReadingThe City of Bend, in coordination with state Rep. Emerson Levy, will host a roundtable conversation about e-bike safety and enforcement from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18 at the Larkspur Community Center Multi-Purpose Room (1600 SE Reed Market Road, Bend).
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Viewer-submitted questions this month for Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler were on topics ranging from Old Mill traffic to water supply, bike tunnel safety, houselessness and the fireworks ban. You can submit your questions for her next NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise visit at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9th at https://ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor/.
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A fire hydrant off Saddleback Drive in west Bend has been leaking water for the past month, and area residents say the water company who controls the hydrant’s water flow has been unresponsive about the issue, which they say has led to nearby wells running dry.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — The scenic drive around the country’s deepest lake will be safer and smoother because of the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund. A $56 million project, scheduled to start in Crater Lake National Park this summer, will improve about 19 miles of East Rim Drive and a portion of
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent. Abortion is already banned in Idaho at all stages of pregnancy. But the
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless population actually grew. Half of all Americans living outside on the streets, federal data shows, live in California. Across
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In Oregon, when a child is not safe to remain at home due to abuse or neglect — either temporarily or permanently — the state has an obligation to step in. And when the Oregon Department of Human Services does so, lawyers from the Oregon Department of Justice represent them in
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District and the Deschutes National Forest road crew are reconstructing the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16. The road, and access to the Three Creek Lake area recreation sites was slated to reopen on July 21; however, reconstruction is taking longer than anticipated. The new tentative opening
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The Oregon Housing Stability Council announced Tuesday it has approved $103.5 million in Local Innovation Fast Track (LIFT) funding to go to 10 affordable housing developments across
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Deschutes County commissioners had staff preparation Monday afternoon for a public hearing set for Wednesday on rules that would not allow new destination resorts within 24 miles of Bend’s urban growth boundary to include any new homes, other than those needed for staff or management.
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