Bend homeless issue addressed with new year-round shelter, city campsite policy
Homeless camps have become a more common sight throughout Bend, as related issues gain greater…
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Oregon bans guns from Capitol, mandates safe gun storage in homes
Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and…
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Interior Department OKs building a new Warm Springs jail; current jail closed for past year
A year after the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department’s roughly half-century-old jail was closed, amid COVID and other issues, the U.S. Interior…
Continue Reading Bill to make displaying noose a crime of intimidation passes Oregon House, heads to governor
The Oregon House on Tuesday passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Bill 398 A, which makes it a Class A misdemeanor or crime of intimidation…
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Recent decline in COVID-19 patients good news for short-staffed St. Charles
Officials at St. Charles Health System are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after going into this typically busy holiday weekend short-staffed and…
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Central Oregonians react to Gov. Brown’s veto of ‘lane splitting’ bill
Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill that would allow motorcyclists to drive between slowed or stopped traffic. But Gov. Kate Brown vetoed the…
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Oregon legislative staff become first in nation to unionize
Legislative employees within Oregon’s Capitol will become the first in the nation to unionize after a 75-31 vote by staff members Friday, Oregon…
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Bend Police adding second officer to DUII/aggressive driving enforcement team
Over the last four years, community members have ranked traffic safety and enforcement consistently high in the bi-annual Bend Police Department…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Memorial Day
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, until noon.…
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OHA rejects pleas to lift high school basketball mask mandate
The Oregon Health Authority told NewsChannel 21 Friday morning it will likely not be revising the mask mandate for high school basketball players,…
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National Guard asked to help staff Oregon State Hospital
Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the…
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Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates
With the governor out of state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown vetoes motorcycle ‘lane splitting’ bill
Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill that would allow motorcyclists to drive between slowed or stopped traffic. But Gov. Kate Brown this week…
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Crater Lake National Park North Road Entrance opens Friday
The North Entrance Road and West Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park will open for travel Friday morning – just in time for the holiday weekend.…
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‘Put your campfire out’: Memorial Day weekend raises wildfire risk in Central Oregon
Central Oregon campers, hikers and those who recreate are sure to be out this weekend for Memorial Day amid stellar, even summer-like weather. With…
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Deschutes County budget grows with federal relief aid; several big projects on the way
Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The total proposed budget, including county service districts, is…
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Nick Lelack named new Deschutes County administrator
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to name Nick Lelack as the county’s next administrator. Lelack, who…
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Nearly $13 million in emergency rental assistance available in Central Oregon
Qualified Central Oregon renters can now submit applications to the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program for funding to pay rent, rent arrears,…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor San Jose shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 30, to honor and remember the victims…
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Mirror Pond issues come back into view as fish passage advisory panel holds first meeting
For more than a century, Pacific Power’s hydroelectric dam by Newport Avenue, which formed iconic Mirror Pond at the heart of Bend, has allowed for…
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