Tumalo Falls Day-Use Area reopens to visitors Thursday
The Deschutes National Forest has announced it will reopen the popular Tumalo Falls day-use site to visitors on…
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City of Portland to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland will formally recognize June 19, or Juneteenth, as a paid holiday, Mayor Ted Wheeler said. The Portland City Council…
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Central Oregon lawmakers gear up for special session
Two Central Oregon lawmakers preparing for next week’s special session called by Gov. Kate Brown discussed their priorities Tuesday with NewsChannel…
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Bend group plans march up Pilot Butte to mark Juneteenth
On Friday evening, the Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly will host a march up Pilot Butte and a ceremony at the summit to celebrate Juneteenth.…
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Federal COVID-19 waivers for commercial driver licenses extended to Sept. 30
As the COVID-19 emergency continues, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended waivers on commercial driver licensing requirements…
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Gov. Brown calls special session next week on police reforms, COVID-19 response
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday called the Oregon Legislature into special session next week to address the state’s response to two major nationwide…
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Walden demands action, answers on continued jobless benefits delays
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., sent a letter Tuesday to Oregon Employment Department Interim Director David Gerstenfeld, urging…
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Portland police say they’ll remove fence from around downtown jail
A chain-link fence that has blocked the downtown Portland jail from nightly protesters will be taken…
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Seattle council bans police use of crowd control weapons
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to bar police from using tear gas, pepper spray and several other crowd control…
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DCSO investigating 2019 use of force; posted photo appears to show deputy’s knee on neck
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said Monday his office has launched an investigation of a photo shared on Facebook that appears to show a…
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Bend police chief candidates: 3 are within the department, 2 from elsewhere
The city of Bend announced Monday five candidates to be the next police chief and invited community input this week in the process of choosing the…
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NewsChannel 21 talks with participants in recent Prineville protests
Black Lives Matter protests in Prineville have sparked more agitation and unrest than any other city in Central Oregon, but participants still say…
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Oregon wildlife advocates push feds for more highway crossing funds
Highway undercrossings have come to play an integral role in keeping drivers and wildlife…
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Oregon AG warns: Watch out for impostor contact tracers
Contact tracing is important in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. But Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum warned Saturday to watch out…
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Prineville Black Lives Matter rally brings counter-protest; police make 4 arrests
Dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters and counter-protesters gathered on either side of Third Street in downtown Prineville on Saturday afternoon,…
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Gov. Brown plans to release some inmates to slow virus spread
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has asked for a list of names by June 22 of inmates eligible for possible release to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the state…
Continue Reading Oregon DMV appointment requests top 100,000
On June 2, DMV started accepting requests for in-person appointments at its offices. As of Thursday, the agency has received 98,361 requests and…
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Oregon lawmakers press for more testing supplies for long-term care facilities
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Friday led all six Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation in pushing the Trump administration to…
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Dire straits at hand for most Oregon cultural organizations, survey finds
The majority of Oregon’s cultural organizations are facing suspension of operations or permanent closure due to the COVID-19 impact, an Oregon…
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C.O. police unions ‘invite difficult conversations’ on race, policing practices
In a rare joint statement to the public, five unions representing police officers and sheriff’s deputies across Deschutes County said Wednesday they…
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