High Desert Museum announces name of new river otter pup: Wesley
The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter…
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Bend city councilors being asked to approve issuing $40.1 million in bonds for various uses
Several major money matters come before Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, as well as a significant land-use hearing, but the most immediate…
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Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth debuts its Super Bowl Sunday ad — on VHS tape (and Instagram)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the ad that was played at the Bend Blockbuster – last one in the world – for a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Those who were…
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Wash. fugitive, Bend transient arrested on fentanyl trafficking charges in guns-drawn Crescent stop
A guns-drawn traffic stop on Highway 97 in Crescent late Saturday night brought the arrest of a Washington state fugitive and a Bend transient on…
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Premature infant twins from Prineville flown to Portland hospital, battling RSV
Hartlee and Holden Puckett, premature twins from Prineville, are battling RSV at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, KGW…
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‘Our connection is different’: Summit’s Carmichael brothers thrive in their own sports, hope to win title together
While a Super Bowl is unlikely in their future, Summit High’s Hogan and Pearson Carmichael are cementing a legacy on the football field, and the…
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Redmond City Council sets hearing on proposed city rules for camping on public property
On Tuesday evening, the Redmond City Council will host a public hearing to consider amendments to the City’s Code of Ordinances establishing time,…
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Horses becoming more popular for counseling, therapy
Therapy involving horses is seeing increasing popularity as a new kind of calming experience. NewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest spoke with Casey Romine…
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Climate activists protest in downtown Bend over proposed natural gas pipeline expansion
TC Energy is a Canadian company looking to expand a 60-year-old natural gas pipeline that passes just east of Bend, but climate activists are…
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IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The IRS announced Friday that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal taxes,…
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Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend proposes ‘Alyssa’s Law,’ school silent panic alarms to speed first responders to scene
State Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, said Friday she is proposing legislation aimed at saving lives in schools with a mobile-based silent panic alarm…
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Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that…
Continue ReadingThe last surviving Blockbuster has an ad timed for the Super Bowl
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN When you’re the last lone surviving store in any industry, you’ve earned the right to have fun and hype it up.…
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Redmond Police swear in brave 3-year-old boy as honorary officer before latest surgery to remove brain tumor
The Redmond Police Department held an unusual and very special swearing-in Thursday evening at City Hall for their newest officer: 3-year-old Aaron…
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Police: FBI helped track Bend Senior HS phone threat to out-of-country caller
Bend Senior High School was placed in “Secure” lockout Thursday afternoon and all other area high schools soon were as well, for close to an hour as…
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Bend nonprofit In Our Backyard returns to Super Bowl, again working to thwart human trafficking
Carly Keenan speaks with the director of In Our Backyard, a Bend-based nonprofit devoted to stopping human trafficking, which has traveled to the…
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‘Reason for optimism’: Oregon sees sharp drop in respiratory virus hospitalizations
Recent declines in community spread of influenza and RSV are expected to continue into spring, state health officials said Thursday. And while they…
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The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…
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Redmond police thank public for helping ID 2 store, ‘porch pirate’ theft suspects; investigation continues
Redmond police this week thanked community members who saw the photos they released to the public and helped them identify a couple sought in a…
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Oregon expects to add 265,000 jobs by 2031; Central Oregon, Portland area to pace state
Oregon’s total employment is projected to grow by 265,000 jobs between 2021 and 2031, according to new projections released Thursday by the Oregon…
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