Forest Service warns of more human-caused fires due to bigger crowds in the woods
The Deschutes National Forest says the warmer weather plus drought conditions, paired with human error and more activity in the woods, could be a…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes National Forest says the warmer weather plus drought conditions, paired with human error and more activity in the woods, could be a…
Continue ReadingAs more cycling events are canceled due to COVID-19, cyclists are looking for new challenges, and some have found a tough one indeed — “Everesting”…
Continue ReadingThe Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors on Wednesday evening approved the school’s fall reopening plans, with some in-person…
Continue ReadingPlans to modernize a portion of Central Oregon Irrigation District’s irrigation infrastructure by piping canals in the Redmond area have been…
Continue ReadingAfter many public safety complaints from community members, the Oregon Department of Transportation has issued an eviction notice for a homeless camp…
Continue ReadingA Redmond man was killed late Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck whose driver had stopped to turn left on U.S.…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say downtown businesses in Portland have sustained about $23 million in damages and lost customers because of…
Continue ReadingA wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon southeast of La Pine quickly grew to 45 acres before firefighters from numerous agencies in a ground…
Continue ReadingBend schools, nurseries, lumber companies and breweries are just some of the businesses and organizations that have received federal loans through…
Continue ReadingA two-vehicle reportedly head-on crash closed U.S. Highway 97 near Deschutes Junction, about five miles north of Bend for a time on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThe grieving family of a Terrebonne man killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday they want the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingA Terrebonne woman said it was a higher power that put her in the right place at the right time Tuesday evening. She spotted a toddler running…
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Midway through a turbulent year, Bend’s real estate market is still doing well, with just over a one-month supply of homes…
Continue ReadingSens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $900,000 federal grant to help…
Continue ReadingFriends and family have rallied to raise money for the family of a Bend man who nearly drowned in the Deschutes River on Sunday but was found and…
Continue ReadingA storm that passed through Central Oregon Monday night blanketed the area with about 100 lightning strikes, sparking at least five new wildfires,…
Continue ReadingA 61-year-old Redmond man was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday in the killing of a woman whose body was found Monday by Deschutes County…
Continue ReadingA Salem man who worked with children for decades in the Willamette Valley was sentenced in Bend on Tuesday to five years in prison for attempted…
Continue ReadingAfter the Oregon Department of Transportation opened up its proposed Wickiup Junction refinement plan to public comment, residents said the current…
Continue ReadingSome Bend businesses have faced some challenges after Gov. Kate Brown ordered all Oregonians to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces,…
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