Oregon jobless rate falls in May, but state economists say crisis continues
Like the nation as a whole, Oregon’s unemployment rate declined from record levels in May, according to new numbers released Tuesday. But despite the…
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Indian Head Casino set to reopen Thursday
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs announced Tuesday that Indian Head Casino will reopen at 10 a.m. on Thursday after a nearly three-month…
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State releases COVID-19 testing plan for long-term care facilities
The Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority on Monday finalized a comprehensive, statewide COVID-19 testing plan for…
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Texas man jailed after crash of stolen car east of Bend; stolen rifle found
A Texas man who crashed a stolen pickup truck on George Millican Road east of Bend on Saturday morning was found nearby, wearing body armor, and was…
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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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Oregon has 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 184 new cases; Union County outbreak tied to church
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 180, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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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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Juniper Swim & Center fitness pools to reopen, beginning in a week
The Bend Park and Recreation District will reopen the Juniper Swim & Fitness Center pools in two steps, beginning Monday, June 22. Pool use will…
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State OKs 3 new community college-to-university transfer degrees
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission announced Monday the approval of three new statewide major-specific transfer degrees designed to…
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DCSO SAR rescues lost hiker near Johnny Lake
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Sunday of a Monmouth man who became separated from others and got lost after…
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Mt. Bachelor announces summer schedule, including debut of fast new zip line
Mt. Bachelor, a year-round POWDR mountain resort located at the heart of Bend culture, on Monday announced its summer 2020 operating schedule,…
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OSU’s COVID-19 tracing project expands to Newport, site of recent outbreak
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel…
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Pickup jumps curb, pushes fuel oil tank into La Pine barber shop
A driver’s pickup truck jumped a curb and crashed into the outside wall of a La Pine barber shop Monday morning, also hitting a fuel oil tank and…
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Old McKenzie Pass Highway reopens to motorists
The Old McKenzie Pass Highway, Oregon’s historic Highway 242, reopened to motor vehicles on…
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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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Bend man killed, 2 others seriously hurt in Hwy. 20E rear-end crash
One Bend man was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon when a van crashed into the rear of an SUV as both vehicles prepared…
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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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2 pioneer statues toppled amid protests at University of Oregon
Two long-standing statues have been torn down on the University of Oregon campus this weekend — the Pioneer Mother and the Pioneer outside Johnson…
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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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