Deschutes County weekly road construction update: August 2-8
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the Deschutes County weekly road construction update for the week of August 2-8: Old Bend Redmond Highway/Tumalo Road…
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Nike layoffs in Oregon to total at least 500
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike has filed documents with the state of Oregon that show its recently announced layoffs will eliminate at least 500 jobs…
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Oregon Zoo, partners return endangered turtles to the wild
Summer’s just heating up in Portland, but for 23 western pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo, a nine-month stretch of warm days and nights is…
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Meet Buck: Oregon’s only anti-poaching K-9
Fresh snow had just melted and the scent trail was more than a day old when a yellow Labrador Retriever named Buck went in search of evidence linked…
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Birds’ nest atop outdoor light ignites $35,000 duplex fire west of Redmond
A birds’ nest atop an outdoor light apparently ignited a fire early Thursday morning that caused $35,000 damage to a duplex in the Eagle Crest area…
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21’s Katie Zuniga answers: ‘What’s With the Weather?’
For those of you interested in learning more about what goes into forecasting the weather at NewsChannel 21, Katie Zuniga has put together a…
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Gov. Brown rolls back Umatilla, Morrow counties due to fast COVID-19 spread
Gov. Kate Brown announced late Thursday that Umatilla County will be moved from Phase 2 back to a Baseline Stay Home status, while Morrow County will…
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ODOT: Trash piling up along Hwy. 126; cleanup crews scarce amid COVID-19
Oregon Highway 126 has seen a recent trash buildup between Redmond and Prineville due to a lack of inmate crews and others who usually tackle the…
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Pilot Butte’s noxious, flammable weeds growing out of control
If you frequent Pilot Butte to hike or cycle, you’ve probably noticed the large amount of vegetation, but one thing growing out of control is the…
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The Haven to receive first loan from Bend Small Business Relief Fund
The Haven, a shared-space working co-op in Bend, will get a $25,000 loan as part of the new Bend Small Business Relief Fund, a program from the…
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Forest experts discuss benefits of prescribed burns
Three years ago, the Milli Fire burned about 24,000 acres near Sisters, and if it were not for prescribed burns in the area, the fire would have…
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City of Bend allocates $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds
The city of Bend said Wednesday it is releasing $2.6 million of state-directed coronavirus relief funds (from federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
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Leak cuts off hot water at St. Charles Bend; surgeries, procedures postponed
A water leak led to no hot water Thursday at St. Charles Bend, and that led to several surgeries and procedures needing to be…
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Redmond WWII veteran, ‘death march’ survivor ‘Cal’ Graham dies at 100
Redmond centenarian and World War II veteran Clarence (Cal) Graham passed away on Wednesday, a few months after his 100th birthday, his family…
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OSU data science initiative addresses issues in Oregon’s rural communities
A faculty-led, student-driven Oregon State University initiative that uses data science to address issues in rural communities is underway, with…
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Bend Venture Conference application deadline coming up
Applications to the 2020 Bend Venture Conference are due in just two weeks. Companies can start their application at any time, but must be completed…
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Deschutes DA Hummel files charges in recent Bend protest rally confrontation
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced revised, formal charges Thursday in an alleged assault case stemming from a confrontation…
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Oregon reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 416 new cases, 29 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 316, along with 416 new cases, 29 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Two counties taken off, three added to Oregon’s COVID-19 ‘watch list’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that two counties have been removed from a County Watch List, while three have been added, for a total of…
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C.O. crews busy tackling lightning-sparked wildfires; most caught small
The largest of 10 Central Oregon wildfires sparked by lightning from this week’s thunderstorms burned about 40 acres southwest of Dayville in Grant…
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