It’s a boy! Oregon Zoo’s red panda cub gets his first vet check
Veterinarians and animal-care staff conducted their first examination of Mei Mei’s 6-week-old red panda cub at the Oregon Zoo on Monday, and…
Continue ReadingNews
Bend Marine among 8 missing, presumed dead in training accident off Calif. coast
A 21-year-old Marine from Bend is one of seven Marines and a sailor missing and presumed dead after an amphibious assault vehicle sank off the…
Continue Reading
200-acre Fir Mountain Fire south of Hood River prompts a few evacuations
Firefighters on the Fir Mountain Fire nine miles south of Hood River battled winds and humidity on Monday, similar to what they experienced Sunday. …
Continue Reading
$100K Facebook grant to grow Crook County schools’ career, tech ed programs
A new $100,000 grant from Facebook will expand Crook County schools’ career and technical education (CTE)…
Continue Reading
Despite a few stormy skies, Bend was bone-dry in July — hot, too
The Bend area did have some dark and stormy skies and a bit of moisture from them, but officially, not a drop of measurable precipitation was…
Continue Reading
NE Bend natural gas leak stopped after construction crews hit line, causing leak
A construction crew struck a two-inch natural gas line in northeast Bend on Monday morning, prompting street and lane closures in the Empire Avenue…
Continue Reading
Max Goldwasser
Reporter/producer, NewsChannel 21 I truly believe taking prudent risks is the best way to grow and achieve success. Living by those words has led me…
Continue Reading
Jessie Foster
Producer/reporter/anchor, NewsChannel 21 Bend is my hometown! I grew up in Central Oregon, and I am so excited to anchor, report and produce the…
Continue Reading
Terrebonne man’s family urges Highway 97 dividers after another deadly crash
The parents of a 21-year-old Terrebonne man killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 nearly a month ago are speaking out again after two people…
Continue Reading
Mike Allen
Sunrise co-anchor/reporter/ producer, NewsChannel 21 I’m thrilled to begin my career at NewsChannel 21! I started my time at KTVZ in October 2016. I…
Continue Reading
Alec Nolan
Multimedia journalist, NewsChannel 21 Change is good … which is why I am thankful to join the team at NewsChannel 21 and serve the Central Oregon…
Continue Reading
New wildfire SE of Hood River grows to 250 acres
Wind, hot weather and dry fuels helped push a new wildfire southeast of Hood River to more than triple in size to about 250 acres by Sunday evening,…
Continue Reading
Sisters Farmers Market staying busy
With COVID-19 safety measures in place, the Sisters Farmers Market says it’s seeing around 650 customers every…
Continue Reading
Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns
A group of Pac-12 football players says it won’t practice or play until its concerns about playing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and…
Continue Reading
Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 286 new cases, 15 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 326, along with 285 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…
Continue Reading
2 Madras residents killed in Hwy. 97 crash at O’Neil Junction north of Redmond
Two Madras residents were killed Saturday afternoon in the collision of their mini-van with a semi-truck at the O’Neil Junction of Highway 97 and…
Continue Reading
Fallen Mount Jefferson climber’s body recovered in challenging team effort
Nearly a week after an experienced climber fell hundreds of feet and died while traversing a glacier high on the jagged slopes of Mount Jefferson, a…
Continue Reading
Portland police declare unlawful assembly during protest
More than 1,000 people showed up in downtown Portland late Friday and early Saturday to peacefully protest, about three days after the announcement…
Continue Reading
US: 4 Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. government says four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon…
Continue Reading