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Service note: BendBroadband broadcast issues, outage

May 5, 2020 8:31 am KTVZ

We are working to resolve the cable network outage with BendBroadband.…

OSP seeks tips in illegal take/waste of 2 deer in Harney County

May 5, 2020 12:55 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance to identify the person(s)…

Rosenblum, 18 other AGs challenge President Trump’s Clean Water Act rule

May 5, 2020 12:49 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 18 other state attorneys general on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s new…

Bend City Council to hold another online virtual meeting

May 5, 2020 12:41 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in an online virtual meeting to ensure physical distancing and safety for the community due to…

OSU study suggests salmon use magnetite to navigate

May 5, 2020 12:30 am KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of…

Bend equine therapy center hosts drive-thru events

May 5, 2020 12:01 am KTVZ

Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center in SE Bend is hosting a series of drive-thru events to see their…

UO, state partner on respirator decontamination system

May 4, 2020 11:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

A machine that was being installed Monday at the University of Oregon will decontaminate N-95 respirators, allowing the critical personal protective…

Redmond man arrested by drug agents in traffic stop

May 4, 2020 10:50 pm Barney Lerten

A Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team investigation into cocaine trafficking into Central Oregon led to a traffic stop in Redmond and the arrest of…

Warm Springs reports 11th COVID-19 case; tribal council accepts recommendations

May 4, 2020 10:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

An 11th COVID-19 case was confirmed Monday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, officials said as the Tribal Council accepted several…

Astoria seafood processor closes amid coronavirus outbreak

May 4, 2020 3:17 pm The Associated Press

Health officials say 11 employees at the Bornstein Seafoods processing facility in Astoria have tested positive for COVID-19, and the facility has…

Madras man seriously injured in Hwy. 97 rollover crash north of Terrebonne

May 4, 2020 3:47 pm Barney Lerten

Oregon State Police said a 76-year-old man was seriously injured on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne Monday afternoon when he tried to pass another car…

Bend boy enjoys joyful parade to mark 3rd birthday

May 4, 2020 8:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

Allison Harris wanted to share with us – and you – “how incredible the Bend Fire Department and Police Department were in helping my son, Austin…

Redmond may ban skateboards, scooters at asphalt pump track

May 4, 2020 6:53 pm KTVZ

On Tuesday, the city of Redmond will consider prohibiting skateboards and other roller devices like scooters at the Homestead Pump…

NewsChannel 21 talks with 2 Democratic candidates for Deschutes Co. commissioner

May 4, 2020 6:28 pm KTVZ

Oregon’s primary election is in two weeks, and among the local races being decided is who will advance among three Democrats running for Deschutes…

C.O. boy delivers food to homeless

May 4, 2020 5:47 pm KTVZ

Five year old Patrick Thornton and his family have been delivering food and supplies to homeless all over Central Oregon for the past seven…

Crook County sheriff’s office to reopen for business, won’t cite businesses that reopen

May 4, 2020 5:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

Crook County Sheriff John Gautney issued a statement to the community on Monday, saying his office will reopen for regular business, with some…

St. Charles now requiring masks on all hospital, clinic visitors

May 4, 2020 4:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

As of Monday, St. Charles Health System is now requiring anyone entering a St. Charles hospital or clinic to wear a mask, to prevent the asymptomatic…