City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of May 18-24
Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of May…
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Small plane crashes in Columbia River; 2 aboard swim to shore
A single-engine plane crashed into the Columbia River at Cascade Locks on Sunday, but the two Washington state residents aboard swam to shore with…
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Oregon’s first remdesivir shipments destined for cases at hospitals across the state
Oregon has received its first shipments of remdesivir, an experimental drug that has been used to treat patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19,…
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Coast Guard rescues 2 kayakers in distress near Haystack Rock
A Coast Guard air crew rescued two kayakers in distress in the vicinity of Haystack Rock Saturday afternoon near Pacific…
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Oregon DEQ objects to draft EPA permits on 4 lower Columbia River dams
Oregon’s DEQ objects to EPA’s draft water quality permits for four lower Columbia River dams, saying they don’t address the dams’ effects on…
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Oregon court restrictions relaxed in Phase 1 counties
Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters issued an order Friday relaxing court operating restrictions in counties that have received permission from Gov.…
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C.O. receives almost $430,000 from state for rent relief assistance
Oregon Housing and Community Services COVID 19 Rent Relief Program is now helping families who were at risk of…
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Two motels sue Tillamook County over coronavirus shutdowns
Two motel owners in Pacific City are suing Tillamook County in federal court, saying coronavirus restrictions that stopped their businesses from…
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Kroger to provide ‘thank you’ payments to workers after union outcry
Kroger, the parent company of grocer Fred Meyer, announced Friday that it will provide “thank you” payments to hourly employees after a union…
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Bend fugitive from police chase, manhunt captured at transient camp
A Bend fugitive wanted since an April 30 police chase and manhunt had police surrounding his travel trailer, which turned out to be unoccupied, has…
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No new Oregon COVID-19 deaths; 64 new cases
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Friday and remains at 137, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday. It’s the second…
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Terrebonne woman injured in three-vehicle Deschutes Market Rd. crash
A Terrebonne woman was injured and taken to the hospital Friday after her car struck an oversized mulch-spreader being towed behind a tractor on…
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Prineville man arrested in DUII crash into Crooked River
The discovery of a pickup truck in the Crooked River off the Southeast Paulina Highway Friday evening led to the arrest of a Prineville man on…
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Special ‘Virtual Happy Hour’ for Parkinson’s patients, families
The Bend office of Home Instead Senior Care and Deschutes Brewery teamed up with Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon to offer a ‘Virtual Happy Hour’ to…
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Walden lashes out at Democrats, votes no on latest COVID-19 relief bill
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released the following statement after he voted against the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions…
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Bend restaurants, breweries reopen with changes, restrictions
Restaurants, breweries and bars hit hard by COVID-19 closures and restrictions are among the businesses who got the long-awaited green light to…
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Attempted carjacking of UPS truck leads to Bend man’s arrest
A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday on charges he tried to carjack a UPS truck at gunpoint earlier in the day at a southeast Bend business…
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Long-time Warm Springs tribal leader passes away
A long-time tribal leader on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation who also served in a top Interior Department position has died of natural causes,…
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Bend, Redmond Goodwill stores reopen
The Bend and Redmond Goodwill stores reopened for business Friday, with some…
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Shoppers out and about as Bend retailers reopen
Many of you were out and about as many businesses officially began making a comeback today, NewsChannel 21 checked out just how busy downtown Bend…
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