Consumer Cellular hiring 150 in Redmond, offering home-work hybrid, bonus
Cellphone provider Consumer Cellular said Tuesday it’s looking to hire 150 people for positions at its Redmond call center, offering flexible…
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Redmond woman reunited with her biological father, with help from community
A Redmond woman who has devoted her life to helping others in the Central Oregon community was on the receiving end this time, as she reconnected…
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Redmond awards $67K in small-business grants; $250K still available region-wide
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As part of continued pandemic relief efforts, the City of Redmond and the Redmond Chamber of…
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More than 400 sign petition to reopen Redmond schools this fall
A Redmond woman has started a petition asking the Redmond School District to allow students and teachers to go back to their classrooms for in-person…
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Redmond man arraigned on murder charge in woman’s stabbing death
A 61-year-old Redmond man was arraigned Monday afternoon on a second-degree murder charge in last month’s stabbing death of a 54-year-old woman he…
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Redmond schools send $27.5 million ‘no rate hike’ bond measure to Nov. ballot
The Redmond School Board voted unanimously this week to place a $27.5 million bond measure on the ballot this November that the district says won’t…
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Redmond’s Spirit Foundation launches community survey
“These are unprecedented times with new challenges and possibly new needs emerging in our community,” said Jennifer Stephens, Redmond’s Spirit…
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Lawmakers preserve funds for future COCC-Redmond building expansion
The Oregon Legislature has preserved $8 million in matching funds for a COCC Redmond campus expansion; list of funding also includes work on the…
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More downtown parking for Redmond on old City Hall site
The Redmond Urban Renewal Agency moved forward Tuesday with a project to add much-needed free parking to the downtown at the site of the former City…
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Redmond planned road closures and delays update: August 9-15
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for August 9-15: NOTE: As 2020 road construction…
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Four human-caused brush fires doused in SE Redmond
Four human-caused brush fires were spotted and extinguished within minutes of each other in an area of southeast Redmond Saturday evening, fire…
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Redmond High begins new ‘Legacy Wall’ graduating tradition
Redmond High School is starting a new tradition – a ‘Legacy Wall,’ made up of tiles personalized by each graduating…
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Wheeler County fire grows to 310 acres; lightning map technology assists C.O. fight
Wednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler…
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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…
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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…
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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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Some C.O. parents say it’s best to keep teaching kids at home, but others face issues
After Gov. Kate Brown released new COVID-19 metrics on Tuesday, Bend-La Pine Schools officials said students likely will not return to the classroom…
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Portland man arrested in Redmond PD underage sex sting operation
A 45-year-old Portland man who thought he was communicating online with a 15-year-old girl and sought sexual contact showed up to meet her in…
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American drops daily RDM-LAX flight, but adding second flight to Phoenix
With the travel industry still in upheaval due to COVID-19, the Redmond Municipal Airport is losing its American Airlines daily flight to Los…
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