According to the Oregon Department of Human Services, here in Central Oregon, there are 173 resource families, otherwise known as foster families, and 300 children in their care.
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The founder of DAWNS House, a Bend nonprofit that helps women recover from addiction and sobriety issues, was arrested Thursday morning at Bend Police headquarters on an outstanding warrant for 10 counts of first-degree theft, accused of stealing over $300,000 from the organization.
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Firefighters spend long hours on the front lines of daily crises, faced with danger and sometimes, with tragedy. The traumatic situations they face at work day in, day out can take a toll on their mental health.
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Border security and immigration, gun control and Black Lives Matter are just a few of the hot topics discussed in Tommy Ochoa’s Civil Discourse class at Caldera High School.
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Israel Sarabia of Culver is headed to federal prison for nearly six years for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine to Madras and Redmond.
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Finding child care is a struggle for many parents across Central Oregon. NeighborImpact is trying to alleviate the crisis by creating over 1,000 new child care spots.
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Mountain View High School theater teacher Amy James says she’s worried changes next year could mean elimination of their theater program.
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Friday at Six, Jillian Fortner talks with Mtn. View and Summit High theater students about their concerns over budget cuts impacting or cutting their programs.
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lots of students on the High Desert and elsewhere rely on e-bikes and e-scooters to get themselves to school, but now some of them are going to have to find another way to get to campus. This week, Bend-La Pine Schools started enforcing new rules that ban students
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A recent proposed Realtor lawsuit settlement that would change commission rules for real estate agents could have some serious impacts on the housing market and real estate industry, here on the High Desert and elsewhere. Just how is still coming into focus.
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The Redmond Senior Center serves nearly 32,000 meals a year, through Central Oregon’s Meals on Wheels Program.
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Public records obtained by News Channel 21 show that on top of the paid leave former Chief Larry Seymour & Captain Rob Gray received while under a “non-criminal investigation,” they were also given a combined $511,674.11 to leave the department. The total cost to taxpayers: $677,640.67.
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Central Oregon loves its pets! But when it comes to restaurants, the Oregon Health Authority is clear: Unless the pet is a service animal, they’re not allowed inside restaurants.
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In our ongoing investigation into Juniper Canyon Living, NewsChannel 21 is looking into the residents’ rights, ownership of the facility and their reach across the state.
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The High Desert Education Service District is in need of more substitute teachers.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from school counselor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With local high school graduation rates generally at just over 80%, some parents are asking if expectations have been lowered. “There simply is no accountability,” one Crook County parent told us recently. “I feel like we’re graduating students who have not demonstrated basic proficiency
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Documents obtained by NewsChannel 21 show the state Department of Human Services has administered a 90-day ‘stop work order’ for Juniper Canyon Living. It means the Redmond behavioral and mental health treatment facility is unable to take in new residents.
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Human Services, through its Office of Aging and People with Disabilities, confirmed to NewsChannel 21 that it is investigating both abuse allegations and licensing complaints at Juniper Canyon Living, a residential care facility in Redmond.
Continue ReadingA 108-unit residential care facility in Redmond is being investigated by local police and the state. More than two-dozen current and former employees of Juniper Canyon Living have communicated with NewsChannel 21 about concerns.
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Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next summer.
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