A local family says it recently took Deschutes County’s Community Crisis Response Team nearly two hours to help their son in mental health crisis,…
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A group of northeast Bend neighbors of Greenwood Cemetery started an effort to preserve the adjacent, placid green space after receiving notice of a…
Continue ReadingSix months after Prineville Police Chief Larry Seymour and Captain Rob Gray were placed on “paid non-disciplinary leave,” pending an investigation,…
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A La Pine man is back in the Deschutes County jail — this time ordered held without bail, and a possible suspect in the killing of a 33-year-old…
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At the first sign of fire, Forest Service staff get boots on the ground to see what areas need to be closed. Casey Andrews, dispersed recreation team…
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In this special report, NewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest spoke with a Bend woman who shared the painful loss of her brother to a suspected fentanyl…
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NewsChannel 21 Meteorologist Katie Zuniga traveled to Portland recently for the American Meteorological Society’s Winter Weather Forecast Conference,…
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Several families have reached out to NewsChannel 21 in recent months, asking for help finding a runaway child. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Eliza…
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“When you’re doing it, it seems so harmless, and you’re like, ‘I’m fine. That could never happen to me’ — until it…
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hoping for more advances in technology and help from the public to solve five open “cold cases” in…
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It’s pretty well-known that bats like to hang out in caves, but experts say the ecology of Central Oregon’s caves also depends on bats, in ways you…
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In this week’s special report, NewsChannel 21’s Mike Allen looks at how our pets can bring tangible stress reduction and other health…
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For 30 years, the Youth Choir of Central Oregon has been changing the lives of young people through music. And this milestone brings a big change at…
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When Tytan Neff noticed a bump on his leg, his parents figured it was something he picked up rough-housing. But when the bump didn’t go away, his…
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Alvin Law is suffering from kidney failure. For the last two years, the 70-year-old Redmond man has been hooking himself to needles and machines…
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As the sun sets on Central Oregon, skiers and snowboarders get their last laps in at Mt. Bachelor. Then, an army of workers climb into giant machines…
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A few years ago, Bend police officers began using a tool called ‘The WRAP.’ They say the restraint device not only protects them, but can also…
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According to the Central Oregon Association of Realtors, Bend home sales prices averaged about $450,000 at the end of 2019.…
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Schools like Crook County and Culver High School have had historically talented wrestling programs. This year’s no different. Over the last few…
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The words “equine assisted therapy” may sound odd to some, but for two horse therapeutic centers in Central Oregon, it’s a special, effective (and…
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