Girl Scout Cookies season is back: Local Travel Patrol Troop 69 raising funds for big overseas trip
Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next summer.
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Waiting for Help: A family’s plea to Deschutes County’s Crisis Team after what they believe was too slow a response
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, causing Bend High to lock their doors.
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Greenwood Cemetery neighbors organize to preserve placid spot, but landowner says no development planned
A group of northeast Bend neighbors of Greenwood Cemetery started an effort to preserve the adjacent, placid green space after receiving notice of a possible zone change, and the felling of a dozen trees that prompted a city stop-work order. But the property owner says no development is contemplated.
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21 investigates resignations of Prineville’s police chief and captain, why the city’s stayed mum
Six months after Prineville Police Chief Larry Seymour and Captain Rob Gray were placed on “paid non-disciplinary leave,” pending an investigation, the city announced Monday that both men have resigned, under a negotiated settlement. But they stayed mum on what that investigation found, citing restrictions on public disclosure in state statutes.
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Authorities investigating La Pine man’s claim he killed woman at The Dalles motel, days after release from Bend jail
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 woman at a motel in The Dalles that he reportedly confessed to earlier this month, days after his release from the Bend jail.
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Permit system can be crucial when wildfires strike, prompt evacuations, area sweeps, trail closures
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 lead for the Deschutes National Forest, says they block off trails, create detours, and sweep the affected areas for hikers.
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Bend woman shares painful story of losing her brother, in hopes others can avoid tragic fate
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 overdose, in hopes that others will seek out the help they need, which is available, to avoid similar tragedies — even as simple as a $20 test kit you can
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What’s in store for winter 2022-23 on the High Desert?
NewsChannel 21 Meteorologist Katie Zuniga traveled to Portland recently for the American Meteorological Society’s Winter Weather Forecast Conference, got some expert predictions and did her own forecasting to see what winter may have in store for Central Oregon.
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Central Oregon’s runaway youth at risk of trafficking and homelessness, advocate says
Several families have reached out to NewsChannel 21 in recent months, asking for help finding a runaway child. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Eliza Wilson, the director of runaway and homeless youth programs for J Bar J Youth Services.
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‘That could never happen to me — until it happens’: C.O. teen speaks out after fentanyl overdose
“When you’re doing it, it seems so harmless, and you’re like, ‘I’m fine. That could never happen to me’ — until it happens.”
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Still searching for answers: Five ‘cold cases’ being investigated in Deschutes County
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 Deschutes County.
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Central Oregon’s bats love caves — and both share fragile ecosystem
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 may not have thought about.
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Special report: Pets can comfort in stressful times
In this week’s special report, NewsChannel 21’s Mike Allen looks at how our pets can bring tangible stress reduction and other health benefits.
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Youth Choir of Central Oregon turns 30 in a time of change
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 the helm of the organization.
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Bend boy, 11, battles cancer with support from school, community
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 parents started to worry.
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Time running out for Redmond man in need of kidney
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 administering his home dialysis, as he waits for an organ donation.
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Special report: Overnight army preps Mt. Bachelor slopes
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 to shape the slopes for the following day. NewsChannel 21 got an exclusive look at the work that goes on behind the scenes.
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‘The WRAP’ keeps both Bend PD and their suspects safe
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 keep suspects from hurting themselves while being taken into custody.
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As Bend home prices surge, more C.O. homebuyers look elsewhere in region
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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High school wrestling ramping up in C.O.
Schools like Crook County and Culver High School have had historically talented wrestling programs. This year’s no different. Over the last few years, though, other Central Oregon schools have burst onto the scene.
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