Breast cancer awareness: Bend two-time breast cancer survivor shares her story
“I was petrified. Honestly, I think I was more like, ‘Let’s beat this head-on.’” Bend resident Jamie Skuse remembers being told she was diagnosed…
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Fires from exploding lithium batteries a growing issue at Knott Landfill; Bend Fire offers tips for safe disposal
Fires caused by exploding lithium batteries have been on the rise this year at Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill, prompting concern about their…
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Redmond City Council gets updates on new Public Safety Facility, major airport expansion
Redmond city councilors got updates Tuesday evening on two major projects getting underway soon, the new Public Safety Facility and a big airport…
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Oregon’s Chavez-DeRemer, Bentz join rest of House GOP in voting in Mike Johnson as new speaker
(Update: Bentz issues statement) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after the U.S. House of…
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Christine Pollard named OSU-Cascades’ senior associate dean, second-in-command for Bend campus
Christine Pollard, a professor of kinesiology and the founding director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Oregon State…
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La Pine pickup theft suspect surrenders, day after leading DCSO on chase, prompting manhunt, shelter-in-place alerts
A La Pine man suspected in a pickup truck theft and police chase in La Pine early Monday that led to a manhunt and a day of warnings for area…
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Oregon health officials worried about continued low flu vaccination rates among health care workers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Influenza vaccination rates among Oregon’s health care personnel have not recovered from significant declines suffered…
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Firefighters douse early-morning fire at SE Bend Vietnamese restaurant; damage held to stove area
A private security patrol discovered a fire in the kitchen of a southeast Bend Vietnamese restaurant early Wednesday morning and firefighters quickly…
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Late-night fire destroys Alfalfa-area home; 5 pets perish in blaze
State fire investigators are helping look for the cause of a house fire late Monday night that destroyed an Alfalfa-area home and killed five…
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Deschutes County Clerk’s Office tests ballot-counting system for next month’s election
Gearing up for the Nov. 2 Special Election, the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office held its public pre-election test of the ballot-counting system on…
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St. Charles Health System’s operating income gets back into the black, but Oregon hospitals still face big challenges
Oregon hospitals’ second-quarter median operating margin was positive for the first time in five quarters, as echoed in a 2023 turnaround for St.…
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Deschutes DA discusses case against Smith Rock mass shooting plan suspect as details of his troubles come to light
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels spoke with NewsChannel 21 Tuesday about the case of Samson Garner as new details emerged about the…
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Person suspected of making food delivery robot bomb threat at Oregon State University arrested
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A person suspected of threatening to place a bomb in a robot that delivers food orders on Oregon State University’s…
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Ochoco National Forest begins winter pile burning on about 5,100 acres
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With cooler and wetter weather arriving this week on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters began pile burning Monday…
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Redmond Police: Online ‘sting’ thwarted attempt by 50-year-old Salem man to meet, have sex with ‘teen’
A 50-year-old Salem man allegedly reached out online to a “15-year-old girl” – who actually was an undercover Redmond police detective in a…
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Deschutes County jobless rate drops closer to historic low in September; Crook, Jefferson rates rise a bit
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined in September, creeping towards its historic low, while…
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Children’s author Samantha Childs writes book aimed at preventing bullying
(Update: Adding video, comments by author) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – October marks National Bullying Prevention Month. Author Samantha Childs has focused…
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Oregon, 32 other states sue Meta, allege social media platforms are addictive and harm youth mental health
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined dozens of her state counterparts Tuesday in filing suit in federal court against Meta, the parent…
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Your photos: Autumn Monday on High Desert ends with very special sunset – and a ‘flying saucer’ cloud
Monday evening brought yet another in a seemingly endless series of wonderful High Desert sunsets – but what were those ‘flying saucer’ clouds?…
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Bend lawmaker proposing legislation to clean up decades-old e-bike laws; bike safety advocates say more action needed
With more kids riding e-bikes in Bend, state Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, is looking to clean up laws which are decades old. She says it’s a crucial…
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