2 arrested in power substation vandalism in Washington state
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Two men have been arrested and charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state,…
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NeighborImpact offering grants to expand Central Oregon’s child care offerings
In an effort to address the child care crisis in Central Oregon, NeighborImpact is supporting the expansion of child care services by providing…
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Oregon Psilocybin Services begins accepting applications for licenses, worker permits
Oregon Psilocybin Services has begun accepting applications for licenses for manufacturers, laboratories, service centers and facilitators, the…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon’s 2022: A reflection on the accomplishments and tragedies Oregonians faced
The shocking interruption of a typically quiet, late-August Sunday evening, when a disturbed young man fired off 100-plus bullets on the way to and…
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Bandits Baseball team collects Christmas trees from Sisters residents to help give back, fund future tournaments
The Bandits Baseball team went around Sisters and collected Christmas trees on Tuesday for folks who either couldn’t dispose of them properly, or who…
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12th governor makes coast-to-coast Medal of Honor Highway a reality – but Bend veterans activist has new mission
Bend veterans activist Dick Tobiason is marking the successful completion of one coast-to-coast honor mission — and as is so often the case,…
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Powell Butte-based 1017 Project tops 200 tons of beef donations to food banks, community kitchens
The 1017 Project surpassed the 200-ton donation mark in 2022, with 266,714 pounds of fresh ground beef going to food banks during 2021 and 2022.…
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Fire that destroyed Warm Springs home before Christmas had accidental cause, investigators say
A fire that destroyed a Warm Springs home three days before Christmas had an accidental cause, investigators…
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New jobs, transfers still bringing many newcomers to Oregon, annual movers’ survey shows
United Van Lines released the company’s 46th Annual National Movers Study Monday, which indicates Americans continued to move to lower-density…
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Oregon gas prices still sliding as 2023 arrives — but US average jumps 12 cents, amid cold-weather issues
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.69/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Meet Remy Denman, St. Charles’ first baby of 2023
St. Charles Family Birthing Center has announced that the area’s first baby of 2023 came into the world just after 3 a.m. Sunday and is doing…
Continue ReadingIdaho slayings suspect’s family voices sympathy for victims
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Relatives of a man arrested in Pennsylvania in the slayings of four University of Idaho students expressed sympathy for the…
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Bend-area transportation planners to seek $1.2 million in federal carbon-reduction project funds
Bend-area transportation plannings are is starting the process of deciding on and applying for about $1.2 million in federal infrastructure funds…
Continue ReadingA skier died in an avalanche outside a Colorado resort
By Michelle Watson and Leslie Perrot, CNN A man died while skiing with his father in Colorado on Saturday when an avalanche struck and engulfed them…
Continue ReadingMega Millions drawing produces no winner, jackpot grows to $785 million
By CNN staff There was no jackpot winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, which means the top prize will rise to an estimated $785…
Continue ReadingSuspect in the Idaho college student killings returned home for the holidays weeks after the crime. Here’s what we know about him
CNN, KAYU By Paul P. Murphy, Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The man arrested in connection with the November killings of four University of…
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Oregon State Parks crews clearing windstorm debris, repairing damage
Oregon State Parks crews have worked hard to clear hazard trees and downed trees from park entrances and trails this week after a windstorm…
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Effort to preserve downtown Bend’s Worrell Park succeeds
NewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest spoke with a woman who organized a successful effort to preserve Worrell Wayside Park in downtown Bend, as it now…
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Bend’s ‘Reptile Zone’ hit by graffiti vandals, days after arrests in last month’s burglary
Just days after police made two arrests in a burglary case, The Reptile Zone in Bend was tagged overnight with obscene words and a serious accusation…
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COCC: Apartment project site on Bend campus no longer poses public safety concern
Pacific Power and Neighborly Development confirmed with Central Oregon Community College on Friday that there is no longer any public safety concern…
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