Bend firefighter honored by Oregon fire chiefs for rescuing woman from house fire
Bend Fire & Rescue firefighter Jared Hopper received the Distinguished Conduct Award from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Friday for rescuing a…
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Hayden Homes, Anjulicia Foundation give $300,000 to The Giving Plate’s capital campaign
The Giving Plate announced Monday a very generous financial contribution toward their capital campaign, from Hayden and Kristin Watson. On behalf of…
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Students from 3 C.O. school districts joining military honored in first joint recognition event
Bend-La Pine Schools hosts its first-ever joint Military Recognition Event Monday afternoon, to celebrate students who have enlisted to serve in a…
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Oregon labor commissioner race draws range of candidates, including former Bend state rep
Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively…
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Heaven Can Wait 5K walk and run postponed to October, moved to Redmond
Heaven Can Wait, a 5K walk and run that was originally scheduled for June 5 at Drake Park, will now be held sometime in October in Redmond, St.…
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‘I am simply exhausted’: Bend Mayor Sally Russell announces she’s resigning from city council
After nearly a decade on the Bend City Council, the last three years as the first elected mayor in nearly a century, Sally Russell announced Monday…
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Pacific Power warns of possible safety-related outages during wildfire season
To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for…
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Mother’s Day: Central Oregonians celebrate the special women in our lives
Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate moms and remember all the hard work and sacrifices they do for us. NewsChannel 21 traveled around the…
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Pandemic pushes Oregon’s public defender system to the brink
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines…
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Sprinkler system quickly stops garage fire from spreading at NE Bend apartments
A fire sprinkler system at a northeast Bend apartment complex stopped a garage fire apparently started by incense or a candle Saturday night,…
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Eugene man, kicked out of Bend’s 2nd Street warming shelter, arrested in assault on another man
A Eugene man who showed up at the Bend’s Second Street warming shelter Saturday morning, asking for food, was soon kicked out for making offensive…
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‘He’s been very sad’: Bend 12-year-old’s mountain bike stolen from gym
Last week, Logan Williams was playing a basketball game at the Athletic Club in Bend.…
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Bend woman, 87, seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash that closed NE 27th Street for hours
An 87-year-old Bend woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash at a busy northeast Bend intersection when she turned her SUV into the path…
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Prineville fugitive runs from Sunriver traffic stop, caught by DCSO K-9, jailed
A Sunriver police officer pulled over an SUV for several traffic violations early Thursday, but the Prineville man at the wheel ran, prompting a…
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Central Oregon’s ‘significant wildfire potential’ this summer prompts USFS call for preparation
During the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part…
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Central Oregon’s annual homeless count finds 17% increase in past year, to nearly 1,300
The number of homeless people in Central Oregon, as measured in an annual, federally overseen “Point in Time” count in January, rose 17% to nearly…
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‘Where else are they going to go?’: Bend businesses struggle with issues related to homeless camps
On Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court, Bend city councilors took public testimony, then proposed changes to a controversial plan to revise…
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Deschutes County Health ‘expected’ rise in Covid-19 cases; some events, businesses feeling impact
Two hosts for the Bend Bicycle Film Festival, one of them Robert Crocker, have contracted Covid-19, pushing the event back two…
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Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans 2,700 acres of prescribed burns near Sunriver and La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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