MLK Day encourages service
By Toby Lyles and Will Mullery, CNN Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, although King was actually born on the…
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DCSO Search and Rescue comes to assist of injured cross-country skier
A half-dozen Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers on snowshoes and a deputy came to the assistance of an injured cross-country…
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Missing Bend teen found unharmed, reunited with family
A 16-year-old Bend girl reported missing by her family on Thursday, sparking a wide-ranging search and public plea for assistance, has been found and…
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6 people shot outside Eugene concert, 1 critical; no arrests, police seek tips, witnesses
Police in Eugene set up a tip line Saturday and asked for witnesses to come forward with any information about a shooting that injured six people…
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2021 was a record year for homicides in Portland
In 2021, Portland recorded 90 homicides amid a surge in gun violence, shattering the city’s previous high of 66 set more than three decades…
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Your photos of another dazzling High Desert sunset
Friday evening, Mother Nature celebrated the end of another workweek with a dazzling, colorful sunset display — and as usual, NewsChannel 21 viewers…
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Tsunami advisory issued, waves reach Oregon coast after volcanic eruption near Tonga
The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami advisory this morning, Saturday, January 15, for the coast of Oregon, Washington and…
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Bend-La Pine Schools strive to keep in-person classes, take steps to curb COVID-19 spread
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook told parents Friday evening the district is doing “everything we can” to avoid a return to remote…
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Public can help choose among 3 public art pieces for new Alpenglow Park in SE Bend
Models of three proposed public art sculptures for Alpenglow Community Park at 61049 S.E. 15th Street will be on display at the downtown Bend…
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‘A huge step’: Bend lawmaker proposes bill to promote city-county joint homelessness efforts
Food banks needing volunteers, shelters at capacity, and camps on the side of the road. It’s no secret Central Oregon has a homelessness issue. But…
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Oregon Wresting Classic tournament returns to Redmond, with Covid-19 guidelines
Oregon’s largest wrestling tournament is underway in Redmond, with meets going on all…
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Redmond man arrested, faces two counts of attempted murder in SW Redmond shooting
A 45-year-old Redmond man was arrested early Friday at a Bend motel and faces two counts of attempted murder and other charges in a shooting Thursday…
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Wyden postpones Jefferson, Crook County town halls due to Senate schedule changes
Changes in the Senate’s schedule have prompted Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to postpone three of his six planned online town halls next week, including…
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Burning food in pan on stove brings firefighters to NE Bend apartment
Smoke alarms brought a neighbor, then firefighters to a northeast Bend apartment Friday morning, where they awakened a sleeping occupant who removed…
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Bend trafficking suspect throws large packages of drugs on Hwy. 97 as he flees, later caught
A drug-trafficking suspect pulled over on Highway 97 south of Bend Thursday afternoon sped away after a K-9 detected drugs in his pickup, throwing…
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program to reopen, for limited time
Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Thursday it will begin accepting new applications again for the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance…
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As well goes dry, residents of Bend mobile home park struggle without steady water supply
While dry wells have been a concern for some time across Central Oregon, it’s certainly hitting one Bend mobile home park harder than many these…
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Bend veterinarian’s dog caught in ‘dangerous’ trap near Horse Ridge off-leash trail
Patti Mayfield was hiking with her partner on Sunday in the southwest end of Horse Ridge Trail, when her dog “Pilot” got caught in a…
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Conservation groups offer $16,500 reward to solve illegal shooting death of Wallowa County wolf
Conservation groups announced Thursday a $16,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the illegal shooting death of a…
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AG: Oregonians to share in $1.85 billion settlement with student loan servicer Navient
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday a $1.85 billion settlement by 39 state attorneys general with Navient, one of the…
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