WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who says he was the first Senator in Congress to call for a lasting ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, issued the following statement Wednesday after negotiators announced a deal had been reached to pause fighting in Gaza: “I am highly encouraged by the news of a ceasefire deal
Continue Reading
Vandalized twice this year, the Bend Vietnam Veterans Memorial is now getting a special new addition to its flagpole.
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo celebrated Wednesday the passage of their bipartisan bill designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Ore. and New England as the “National Medal of Honor Highway” — accomplish the latest mission of Bend veterans activist Dick Tobiason. “It’s fitting that our country’s longest continuous highway, stretching
Continue Reading
Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center is one of only eight educational sites in the country to be a designated partner for Syracuse University’s new Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship program, or STRIVE, that starts up next month.
Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo on Tuesday applauded the U.S. House passage of their bipartisan legislation designating U.S. Highway 20 between Newport, Ore. and New England as the “National Medal of Honor Highway.” “Our veterans in Oregon and throughout America deserve every honor we can bestow on them for their brave
Continue Reading
Bend’s High Lakes Elementary held an all-school assembly and recognition ceremony in their gym Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day.
Continue Reading
More schools around Central Oregon honored the area’s veterans with special gatherings on Tuesday, including La Pine High School.
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon National Guard participated in various ceremonies and events around the state on Veterans Day, Monday, to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, The Adjutant General of Oregon, took part in the 73rd Annual Linn County Veterans Day Parade, watching
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore (KTVZ)– Early Monday morning, the Bend Heroes Foundation, Boy Scout Troop 25 and volunteers fanned out across downtown Bend installing nearly 300 flags in the traditional Bend Parade of Flags. They gathered at 7 a.m. to begin placing the flags that flew over the U.S. Capitol. The flags lined the Veterans Memorial Bridge
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Vietnam Veterans Memorial, recently vandalized for the second time this year, received a powerful show of support Monday as groups and businesses came together on Veterans Day to dedicate a new flagpole, the culmination of a true community effort. Vandals damaged Bend’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial last month, tearing down the flagpole and tearing
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Gray skies and chilly temperatures did not keep the flag-waving, saluting crowds away for Monday’s special, 23rd annual Bend Veterans Day Parade. Hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Bend Monday morning to experience the sights and sounds and show their support for the men and women who defend our country’s
Continue Reading
Central Oregonians are joining the nation on Monday’s Veterans Day in saluting and celebrating the many veterans who have served our country and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending America’s freedom.
Continue Reading
The new, taller and stronger flagpole is being rededicated in a special Veterans Day ceremony at the Bend Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens following a fast community-wide effort to erase the damage wrought by vandals who toppled its predecessor last month.
Continue Reading
Lynsey Harris sits down with Bend veterans Lyle Hicks and J.W. Terry to talk about Monday’s Veterans Day Parade in downtown Bend.
Continue Reading
As Veterans Day approaches, it seemed only fitting for NewsChannel 21, Dutch Bros Coffee and Mid Oregon Credit Union to award the $500 Pay it Forward gift to Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, which helps veterans succeed in a variety of ways. You can find a list of past recipients, videos of recent segments and nomination
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To honor Bend’s members of our nation’s Armed Forces on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, the Bend Heroes Foundation, Boy Scout Troop 25 and other volunteers will install about 275 flags at Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park, on Veterans Memorial Bridge (Newport Avenue), in downtown Bend and along the Bend
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After the recent vandalism of the flagpole at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens, various local businesses came together to build the memorial centerpiece back better than over. Advanced Northwest Welding constructed and designed the new flagpole, adding some new features and security. Company owner Sheri Saarinen said, “We
Continue Reading
Many Central Oregon businesses have donated time and materials to rebuild our Bend Vietnam Veterans Memorial after its flagpole was vandalized. Vernam Crane Service of Redmond brought in one of their 50-ton cranes and spent five hours putting up the new flagpole, at an estimated $2,500 worth of labor. A rededication ceremony is planned next
Continue Reading
Advanced Stamp and Laser in Redmond is among the area businesses that are stepping up to help in the wake of destructive vandalism to the flagpole at Bend’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Continue Reading
Associated Press The Navy identified on Monday the two crew members who died last week in a jet fighter crash near Mount Rainier as two 31-year-old aviators from California. Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, a Naval Flight Officer, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, a Naval Aviator, died when their EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic
Continue Reading