Deschutes County veterans service officers raise awareness of red flags: Beware the ‘pension poachers’
Staff who serve veterans for Deschutes County Veterans’ Services are warning of “pension poachers.”…
Continue ReadingStaff who serve veterans for Deschutes County Veterans’ Services are warning of “pension poachers.”…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon National Guard and the U.S. Navy conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to officially open the Unmanned Aerial System Operating…
Continue ReadingThe Homeless Leadership Coalition released their 2023 Point in Time Count on Thursday. The count taken on Tuesday, Jan. 24 found what might not…
Continue ReadingTwenty years ago, Dianne Brock’s son was deployed in Iraq. As a mother, she understandably felt helpless. The only thing she could do was send a…
Continue ReadingA U.S. Department of Education grant announced by this week by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will expand veteran student services at Central…
Continue ReadingSens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S.…
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest pays a visit to the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch south of Redmond, which uses a multi-faceted approach, from…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A representative of Central Oregon nonprofit The Shield will be traveling to Washington, D.C., next month with a delegation…
Continue ReadingEven “Top Gun” couldn’t save the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025…
Continue ReadingRegistration is now open for the 2023 Oregon Women Veterans Conference, which will be held on May 20 and 21 at the Salem Convention Center. Hosted…
Continue ReadingThanks to a state grant, Oregon State University’s Ecampus online education program is offering assistance to some military veterans in Oregon who…
Continue ReadingCLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Tina Kotek and other officials welcomed home more than 120 Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers on Saturday…
Continue ReadingLocal Afghanistan war veteran Edward Ford held a book-signing Saturday at Redmond’s American Legion hall for a new book he co-authored. Postcards…
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Home Heating and Cooling owner Ric Secor recently presented a $1,500 donation to Don DeLand of Redmond VFW Post 4108 to…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Circuit Court and the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office said Monday they are pleased to announce that a circuit court…
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a…
Continue ReadingBend veterans activist Dick Tobiason is marking the successful completion of one coast-to-coast honor mission — and as is so often the case,…
Continue ReadingBend’s Mike Ward Ponderosa Pine VFW Post #1643 has started a program to support area veterans in need. Each month, the Post will award a $200 gas…
Continue ReadingThere was a very special participant in Thursday’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Bend Heroes Memorial — Dick Higgins of Bend, whose…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National…
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