NewsChannel 21 gets into the Red Cross Blood Drive
Anchor Lee Anderson called colleague Bob Shaw to make an appointment for a blood donation during NewsChannel 21’s 3 1/2-hour ‘Blood Saves Lives’…
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NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster gives blood, asks you to do same
NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster kicked off our ‘Blood Saves Lives’ blood drive telethon with a live blood donation on the air at the American Red…
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Bend fire official is a veteran blood donor
Bend Deputy Fire Chief Larry Medina has been donating blood to the American Red Cross as often as he can — and has done so since high school, when…
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Program can help Central Oregonians avoid diabetes
It’s estimated that 1 in 3 Americans has prediabetes, and Central Oregonians are being offered a year-long lifestyle change program that could help…
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Skiers, boarders hit Bachelor’s blustery slopes to compete
Fun, friendly competition took place among all ages in the wind and snow Sunday at Mt. Bachelor, for the Central Oregon USASA…
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Cascades Academy prepares for robotics competition
Cascades Academy students joined others around the country and world Saturday in the kickoff of this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition, this year…
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Big Nordic race on Sunday
Despite the low snow so far this season, more than 100 people have signed up to race in Sunday’s inaugural ‘Nordic Citizen Race and Tour’ at…
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Pet Pals: Terry and Jerry are very merry cats
Troy visits from the Humane Society of Central Oregon with energetic sibling cats Terry and…
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Bend’s First Friday Art Walk drops single-use plastic cups
Patagonia has partnered with the Downtown Bend Business Association and Silipint to create Bend “taster glasses” for events like the First Friday Art…
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Furry Friends: Simeon is a sweetheart
Five-year-old Simeon loves to be held and cuddled, and she’s waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
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Salem man crashes on Hwy. 20 near Sisters
A Salem man who escaped serious injury in a rollover crash Thursday on U.S. Highway 20 just east of Sisters told Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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Deschutes Veterans Service Office expands hours
The Deschutes County Veterans Service Office will be open on Fridays, starting Jan.…
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Deschutes County offers free Christmas tree recycling
You can drop off your Christmas tree for free recycling at Deschutes Recycling at Bend’s Knott Landfill or at any transfer station, until Jan. 31. Or…
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Marshall HS students hold blood drive, fundraiser
The Bend Leadership Academy at Marshall High School teamed up for a Christmas Eve blood drive with the American Red Cross and also to raise funds for…
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Mt. Bachelor Village Resort hosts blood drive
Mt. Bachelor Village Resort held its first blood drive on Friday, with a special prize for the business that had the most donors — a free, catered…
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Fans react to Oregon’s Rose Bowl triumph
NewsChannel 21’s Jordan Williams, live at The Backyard Pizza and Sports Pub in Bend, talks to some happy Oregon fans after the Ducks defeat the…
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Bend church holds Star Wars-themed lock-in party
Young people at the Bend Church of the Nazarene created an all-out Star Wars-themed lock-in party for New Year’s…
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Polar Plunge raises funds for In Our Backyard
Emily Fishback of In Our Backyard, which fights human trafficking, performed a solo Polar Plunge in the Deschutes River on Tuesday to wrap up a…
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Shepherd’s House seeks year-end donations to reach goal
For the fourth straight year, a group of donors is offering to match up to $251K in donations to Bend’s Shepherd’s House, and they are within $10,000…
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Bend recovery house gets major boost
The organization 100+ Women Who Care Central Oregon on Monday donated nearly $20,000 to DAWNS House, which stands for Directly Assisting Women Newly…
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