Supply grows, but demand soars: Some Bend homes sell for $100K over asking price
No matter where you are in Bend, you will likely see construction of new homes — and yet, a supply vs. demand squeeze has prices soaring to record…
Continue ReadingBend
Black History Month spotlight: Black Voices in Bend, Pt. 2
As we celebrate Black History Month, NewsChannel 21 is recognizing and honoring Black figures in our community who are making a difference in the…
Continue Reading
‘Menu of the Year’: COCC scholarship fundraiser becomes a virtual fete
Its venue might be virtual this year, but the Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s annual scholarship fundraising event — now in its…
Continue Reading
Bill would make memorial signs to honor some fallen heroes easier to request
Bend resident Dick Tobiason is no stranger to advocating for the veterans…
Continue Reading
City of Bend reopens applications for human rights, bond oversight panels
Due to technical issues that may have resulted in some applications not successfully transmitting, the City of Bend is reopening the applications…
Continue Reading
The ebb and flow of C.O.’s winter weather can create ice dams, damage roofs
With the on-and-off snow Central Oregon has been experiencing, it increases the chance of ice dams forming around your…
Continue Reading
Knopp bill would bar, refund fines for COVID-19 violations if no outbreak results
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, has introduced legislation to bar and rescind any fines or civil penalties for businesses that violate Gov. Kate…
Continue Reading
Play ball! Bend Elks hope to have over 300 fans in the stands for 2021 season
The Bend Elks, Corvallis Knights and Portland Pickles of the West Coast League, which calls itself “one of North America’s premier summer…
Continue Reading
Summit HS now reports 43 students with COVID-19; most have shown symptoms
The number of Summit High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to 43, most linked to a Feb. 6 party in Bend, and a…
Continue Reading
Bend temporary tattoo business spreads kindness on Valentine’s Day
Conscious Ink, a Bend business gave over 3,000 free “Kindness Changes Everything” tattoos to retailers around town to hand out for free to…
Continue Reading
Peaceful surrender ends 3-hour standoff with fugitive south of downtown Bend
A standoff had Bend police and the region’s SWAT team surrounding a home south of downtown for more than three hours Saturday afternoon until the…
Continue Reading
Summit HS student COVID-19 cases rise to 24; no in-person classes through next week
The number of Summit High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to 24, mostly from exposures to those who attended a party…
Continue Reading
Community pools funds to keep Bend woman’s beloved swim school afloat
Mary McCool’s name should be familiar to thousands of Central Oregonians. She’s been teaching swimming lessons to generations of families over the…
Continue Reading
Bend visitors and locals enjoy the snowy start to the weekend
Snow storms typically come with road closures, plows and shovels but when the snow fall stops, there’s nothing wrong with a little…
Continue Reading 12 Summit HS students have COVID-19 after big party; free testing offered Friday
Bend-La Pine Schools released the details of free COVID-19 testing being offered on Friday amid an outbreak involving at least a dozen Summit High…
Continue Reading
Downtown Bend restaurants not worried about possibility of ‘snow emergency’
The winter storm has arrived, and Thursday only marks the beginning of what should be a weekend full of snow. As NewsChannel 21 found out, that new…
Continue Reading
Bend Airport master plan includes control tower, more hangars
The Bend Municipal Airport is updating its master plan, and has among its priorities an air traffic control tower and more hangars to meet growing…
Continue Reading
Love birds: Lonely swans get new mating partners, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Two birds of a feather for this Valentine’s Day, as two Central Oregon trumpeter swans who recently lost their mates have been introduced to new…
Continue Reading
Central Oregonians get prepared for first big winter storm of 2021
The first big winter storm of 2021 for Central Oregon has landed, and is actually to be followed by a series of storms in comin…
Continue Reading
With new COVID guidance, C.O. high school football is ready to make a comeback
With new COVID-19 guidance in place from the Oregon Health Authority, outdoor contact sports like high school football can resume in extreme and high…
Continue Reading