Ibex Global shuts Bend call center, lays off 100 people, shifting others to work from home
A Bend customer service call center that employed up to 850 people over the past 23 years laid off about 100 workers on Friday, shifted an…
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed-builders raise ‘dust storm’ of caring at Redmond Fairgrounds, top their 100-bed goal
How much sawdust can 135 volunteers make while building beds for kids who don’t have one? Quite a…
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Deschutes Historical Museum’s ‘Klunkers and Stumpjumpers’ exhibit to explore Bend’s mountain biking history
Once upon a time, Klunker bikes gathered at the base of an undeveloped Awbrey Butte. Members of Klisters Corner and the Black Rock Riders would put…
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Deschutes County GOP chair, Democratic state senator react to President Trump indictment
NewsChannel 21 spoke with Deschutes County Republican Chair Phil Henderson and state Senator Jeff Golden, D-Ashland for their reaction to the…
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C. Oregon Veterans Ranch offers several ways to help heal the often-hidden wounds of war
NewsChannel 21’s Patrick Priest pays a visit to the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch south of Redmond, which uses a multi-faceted approach, from…
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identifies, still looking for suspects in damaging CRR restroom vandalism
Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said Friday that deputies have identified the juvenile suspects in a destructive case of restroom vandalism…
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Fire destroys private ambulance, closes Hwy. 97 south of Bend for a time; no injuries reported
A private medical ambulance caught fire and was destroyed along U.S. Highway 97 five miles south of Bend late Friday afternoon, closing the highway…
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Soaring above: Bend business, partner offer free paraglide journeys for people with disabilities
Bend business Astro Paragliding is partnering with Project Airtime to provide free tandem paragliding flights to people with disabilities, giving…
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‘We are just here to spend some quality time’: Families visit Bend, C.O. for relaxing, fun spring break
It’s spring break time in Bend, and while the weather hasn’t been as warm and blue sky as some visitors and residents might want, they’ve been making…
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‘Overwhelmed’ La Pine woman agrees to relinquish 17 dogs; Humane Society of C.O. caring for them
The Humane Society of Central Oregon is caring for 17 dogs taken from a La Pine woman who authorities say recently adopted them from a rescue…
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One Class at a Time: Bend Tech Academy at Marshall HS trains future business leaders
This month’s One Class at a Time $500 recipient is the business leadership program at Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School, which teaches skills…
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Bend man runs 60 miles in 60 hours to mark his 60th birthday
Regan McMorris did not want to do something basic for a milestone birthday, like hold a party — or catch his…
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Lava River Cave timed reservations available starting next week; second year of new system, longer visits
Timed reservation tickets for Lava River Cave open for reservations starting next week for the 2023 season, the second year the system has been in…
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City of Bend places methane warning signs at sewer stations around town after fire last year
Several signs warning of methane gas have been put up around Bend. They were installed in response to a fire last year at the west Bend sewer lift…
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Prineville’s first BottleDrop Express bag drop location opens at Erickson’s Thriftway
Recycling Oregon’s 10-cent redeemable beverage containers just got much easier for Prineville area residents and nonprofits, thanks to the arrival…
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Crook County mine neighbors say operation contaminated water; Knife River, state agency dispute claims
Two-dozen neighbors of a mine northwest of Prineville, and their attorney claim mining operations have contaminated the their water. But a state…
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Bend nonprofit The Shield joining trip to D.C. for policy academy on efforts to reduce veteran suicides
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A representative of Central Oregon nonprofit The Shield will be traveling to Washington, D.C., next month with a delegation…
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Oregon lost 16,000 residents, but C.O. counties grew in Census Bureau 2022 population estimates
Oregon lost over 16,000 residents in the year ended last July 1, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday night, but the three…
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Sisters Meat and Smokehouse expands to Redmond with second location; ribbon-cutting set
Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is preparing to open a new Redmond location, at 308 SW Evergreen Avenue. A ribbon-cutting is planned for Friday, April…
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15 cats left abandoned near Redmond’s Dry Canyon recovering at shelter; police seek tips from public
More than a dozen cats were abandoned in a Redmond Park and are now being cared for at Brightside Animal Shelter, as police look for who is…
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