Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
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The Big Playback is back: Five C.O. football teams to host games Friday night
This Friday will mark he first time in two years Central Oregon high schools have played football in September, though only five months since they…
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‘We are one community’: Bend restaurant reserves honorary table ‘for the fallen’ 13 in Afghanistan
There’s an open table with 13 reserved seats and 13 beers on it at Bend Burger Company on Northeast Third Street.…
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La Pine firefighters union, others in community come to aid of ill 2-year-old, family
The La Pine Professional Firefighter’s Union Local 3387 is reaching out to the Central Oregon community in support of a local family and a…
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BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption
Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…
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Bend fire official offers safety tips on how to avoid lithium-ion battery fires
Lithium-ion batteries have been known, in some cases, to spark fires. They have been the cause of at least two garage fires this…
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Bend’s Sparrow Bakery closing original Scott Street location
Bend’s Sparrow Bakery announced it is closing its original SE Scott Street location, due to severe hiring and staffing challenges, but will keep its…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
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Deschutes County gives $2.4 million boost toward new NeighborImpact Food Bank warehouse
Deschutes County commissioners recently awarded NeighborImpact $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to apply toward the construction…
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NE Bend doctor’s office hit by three incidents of flag, sign vandalism
Bend pediatrician Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine is looking for answers after her office was vandalized three times last…
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Struggling St. Charles receives 65 state-contracted traveling nurses, paramedics, others
St. Charles provided orientation on Sunday to 65 traveling nurses, certified nursing assistants, paramedics and respiratory therapists provided under…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists fallen, injured hiker near Pole Creek Trailhead
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Sunday afternoon of a hiker who fell and became injured a few miles from…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes, other counties until Wednesday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday extended air quality advisories for Deschutes, Jackson and Klamath and issued air quality…
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Think Wild, Bend emergency vet clinic team up in bid to save injured golden eagle
Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild has been treating a golden eagle with an injured shoulder since May, and just partnered with a local emergency…
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Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of the Ochocos breaks ground on new facility
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NewsChannel 21 visits the Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville to discuss the construction delay of the new facility,…
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Sisters teen, an aspiring politician, interviews leaders, creates YouTube channel
Kale Gardner is a 14-year-old Sisters resident, soon to be a freshman in high school. What sets him apart however, is that he’s also an aspiring…
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Lithium-ion battery pack sparks fire that destroys Powell Butte detached garage
The failure of a charging portable lithium-ion battery pack sparked a fire Saturday night that destroyed a detached garage and also damaged a nearby…
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SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
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‘Very scary’: C.O. pediatrician says more kids testing positive, falling ill with Covid-19
Statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show in increase in pediatric Covid-19 cases throughout the state, and in Central Oregon.…
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Jefferson County Jail COVID-19 outbreak affects 5 inmates; no serious symptoms
Five of the 67 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though they are showing no or only flu-like symptoms, Sheriff…
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