Full text of FBI statement on police chase, shooting
Here’s the full text of the statement by FBI Oregon Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing at a Burns news conference where the video of the…
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Prineville councilors join Crook Co. in rejecting rec area proposal
Tension was high Tuesday night in Prineville as over 600 people packed into Carey Foster Hall for the second public meeting in a week where many…
Continue Reading Two puppies flying from Maui to Bend, seeking new families
Two lucky puppies from Maui will be greeted Thursday night at the airport in Portland by Humane Society of Central Oregon staff. The puppies are…
Continue Reading OSU-Cascades seeks public input on design team candidates
Feedback from members of the public will be one of the criteria used as Oregon State University – Cascades selects the design and engineering team…
Continue Reading Oregon medical examiner IDs Finicum as shooting victim
The Oregon state medical examiner has confirmed the identify of Tuesday’s shooting victim on U..S Highway 395 north of Burns as Robert LaVoy…
Continue Reading Merkley introduces retirement savings plan
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday unveiled the American Savings Act, major new national retirement security legislation. He said the American…
Continue Reading Jefferson Co. SO collects, disposes of prescription drugs
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday almost 1,100 pounds of unwanted medication has been collected throughout Jefferson…
Continue Reading Walden to occupiers: ‘Go home before anyone else gets hurt’
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Wednesday that hopes of a peaceful end to the Malheur Refuge occupation were “shattered” Tuesday night and…
Continue Reading Get your first look at U.S. v. Oregon refuge occupiers case
NewsChannel 21 on Wednesday had its first look at the federal government’s case against the first eight arrested refuge occupiers — and…
Continue Reading Bend-La Pine graduation rates hold steady
Bend-La Pine Schools students continue to graduate at a higher rate than students statewide, according to information released Thursday by the Oregon…
Continue Reading FBI agent on deadly encounter: Actions have consequences
FBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing told reporters and Harney County residents at a news conference Wednesday in Burns that the agencies…
Continue Reading Burns residents light candles, react to killing, arrests
A long 24 hours toward the end of a long month in Harney County ended Wednesday night with a candlelight vigil in downtown Burns. Community members…
Continue Reading LaVoy Finicum’s tearful daughter says he’s ‘now a martyr’
The daughter of Malheur Refuge occupation spokesman LaVoy Finicum, reportedly killed by federal agents during a traffic stop north of Burns, said…
Continue Reading Harney County sheriff: ‘This can’t happen any more’
Law enforcement officials provided few new details at a news conference Wednesday on the deadly encounter with refuge occupiers in a traffic stop…
Continue Reading Four Bend-La Pine students’ artwork receive top honors
Four Bend-La Pine Schools art students have earned the top honors in the local Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national competition that…
Continue Reading Volunteers in Medicine Clinic receives grants
Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) is pleased to announce the recent award of more than $43,000 in grant funding to help sponsor the medical care and…
Continue Reading Woodburn man headed to refuge threatens to kill officers
A Woodburn man who said he was headed to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and wanted to help kill federal agents threatened to kill police…
Continue Reading BLM, landowner seek to resolve Teaters Road closure dispute
The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District and ranchers who own property 30 miles east of Prineville issued a joint statement Tuesday…
Continue Reading Mammoth bone found in Reser Stadium end zone
On Saturdays in the fall, cleats pound the turf at Reser Stadium at Oregon State University. But new evidence dug up during an expansion project of…
Continue Reading More snow means more dough for winter gear stores
More white on the slopes means more green in the cash register for many ski shops around the area, with sales on the rise. Powder House Ski and…
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