Even for a man (and dog) living on the road, COVID-19 has had its ‘weird’ impacts
For the last eight years, Arnie Blumenthal and his yellow Labrador, Dewey, have been traveling the country, seeing the sights in their…
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Oregon Employment Dept., Google launch new pandemic benefits application form
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department, in partnership with Google, launched a new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance online form…
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Wooden train at center of Metolius controversy destroyed, taken to landfill
A wooden train set built by a convicted sex abuser that sparked controversy over city of Metolius plans to put it on display at City Hall has been…
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City of Bend issues new order discouraging tourist travel
As directed earlier this week in a 4-3 city council vote, the city of Bend on Friday issued an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend that…
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Tree falls, snaps power line, sparks brush fire near Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A tree fell across power lines, and a downed line sparked a quarter-acre brush fire east of Sisters on Friday morning,…
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Blacksmith Restaurant stays closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of The Blacksmith Restaurant has tested positive for COVID-19, so the Bend restaurant will remain closed until all other workers are…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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State funds major expansion of NeighborImpact Head Start program
Thanks to a more than doubling of state funding, NeighborImpact announced Friday it’s launching a major expansion of its Head Start program for the…
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COVID-19 outbreak at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend rises to 31 cases
Ten more residents and staff at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total cases in that outbreak to 31,…
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Homeland Security leader visits Portland, calls protesters ‘anarchists’
The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland on Thursday, just hours after issuing a scathing statement that called the…
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City of Bend making changes in bid to curb problems at downtown parking garage
The city of Bend, police and nearby downtown restaurants are coming together to implement some new rules to curb vandalism and other issues at the…
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City of Bend tells tourists: Stay away until Labor Day
Bend city councilors, by a 4-3 vote, have directed City Manager Eric King to issue a new travel advisory to discourage tourism as the area sees a…
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‘Move Oregon’s Border’ effort sues in bid to reduce signature requirement
Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho announced July 13 that their president had filed a federal lawsuit, in light of the COVID-19 situation,…
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OSU-Cascades outlines fall term course plans, focuses on safety and flexibility
Oregon State University–Cascades said Thursday it is planning for a fall term focused on student success and public health safety, with 80% of…
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Gov. Brown: School this fall ‘will not look like a normal year’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Thursday, following Wednesday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools…
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Two Oregon prisons may close to save school funding and balance state budget
The state’s top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19…
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Onward: Four big Redmond businesses expanding amid recession, pandemic
In the midst of a recession and health crisis, Redmond city officials told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday industrial projects are at an all-time high.…
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Split Bend council may send delayed transportation bond measure to Nov. ballot
Much has happened in Bend and to its economy since councilors pulled a May transportation bond measure. Going for a new try in November may not bring…
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Deschutes Public Library to send $195 million bond measure to fall ballot
The Deschutes Public Library Board announced Wednesday evening it plans to send a $195 million bond measure to the November ballot and has voted to…
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State grant to allow 24/7 expansion of Deschutes County Stabilization Center
The recently opened Deschutes County Stabilization Center has received a $2.4 million state grant that will allow the facility, a place for people…
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