Girls wrestling added as official OSAA sport; state’s first new sport since 1979
In the 2023-24 season, high school girls wrestlers can hit the mat as part of their own…
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COCC receives $600,000 federal grant to create ‘Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success’
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S.…
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Central Oregon medical providers, patients react to end of OHA’s mask requirement in health care settings
As of Monday, you no longer hade to wear a mask when you visit the doctor, dentist, or any other Oregon health care provider, in most situations.…
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‘I think it’s good … we’ve got to grow’: New, larger Wilco Farm Store opens Tuesday in Prineville
A well-known business in Prineville is expanding, and will now employ more than two dozen people. The new Wilco Farm Store that opens Tuesday…
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Sink or swim: Trinity Lutheran sixth-graders have plenty of fun in cardboard boat racing challengeÂ
The kids made the boats as part of an engineering…
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Burglar hits at least 11 food carts, coffee shops and restaurants around Bend; police post photos, seek info
At least 11 food carts, coffee stands and restaurants were hit by burglars around Bend overnight Thursday and Friday, police said as they released…
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Drivers on Highway 58 can expect delays into fall as major culvert repair project gets underway
Construction season began Monday and will last for several months on a major culvert repair project along Oregon Highway 58, a key corridor between…
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Tears for Fears is the latest addition to Hayden Homes Amphitheater’s summer concert lineup
A British duo whose name and music is well-known to millions around the world for decades — Tears for Fears — announced a concert tour Tuesday that…
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Sisters City Council chooses Jordan Wheeler as new city manager
The Sisters City Council voted unanimously last Thursday to offer the city manager position to current Sandy City Manager Jordan Wheeler, pending…
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Pile burn of tumbleweeds on windy afternoon sparks barn fire east of Bend, $6,000 damage
A property owner east of Bend was burning a pile of tumbleweeds near a metal pole barn Sunday afternoon when strong winds spread embers into stored…
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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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