Shepherd’s House is on the fifth day of our Community Outreach efforts and has served over 1,300 meals to over 400 individuals in the community. With such a tremendous need, our supplies are running low.
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Crater Lake National Park closed Tuesday to all park visitors until further notice.
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Mostly cloudy skies Tuesday night with light breezes 5-10 mph out of the west.
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Some people who need to get outside while also following the rules of social distancing are hitting the links — but Central Oregon golf courses are taking precautions to keep both the golfers and their staff safe amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to eight, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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Two of the Oregon agencies in most demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak — the state Employment Department and Oregon OSHA — are seeing fairly sudden, major demand on their phone lines and websites as thousands seek to file jobless claims or complaints and get their questions answered.
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Despite challenges with adequate supplies and other issues, St. Charles Health System is preparing a “surge plan” for potential patients seriously ill with COVID-19 that would enable the system’s 270-bed capacity to be doubled, a top official said Tuesday afternoon during an online news conference of local officials.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense when you are on the go, using a virtual private network. It’s easy and convenient to use public Wi-Fi to access the Internet. However, this is risky because you can’t control the security standards of a public Wi-Fi
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A slow moving storm center heading southward along the coast will send clouds and a chance of showers into Central Oregon today.
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In response to Gov. Kate Brown’s order, the Bend Park and Recreation District is closing many facilities, from pickleball, tennis and basketball courts to playgrounds and skateparks.
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A Bend hair salon reacted to Gov. Kate Brown’s closure order Monday to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, saying they have been unable to get to information on assistance due to swamped websites.
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Oregon government agencies issued more announcements on Monday about changes in operations prompted by Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of COVID-19:
Continue Reading Gov. Kate Brown launched a “Stay Home, Save Lives” public awareness campaign Monday, alongside Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon Health Authority, to educate Oregonians about the importance of social distancing in stemming the spread of COVID-19.
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A rash of escaped field burns in recent weeks — most without a permit — prompted a warning Monday from Bend Fire & Rescue that several days of warm, dry weather have boosted the risk of wildfires.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has ordered that public schools be closed statewide until at least April 20 in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The State Board made the announcement Monday, just a short time after Idaho Gov. Brad Little said during a press conference that he
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The Bend Chamber on Monday shared a message from St. Charles Health System to area businesses: Please don’t send your workers to the hospital — or a doctor’s office, for that matter — to get tested for COVID-19.
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster introduces you to our new ‘Open4Biz’ page, a place where any Central Oregon business – not just restaurants – can share and update their current hours and information, for free, and others can look up that info from a map or search box. It’s all at: https://bend.open4biz.us/ — you can get
Continue Reading(CNN) — The UK is banning people from leaving their homes, apart from a few “very limited” reasons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday as he imposed the most stringent restrictions seen in Britain since the end of World War II. Police will break up public gatherings and fine people flouting rules, Johnson said
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered nonessential businesses to close and the state’s more than 7 million residents to stay home unless necessary in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Monday marked marks the two-year anniversary of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’S) Act becoming law.
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