Hikers continue to hike Pilot Butte despite closure
Oregon State Parks closed all of its parks on March 23 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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More rain and snow on the way
Sunday will look similar to Saturday, with another chance for isolated snow showers on the High Desert, with mixed showers expected in the southern parts of the region and snow likely in La Pine. On Monday and Tuesday, rain and snow showers are likely for all of Central Oregon. West winds are predicted between 20-25
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Oregon releases attention-getting public service campaign
Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday launched a statewide public awareness campaign with a Portland-based ad agency, the Oregon Health Authority and public health partners to inform Oregonians about the urgent importance of staying home to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oregon reports 13th COVID-19 death; Deschutes County now at 20 cases
The COVID-19 virus has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 13, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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Oregon to allow self-serve gas for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak
Oregon, one of only two states with a ban on self-serve at gas stations, is suspending enforcement for two weeks due to COVID-19 and allowing self-serve under some new guidelines,.
Continue ReadingFeds fast-track foreign farm workers’ return
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Farmers and orchard owners nationwide are breathing a little easier because, as of this week, more H-2A workers will be able to cross the Mexican border. The Capital Press reports the U.S. State Department on Thursday expanded the number of foreign agricultural workers whose visa applications can be processed without an
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Oregon lawmakers to consider emergency relief funding for arts, culture
In response to communication from the Oregon Cultural Trust, its Statewide Partners and arts and cultural organizations across the state, Gov. Kate Brown directed the agency to explore opportunities to identify relief funding to address the devastating impact the COVID-19 health crisis is having on Oregon’s arts and cultural community.
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Bend hotel managers ‘disappointed’ by city’s new travel order
The city of Bend issued an executive order this week, discouraging tourists from visiting and any non-essential travel in town. As NewsChannel 21 found out, several inn and hotel managers say business is already pretty much non-existent.
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Facebook grant helps Crook County schools launch Learning @ Home
A $50,000 Facebook grant is helping Crook County schools hand out more than 250 Chromebooks for a new online learning program that begins next week.
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Bend man develops 3D-printed face shield
A product innovation developer for Ruffwear has developed a new type of 3D-printed face shield that he says could prolong the life of N-95 medical masks.
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Friday update from Central Oregon Emergency Info Network
Recreation opportunities at home, local libraries offerings are part of Friday’s update from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network.
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Pet Pals: Little Girl needs a new, loving home
Five-year-old Little Girl’s previous owner passed away, so she is waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon and could really use a new, loving home.
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Shot fired during Sunriver-area family dispute; son-in-law arrested
A man fired a pistol at his son-in-law in self-defense during a family dispute at a home south of Sunriver Thursday evening, causing no injuries but leading to the arrest of the son-in-law, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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HSCO warns: Animal abandonment is a crime
After a cat was left outside the Humane Society of Central Oregon shelter and caught on surveillance camera, the organization warns that animal abandonment is a crime and lists the steps to take if you find a stray, or need to surrender your animal.
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Wyden: Virus relief bill to send $3.3 billion to jobless Oregonians
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday the historic expansion of unemployment insurance he worked to get into the just-passed Senate coronavirus package will work out to an estimated $3.3 billion in much-needed help this year for unemployed Oregonians.
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Bend discourages tourism, for now
Odd to say, but right now the city does not want visitors, so hotels can be saved for first responders and heath care workers.
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Crook County school buses still busy, delivering meals to kids
When Oregon schools closed March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it wasn’t only the opportunity to learn that students lost. Many students who rely on school breakfasts and lunches also were missing out. But in Crook County, a new effort has brought those meals to them.
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Bend-La Pine Schools expand grab and go meal sites
Bend-La Pine Schools’ grab and go meal sites available for local families will expand to eight sites in Bend and La Pine beginning Monday.
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Car parade honors Bend Elks Lodge secretary as she retires
Parties aren’t a good thing these days, so a long parade of cars honored 93-year-old Myrtle Farleigh on Friday as she retired after 18 years as secretary at Bend Elks Lodge.
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Deschutes DA talks of arrest of man accused of claiming COVID-19, spitting at officer
An extended, online-only interview of Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Friday regarding the arrest of a Redmond man accused of claiming to have the COVID-19 virus and spitting, coughing on Bend police officer.
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