Deschutes County was by far Oregon’s fastest-growing county over the past decade, adding nearly 40,000 residents – a jump of more than 25 percent from 2010, new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday show.
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For people in jail, possible freedom comes with a price. That price — the bail amount — might not always seem to match the alleged crime, in the view of others.
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Echoing the troubling national picture, the Oregon Employment Department on Thursday reported record initial claims for jobless benefits over the past 10 days due to jobs lost amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum on Wednesday joined 32 attorneys general in a letter urging online giants Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart, and Craigslist to rigorously monitor price gouging practices by third-party online sellers.
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Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for its failure to provide companies that want to make respirator masks and ventilators with a guarantee of liability protection.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Sisters is taking steps to limit exposure to and spread of COVID-19. Listed below are new and existing measures the city is taking: Cliff Clemens Park play structure is closed to the public until further notice.Barclay Park restrooms will be closed until further notice. Open space at City
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Oregon’s congressional delegation in a letter Wednesday to the White House supported Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s request for a major disaster declaration for the entire state as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., welcomed Wednesday night’s Senate passage of the bipartisan legislative package to respond to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and — in his view — worsened by the Trump administration’s failure to ensure widespread testing in the United States. The legislation now advances to the U.S.
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Bend insurance agent Jerry Burger is buying lunches and dinners at area restaurants and bringing them to ER care providers and others in need.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Will my parents be OK? Will I be able to keep my job? Will I still graduate on time? Will I even put on pants today? As the most basic elements of daily life become uncertain amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of professors in Oregon State University’s School of Psychological
Continue ReadingThe Senate late Wednesday approved a historic, $2 trillion stimulus package to provide a jolt to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, capping days of intense negotiations that produced one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures Congress has ever considered.
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While many Central Oregon businesses have shut down services, others are still up and running, including companies who come into your home to do their jobs.
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued a statewide stay-at-home order as the coronavirus continues to spread. Little announced the order Wednesday and said it will remain in effect for 21 days.
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The Shell station at Highway 20 and 27th Street in Bend is giving a free roll of toilet paper with a gas fill-up. (One-time balloon lawn-chair adventurer Kent Couch, the gas station owner, says they got it wholesale, and if nothing else it gives drivers a little chuckle.)
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Salem Health has temporarily stopped coronavirus testing in three of its clinics and hospital emergency room because of a supply shortage.
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A new Facebook group wants you to post a heart of your door, then take a picture and post it to the new “Heart on our Doors” Facebook page.
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Effective Thursday, Deschutes County is temporarily limiting public access to most facilities while providing as many services as possible virtually, by phone and by appointment.
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Two U.S. Postal Service workers in the Portland area tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a spokesperson for the agency.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following Wednesday’s announcement by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that it will close all recreational fisheries in the state, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will close recreational salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River, effective Thursday at 11:59 p.m. In a press release distributed Wednesday afternoon, the Washington agency announced its decision
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