C.O. clinics, health care providers expand access to COVID-19 tests
A total of 22 urgent care clinics and health care providers in Central Oregon are scheduling appointments for COVID-19 testing.
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St. Charles says it’s ready to begin ramping up elective surgeries
St. Charles Health System says it’s ready to slowly begin ramping up the number of elective surgeries, under terms of Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement.
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COVID-19 claims five more lives in Oregon; death toll now at 83
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 83, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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Safe + Strong: Gov. Brown, OHA launch new phase of COVID-19 outreach effort
Gov. Kate Brown, along with the Oregon Health Authority, launched Thursday a new phase of the state’s public awareness campaign to educate Oregonians about COVID-19.
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Oregonians due auto insurance refunds, credits
Several auto insurance companies have been working with the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation to provide auto insurance premium refunds and credits to Oregonians.
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Nearly 334,000 Oregon initial jobless claims filed; C.O. among hardest hit
Oregon has received nearly 334,000 initial unemployment claims over the past month, nearly 14,000 from Central Oregon, 12 percent of the region’s labor force.
Continue Reading Gov. Brown lifting ban on non-urgent medical procedures on May 1
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she will be lifting her order delaying non-urgent procedures for health care providers, as long as they can demonstrate they have met new requirements for COVID-19 safety and preparedness.
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Mostly sunny; breezy
A brief break between systems will bring a pleasant, howbeit breezy, day to the High Desert today.
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C.O. COVID-19 info: Kids health screenings, help for domestic violence victims
Here’s Wednesday’s roundup of COVID-19 information from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network.
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OLCC offers more economic relief for liquor licensees
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission took additional steps Wednesday to help reduce the COVID-19 pandemic-created economic pressure faced by OLCC liquor licensees.
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McMenamins pubs reopen Friday, for takeout
McMenamins, closed since mid-March, says its pubs reopen on Friday for takeout.
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DCSO Sheriff Nelson gives pickup to Redmond’s Jericho Road
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson handed over the keys to a pickup truck to Jericho Road on Wednesday to help deliver water and other supplies to Redmond-area homeless camps.
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Redmond truck driver faces hit-and-run charge in crash that injured Bend man
A Redmond truck driver was cited on a felony hit-and-run charge Wednesday after an excavator he was towing with its boom up pulled down power lines, broke off a power pole and caused lines to fall across Highway 97 north of Bend. That sent a guy wire smashing into a car’s windshield and seriously injured the driver, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Coronavirus cases at Wallula, Wash., beef plant reach 100
All employees of a Tyson Fresh Meats beef plant near the Tri-Cities will eventually be tested for COVID-19 and then sent home to self-isolate until test results come back.
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Mobile dental clinic helps with urgent needs
Medical Teams International brought its mobile dental clinic on Wednesday to the Latino Community Association in Redmond. Another clinic is set for Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Central Oregon Veterans Outreach offices in Bend.
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Drone footage shows Bend’s empty streets
Luke Menasco says his drone has captured eerie sights around Bend as usually busy streets and places are quiet and just everyone stays home due to COVID-19. To see more of his footage, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylD9hmf8jE
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Four charged in crime crackdown near Bend BottleDrop
A special police team arrested or cited four Bend residents near the Bottle Drop in northeast Bend on Tuesday for a variety of crimes, part of an effort to address complaints by residents in the area.
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Earth Day 2020 is a bit different, but still important
The group, ‘Earth Dy Oregon’ launched a campaign called “My planet, My Pledge”, so people can celebrate the day at home.
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Local couple released from lengthy Covid-19 hospital stay
Javier and Rosa Guitron are home after a month of being at St. Charles Bend, but a full recovery may take another 4 weeks.
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Official: Smoking materials spark fire that damages NE Bend home
A family of five and their pets escaped unhurt, but a fire officials say was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials caused $60,000 damage to a northeast Bend home late Wednesday afternoon.
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