SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the State of Oregon, and states across the nation, grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to keep communities safe and informed, it’s more important than ever to recognize 9-1-1 operators in Oregon. The week ending Saturday was National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, as established by the Association of Public
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The Coast Guard reminds recreational boaters and paddlers to be aware of the risks involving cold water drownings.
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Bend real estate broker Lisa Connors held a food drive Saturday to collect donations for The Giving Plate food bank.
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A Bend business that uses ozone generators in cleaning and sanitation says it could be used to fight bacteria and viruses like COVID-19.
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Sunday we’ll be waking up to partly cloudy skies before things start to clear up and warm up. We’ll be topping out at 67 degrees, which is above average. Monday should be warm as well, with temperatures hitting the low 70s for most of the region. La Pine and Sisters are the only cities right
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Oregon appears to be an outlier as coronavirus cases start to peak in other states. Of all the states in America, Oregon is one of five states expected to have the fewest COVID-19 deaths per capita.
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Including one to the city of Prineville for renewable energy project WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday nine federal grants awarded across Oregon that support innovation in the state’s wood products industry — creating jobs in rural Oregon, advancing research at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, and reducing wildfire
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 72, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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That line of bright lights in the sky seen lately over Central Oregon are part of the SpaceX Starlink project, which has sent aloft dozens of satellites with a goal of bringing Internet service to areas around the globe.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project seeks participants for its second Rethink Food Waste Challenge, designed to help people reduce their wasted food at home. The challenge is scheduled for May 11 – June 7. Forty percent of food is wasted throughout the supply chain: at the farm, in transport, at
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BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided over $7.5 million to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for eligible activities related to the COVID-19 response. The funding was made available under major disaster declaration FEMA-DR-4499-OR, approved on March 28. FEMA has expedited funding of $7,509,180.04 to assist the state of Oregon in its purchases
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This week, the Humane Society of Central Oregon introduces us to Chance, a very friendly 7-year-old chihuahua and a sweet little guy.
Continue ReadingThe Crook County COVID-19 Business Assistance Task Force was formed to help local companies deal with the coronavirus economic impacts affecting daily business operations and provide technical assistance for federal programs previously available.
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Not even the coronavirus can stop the last Blockbuster Video on Earth from serving customers in Bend, though it has changed its operations some, now offering curbside pickup.
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More than 1,000 protesters gathered at the Idaho Statehouse Friday afternoon in defiance of Gov. Brad Little’s extension of the statewide stay-at-home order.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has hosted nearly 1,000 town halls in his career, but the one he held on Friday was a first.
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The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, announced Friday that recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments.
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Under mostly sunny skies, Saturday will be modestly cooler, but still above average…in the mid 60s.
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Sabrina Ionescu was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft Friday night, going to the New York Liberty in an Oregon sweep of the top two picks.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued Executive Order 20-18, preventing creditors or debt collectors from garnishing federal CARES Act recovery rebate payments. The order corrects an oversight in the federal legislation, ensuring that Oregonians can use the funds for their intended purpose: covering the costs of essential needs during the COVID-19 public
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