WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Social Security Administration, announced this week that recipients of Supplemental Security Income will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments. SSI recipients will receive a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment with no further action needed on their part. The IRS projects
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Hundreds of people have reported scams due to the coronavirus.
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These viewer photos are amazing this week. Spring is definitely with us on the High Desert!
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Coronavirus does not stop our Central Oregon anglers.
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Deschutes County commissioners issued a new emergency order Wednesday that affects all county-permitted events through May 31st.
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On Thursday, the Small Business Administration stated on its website it is no longer accepting new applications for federal loans and grants due to a lapse in funding.
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As Americans across the nation began to receive their stimulus checks, one group is being left out: undocumented workers.
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Farmers plant a certain amount of crops based on seasonal predictions. But when COVID-19 started shutting everything down, those predictions went out the window.
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Skies will stay clear Thursday night with lows in the high 20s to low 30s.
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President Trump has appointed Rep. Greg Walden to the White House Economic Task Force, a bipartisan, bicameral group that will advise the White House on reopening the economy.
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon is donating pet food to families, shelters and to Meals on Wheels during this coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Kate Brown issued generally positive comments Thursday regarding President Trump’s plan to reopen America, saying it’s similar to the cautious approach she’d laid out earlier this week.
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Purple Up! Day is a worldwide event in all communities and all military installations. Show your support for Military Youth (those that have a loved one serving in the Armed Forces) by wearing purple all day on Friday, April 17th.
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Oregon State University scientists will embark on a groundbreaking project in the coming days as they start testing in the greater Corvallis community to determine the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-16 this week, directing state and local governments to take necessary measures to facilitate public participation in decision-making, helping ensure the continued operation of local government and the delivery of essential services during the COVID-19 outbreak. Local governments across Oregon are expected to begin their budget processes
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Bend’s local human trafficking non-profit, IN OUR BACKYARD, has released a short film entitled: Hidden In Plain Sight. The film was created with local producer Benjamin Edwards with Benjamin Edwards Photography.
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FootZone is sad to announce that the June 14, 2020 Dirty Half Marathon has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 64, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
Continue Reading The Oregon Department of Human Services announced new steps Thursday at a southeast Portland care facility where as many as 14 residents have died of COVID-19.
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Is fresh produce from the grocery store safe? Produce in the grocery stores or other markets (and the garden) needs the same care and cleaning as usual to be safe. An extra precaution you can take with purchased raw foods is turn a plastic produce bag inside out, put your hand inside and pick up
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