Family and friends celebrate Bend woman’s 99th birthday
Family and friends celebrated Leota Due’s 99th birthday Wednesday while maintaining social distancing.
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Mosaic Medical launches health insurance hotline
Mosaic Medical in Bend has launched a new hotline at 541-647-2717 for recently unemployed seeking help to enroll in health insurance.
Continue ReadingOregon Dept. of Revenue: Some need to file tax return to get stimulus payment
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Revenue is alerting taxpayers that while most eligible taxpayers don’t need to take any action to receive an Economic Impact Payment, some people will. This includes those who are required to file and haven’t filed a tax return for either 2018 or 2019. The IRS urges eligible
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Northern pikeminnow season opening delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A popular Northwest fishing program is getting a late start this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The 2020 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery will not open on May 1, as originally planned. The fishery is tentatively scheduled to open May 11, for registered anglers with licenses to fish in the Columbia
Continue ReadingBend seeks to fill three positions on accessibility advisory committee
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is seeking applications to fill three open positions on the City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee (COBAAC). The committee’s purpose is to assist and advise the City in making its programs, services, activities, and facilities accessible to Bend’s citizens. Applicants should be a resident of the city of
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Oregon AG announces $4.4 million settlement with Ecotrust over tax credits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a $4.4 million settlement with the nonprofit Ecotrust and its for-profit affiliate Ecotrust Forest Management to resolve claims under the Oregon False Claims Act involving applications Ecotrust submitted to procure New Market Tax Credit financing for two development projects Ecotrust administered. The development projects procured
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Temporary Crooked River flow boost to test benefits to spring Chinook, steelhead
Anglers and others should be aware that flows will increase on the Crooked River from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 4, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday.
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16 employees at Foster Farms test positive for virus
Health officials say the results of a second round of employee COVID-19 testing at Foster Farms in southwestern Washington has revealed six new cases, and a seventh was found through a health care provider.
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Portland mayor’s campaign sued by rival, others over large donations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s reelection campaign is being sued by mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone and others, saying nearly $175,000 his campaign accepted in large donations should be deemed illegal. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports city elections officials independent of his control had ruled that the donations were allowed under a court ruling in
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Oregon COVID-19 deaths reach 101; all have had underlying conditions
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 101, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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Escaped homeless camp cooking fire burns under 1/4 acre near St. Charles Bend
An escaped cooking fire at a homeless camp fire north of St. Charles Bend burned less than a quarter-acre of brush Wednesday morning, thanks to police, bystanders and firefighters.
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Colorado man hits the Powerball jackpot twice in the same day
After 30 years of playing the same set of numbers, one Colorado man finally won big — twice.
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Experts predict Bend-Redmond area jobless rate could hit 30%
Experts at MoneyGeek are looking at numbers reported by the U.S. Department of Labor to forecast the peak unemployment rates for several places across the country, including in the state of Oregon. According to their findings, the Bend-Redmond area could top out at 30%, meaning nearly 29,000 people would be out of a job due to the coronavirus.
Continue ReadingState eases new Corporate Activity tax requirements
At the direction of Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Revenue said Wednesday it is adjusting requirements of businesses making estimated payments of the new Corporate Activity Tax.
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City of Bend urges period pipe flushing in closed businesses, vacation rentals
Owners of closed businesses or vacation rentals should consider periodically flushing the water pipes in their vacant buildings during the “Stay Home, Save Lives” order, the city of Bend advised Wednesday.
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Real estate brokers plan expanded Giving Plate food drive on Saturday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brokers from Harcourts The Garner Group have arranged for an expanded food drive Saturday afternoon at 10 locations around the area, to benefit The Giving Plate. THE GIVING PLATE FOOD DRIVE Locations for MAY 2 COLLECTION, 12-2pm Hosted by Brokers from Harcourts The Garner Group Bend: NWX: Lisa Connors, 541-410-5171, parking
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Deschutes County still working on framework for reopening plan
Deschutes County commissioners said at a meeting Wednesday they need more time to revise and add more information to their draft framework plan for reopening the county.
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UO index: Oregon’s economy has ‘slipped into deep contraction’
One of the first measures of COVID-19’s impact on Oregon’s economy, released Wednesday, said what just about everyone already knows: The state’s “economy has slipped into a deep contraction.”
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Warm Springs COVID-19 cases rise to 8
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation’s number of COVID-19 cases has risen to eight, tribal officials said late Tuesday as they urged residents to wear face coverings while in public spaces.
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New OSU Extension Fire Program to host fire preparedness webinars
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University’s new Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program will host a series of three webinars in May to promote wildfire preparedness and prevention. The free webinars are scheduled for May 8, May 15 and May 22. May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon has already seen two wildfires this year. While
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