Restoration co. clears smoky smell from Bend HS
A Bend restoration company was called in to use its ozone generators to remove a lingering smoky smell from February’s fire in an area at Bend senior High School.
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Bend’s fenced dog parks remain open
Bend dog parks remain open, with a few precautions urged to keep it safe for everyone.
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#ToTheMax Challenge: How are you spending time at home?
Looking for a way to stay active and creative in quarantine? Introducing the #ToTheMax challenge!! Whether you’re making trick shots indoors or choreographing a family dance, we want to see what you can come up with (while abiding by social distancing guidelines, of course). Send in your videos using #ToTheMax on Twitter and Facebook or
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Spring-like weather on the way
Monday we will be met with cloudy skies throughout the day, with temperatures hitting the 60s for parts of the High Desert. Monday is also the beginning of a warming trend that sticks with us through Friday. We are expecting clear skies this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this upcoming week, with temperatures possibly
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C.O. Scouts stage successful Community Action Day
Saturday’s Community Action Day by Central Oregon Scouts was a big success, with more than 3,000 worth of food and supplies collected for area nonprofits struggling to meet the need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oregon reports 27th COVID-19 death; cases top 1,000
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 27, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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HUD awards $46.7 million to NW tribes, Native Alaskans for COVID-19 response
SEATTLE — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Friday the award of $46.7 million n additional HUD Indian Housing Block Grant funds to more than 250 Tribes and Native Alaskan Villages in the Northwest to help them respond to COVID-19. Friday’s awards were part of a national announcement of the award of $200
Continue ReadingBend car dealers offer free oil changes to first responders, front-line workers
Kiefer Auto Group’s two dealerships in Bend are offering free oil changes to first responders and other front-line workers who are helping local communities battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Redmond man caught, arrested in shooting near Sunriver
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team members used a “flash bang” device Sunday to disorient and arrest a Redmond man on attempted murder and other charges in the shooting of another man Saturday night near Sunriver.
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ODFW staff monitoring fishing locations for social distancing
Most fishing and hunting seasons remain open in Oregon, but the state Department of Fish and Wildlife says participants should continue to comply with social distancing and other guidelines set forth in the governor’s Stay Home, Save Lives order.
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Wyden offers one-stop link to economic resources during COVID-19 outbreak
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — As the Small Business Administration launched the Paycheck Protection Program Friday, Sen. Ron Wyden announced a one-stop economic resources link on his web page for Oregonians needing more information during the COVID-19 public health crisis about unemployment insurance, direct cash assistance, and grants and loans for small business. The web link is https://www.wyden.senate.gov/covid-19-economic-resources. “Oregonians need
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VA Portland offers virtual care options for veterans
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) said Friday it is committed to providing high-quality care while keeping veterans safe from the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Due to COVID-19 precautionary measures and out of concern for our Veterans, we are honoring current social isolation and distancing guidelines,” said Darwin Goodspeed, VAPORHCS director. “Through VA’s virtual
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Lifting spirits: Bend woman creates grad signs for C.O. schools
With uncertainty looming about the future of Central Oregon high school graduation ceremonies this year, a Bend woman has started creating signs to support and show solidarity with High Desert high schools.
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OSU Extension offers safe home canning tips in times of COVID-19
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — How can home preservers pressure can vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and wild game safely when OSU Extension offices, closed for face-to-face visits, cannot offer free annual dial gauge testing to clients? Presto, manufacturer of the most commonly used dial-gauge pressure canner in Central Oregon has added a statement on their web
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Bend man arrested in nearly fatal heroin overdose
A 26-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday, accused of selling heroin to another man who overdosed and nearly died before police were able to revive him, officers said Saturday.
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C.O. Walmart shoppers weigh in on new customer limits
In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Walmart will be limiting the number of guests it has in its stores. We talked with a few shoppers at the Bend Walmart to get their take on the move.
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Bend man arrested in armed robbery of La Pine home
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of a 24-year-old Bend man Friday night in southeast Bend, accused of donning a mask and threatening residents with a handgun in a home-invasion robbery at a La Pine home earlier in the day,
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Rain, snow, and thunderstorms in our future
It’s been a rainy and snowy Saturday in Central Oregon with temperatures well below average for this time of year. Forecast lows for the entire region will be in the high 20s low 30s Saturday night, with showers still expected. Temperatures will jump near 60 degrees on Sunday, bringing with it a chance for thunderstorms,
Continue Reading Oregon reports four more COVID-19 deaths, 100 more cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 26, while 100 new cases of the the virus raised the statewide tally to 999, the Oregon Health Authority said Saturday.
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NY to get 1,000 ventilators with help from China, Oregon
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is poised to get over 1,100 ventilators from China and Oregon as it scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest coronavirus patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The Chinese government facilitated a 1,000-ventilator donation from billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai, the co-founders of the Chinese
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