(BPT) – In these unprecedented times, when many families are facing physical, emotional and financial hardships, a common question is, “How do I keep up with my mortgage when I’m not working?” A home is a family’s most important asset. But now it’s more than that: It’s where they are hunkering down and staying safe.
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Reports of unemployment fraud have risen sharply as identity thieves look to cash in on COVID-19, the Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific warned Monday.
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The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a Baker County judge’s order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown.
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COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 138, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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As we all enter another week of trying to isolate ourselves from others, many of us are finding clever new ways to reach out to friends and neighbors.
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Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of a forensics lab that fights the illegal timber trade, a $1 billion annual problem for the U.S. forest products industry.
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Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities, the Bureau of Land Management said Monday it is increasing recreational access in Oregon.
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The City of La Pine and the La Pine Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that they have a block of limited funds to give out as grants to local businesses.
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Funding for COVID-19-related requests still available BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Health Council awarded its 41st COVID-19 Mini-grant on Wednesday of last week, having now distributed more than $185,000 in small grants. Emergency funding for COVID-19 requests opened at the end of March, with applications spanning everything from the manufacturing of masks and
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, the City of Bend launched the Invoice Cloud online payment system for utility bills. This system is an expedited replacement of the Click2Gov system that may have been the target of a potential data security incident in late 2019. The new online payment system provides safe, easy and convenient ways
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A Redmond woman was seriously injured in a rollover crash Sunday night on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway in the Tumalo area, but her young daughter was restrained in a car seat and escaped serious injury, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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The system that gave us such a chilly, rainy weekend will linger over the region today.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Here are several recent news releases related to COVID-19 issues from Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. MERKLEY CALLS ON USDA TO QUICKLY DELIVER FOOD AND FARM ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS Monday, May 18, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee
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Seal pups venturing onto Oregon’s beaches this spring need some social distance, too, experts say.
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Oregon Farm Bureau invites the public to submit their best photos of agriculture for the 2021 Oregon’s Bounty Calendar. The award-winning calendar celebrates all aspects of Oregon agriculture: the products, the people, the production, the landscape, the enjoyment, anything that depicts the beauty, technology, culture, enjoyment, or tradition of family farming and ranching in this state.
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Voters in the three Portland metropolitan counties are being asked in Tuesday’s election to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would raise $2.5 billion over a decade to fight homelessness, even as the state grapples with the coronavirus and its worst recession in years.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Art About Agriculture, an annual exhibition of agriculture-themed artwork by Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is holding an open call for artists to participate in the 2020 exhibition. The theme for the 2020 exhibition and tour is “Tension/Harmony.” Artists from the Pacific Northwest are invited to explore the future
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has joined an international enforcement task force organized by the North American Securities Administrators Association to investigate investment fraud during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said late last week that the Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program, launched in March 2019, has contributed to a significant increase of animals placed into private care.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Portland General Electric and Pacific Power are working together to spread awareness and tips to help utility customers avoid becoming a victim of scams. PGE estimates scammers have cost its customers at least $45,000 so far in 2020, and about $340,000 since 2013. Scammers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic
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