Oregon’s licensed long-term care providers may begin providing limited outdoor visitation for residents, if the facility develops a plan to adhere to required safeguards to prevent the spread of COVID-19, state officials said Monday.
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Most paddlers of non-motorized boats across Oregon could face a $115 fine if they fail to show law enforcement a state Waterway Access Permit, beginning August 1, the Oregon State Marine Board warned Monday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications for its new Facility Project Review Committee. The committee will provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on pending and upcoming county building and facility projects, as requested by the board. The committee will provide recommendations in the following areas: development options and alternative solutions,
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Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was awarded $50,000 from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program. The funds will be used to help patients keep up with health screenings at home during COVID-19.
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As the Oregon State University Extension Service Master Food Preserver program turns 40, its hotline is once again ready to take calls.
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Jackson’s Corner and Parilla Grill announced Monday they are closing all four of their restaurant locations Monday afternoon after a staff member at Jackson’s Corner tested positive for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 262, and 277 new cases, including 27 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 25th annual “Jungle Run” at Central Oregon Community College, typically a four-mile fun run staged on the muddied-up trails around the Bend campus, will instead cover uncharted terrain this year due to COVID-19. Run virtually this year, the event will be held July 24-25, with racers running and walking their own
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State parks staff on Monday proposed adding 25 to 50 parking spaces near Smith Rock State Park to alleviate overflow parking concerns by nearby Terrebonne residents, while Deschutes County commissioners said they may no longer allow parking along some busy nearby streets.
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Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of July 20-26:
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a proposal Monday to significantly expand the availability of telehealth services in Medicare on a permanent basis.
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Figuring out health insurance was complicated, even before facing a global pandemic. To help Oregonians sort through health insurance plans and programs, the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace has awarded grants to nonprofit community groups and insurance agents.
Continue ReadingOver the next few weeks, more than 1 million Oregonians who used a debit card to buy gas at Oregon ARCO and am/pm gas stations between Jan. 1, 2011, and August 30, 2013, will receive a check in the mail for $94.42.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes surprised The Giving Plate with a $25,0000 donation in support of their mission of feeding our neighbors in need. Additionally, the funds will support The Giving Plate’s strategic organizational initiatives needed to ensure they can continue providing food to those in need, such as offering home delivery services. “We
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon on Monday offered tips on keeping your pets safe as temperatures rise above 90 degrees on the High Desert.
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Firefighters quickly got a line around a wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon about 10 miles east of Ashland.
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Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway in yet another night of conflict with federal agents.
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A ridge of high press will be over the region through Wednesday, this will bring several hot days in the 90s.
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The La Pine Rodeo Association is holding a series of ‘Play Days’ this summer, timed riding events with COVID-19 precautions in mind.
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Get ready for another warm day, as the entire region will have forecast highs in the 90s, with some cities expected to reach up to 96 degrees. Then on Tuesday, we have another slight increase in temperatures, bumping up about a degree or two across the board. Northerly winds in that
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