July 2020

City of Bend issues new order discouraging tourist travel

July 17, 2020 4:49 pm KTVZ news sources

As directed earlier this week in a 4-3 city council vote, the city of Bend on Friday issued an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend that…

Tree falls, snaps power line, sparks brush fire near Sisters

July 17, 2020 3:13 pm KTVZ news sources

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A tree fell across power lines, and a downed line sparked a quarter-acre brush fire east of Sisters on Friday morning,…

Sunny and warming up again

July 17, 2020 2:55 pm Katie Zuniga

Light breezes for our Saturday with winds out of the northwest 10 mph. Temperatures will be similar to Friday in the mid to upper 80s.…

OSU-Cascades to offer diversity, equity and inclusion workshop

July 17, 2020 2:40 pm KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades will host a three-day diversity, equity and inclusion workshop for business leaders and…

Blacksmith Restaurant stays closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19

July 17, 2020 2:22 pm KTVZ news sources

An employee of The Blacksmith Restaurant has tested positive for COVID-19, so the Bend restaurant will remain closed until all other workers are…

Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon

July 17, 2020 1:46 pm KTVZ news sources

COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…

Even for a man (and dog) living on the road, COVID-19 has had its ‘weird’ impacts

July 17, 2020 1:05 pm Jordan Williams

For the last eight years, Arnie Blumenthal and his yellow Labrador, Dewey, have been traveling the country, seeing the sights in their…

State funds major expansion of NeighborImpact Head Start program

July 17, 2020 12:21 pm Barney Lerten

Thanks to a more than doubling of state funding, NeighborImpact announced Friday it’s launching a major expansion of its Head Start program for the…

Salem man killed in helicopter crash

July 17, 2020 11:50 am KTVZ news sources

A Salem man was killed Friday morning in the crash of a helicopter that was working in a Christmas tree field in rural Marion County, sheriff’s…

Oregon Lottery helps retailers grapple with COVID-19-related challenges

July 17, 2020 11:28 am KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Video Lottery retailers across Oregon work to strike an appropriate balance between business operations and public health,…

Bend teen wins Alzheimer’s Foundation essay contest, $5,000 scholarship

July 17, 2020 9:40 am KTVZ news sources

NEW YORK (KTVZ) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has named Pilar Elaine Carson of Bend, Oregon, the first-place winner of its national 2020…

Deschutes County weekly road construction update: July 19-25

July 17, 2020 9:16 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of July 19-25: Sisemore Road Bridge Rehabilitation…

Furry Friends: Gunner and Kiowa are special siblings

July 17, 2020 9:07 am KTVZ News Team

Gunner is deaf, so his sister Kiowa helps him out, and they make a wonderful pair, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for a new…

Below-average temps Friday before a warmup

July 17, 2020 5:58 am Max Goldwasser

Happy Friday, Central Oregon! After topping out at 93 degrees Thursday, we will be dipping below average, with forecast highs expected in the high…

Wyden, Merkley announce $16 million in grants to small, rural hospitals

July 17, 2020 12:28 am KTVZ news sources

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to…

Wyden, Senate Democrats propose $350 billion investment in communities of color

July 17, 2020 12:09 am KTVZ news sources

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats to unveil a major…

Virtual Pacific Crest Endurance Fest raises $400K

July 17, 2020 12:01 am KTVZ news sources

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Most can agree that a virtual event is not as good as a live event, but when faced with the decision to either cancel the…

Homeland Security leader visits Portland, calls protesters ‘anarchists’

July 16, 2020 11:25 pm The Associated Press

The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland on Thursday, just hours after issuing a scathing statement that called the…

Bystander helps crews stop brush fire NW of Redmond at a quarter-acre

July 16, 2020 10:32 pm KTVZ news sources

A bystander helped fire crews put out a quarter-acre brush fire that broke out northwest of Redmond Thursday afternoon, officials…

Big Ol’ Fish: Great angling

July 16, 2020 8:00 pm KTVZ News Team

Please disregard the goofy…

Month: July 2020