The mayors of Bend and Redmond and other officials gave a COVID-19 update on Thursday, with hotels nearly full over the Fourth and the highest Redmond Airport passenger counts since the pandemic hit, but problems OLCC found at downtown Bend restaurants and bars.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and a host of regional partners have come together to create an emergency grant fund for small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the economic downturn caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. COIC was able to combine contributions from Deschutes County ($100,000), Crook County
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Natural Resources invites applications from county land owners who would like financial assistance with upcoming range improvement projects, including noxious weed control, seeding, fencing improvements/new fence construction or water source development. Proposed projects must fall within a grazing district in Deschutes County. Maps of the grazing district are available
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A wind-driven grass fire that broke out Thursday afternoon on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, closing U.S. Highway 26 for a time, has grown to nearly 800 acres but is now 75 percent contained, an official said Friday.
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The U.S. Secretary of Interior joined Rep. Greg Walden in Klamath County on Thursday.
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“Old Glory” made it into a few pics this week.
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You hear the stories of many people who contract COVID-19, quarantining for 14 days and healing from the virus, but there’s a community of people who’ve battled COVID-19 symptoms for months now.
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As more cycling events are canceled due to COVID-19, cyclists are looking for new challenges, and some have found a tough one indeed — “Everesting” — and Levi Kramer recently became the first person to “Everest” Lava Butte.
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Plans to modernize a portion of Central Oregon Irrigation District’s irrigation infrastructure have been approved to move forward into construction. With a completed environmental assessment in place, the project is now eligible for federal funding.
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Our sky will become mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the 40s.
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The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors on Wednesday evening approved the school’s fall reopening plans, with some in-person instruction returning, along with online and hybrid classes.
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Test results have confirmed that a 63-year-old Crook County woman was the first Central Oregon resident who died from COVID-19, a county health official said Monday.
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The Deschutes National Forest says the warmer weather plus drought conditions, paired with human error and more activity in the woods, could be a dangerous combination.
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Plans to modernize a portion of Central Oregon Irrigation District’s irrigation infrastructure by piping canals in the Redmond area have been approved by a federal agency to move forward into construction.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a Portland ordinance requiring landlords to pay tenants’ relocation fees if their rent is increased by at least 10% or if they’re evicted without cause. Presiding Judge Darleen Ortega said she agreed with a 2017 ruling made in Multnomah County Circuit Court that
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A Redmond man was killed late Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck whose driver had stopped to turn left on U.S. Highway 20W just east of Sisters, Oregon State Police said.
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We are looking at another fine day in Central Oregon, with a slight chance of thunderstorms to our east.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What was once a casual idea to one day create a labyrinth is happening this Saturday at 9 a.m., as Unity Community of Central Oregon begins the process of constructing its labyrinth with a sacred ceremony. At the beginning of quarantine, Unity of Central Oregon was fortunate to immediately transition to
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, the Deschutes National Forest will close a section of the Suttle Lake Loop Trail to provide for public safety while contractors conduct tree removal work as part of the Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project. The Suttle Lake Loop Trail will be closed between Suttle Lake Lodge and Blue Bay Campground.
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