Fireworks fly atop Pilot Butte for July 4
While many Fourth of July celebrations were canceled across the nation, the Pilot Butte fireworks show in Bend lived on. It was one of the largest fireworks displays in the state.
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La Pine residents hold their own Fourth of July parade
With many of Central Oregon’s traditional Fourth of July events canceled or scaled back due to COVID-19, some La Pine residents decorated their vehicles and staged a small-scale, impromptu Independence Day parade of their own. It was one of many such events across the High Desert. Feel free to share photos or videos with us
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Gov. Kate Brown meets with OSP troopers who refused to wear masks
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — One day after denouncing Oregon State Police troopers seen on video without face masks in a Corvallis coffee shop, Gov. Kate Brown invited three to a meeting at her residence, where she said they expressed “real regret for their actions.” Along with a photo of the three troopers — wearing masks
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Oregon parents invited to take survey on child care health, safety precautions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division is inviting parents and caregivers to take a 10-minute online survey related to safety precautions in child care during COVID-19. The survey is open until Monday, July 6 at 9 p.m. As the pandemic evolves and as Oregon reopens, the state is interested in hearing from
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OSU receives $5.9 million to study environmental health problems
An Oregon State University-led research center has been awarded $5.9 million to support studies aimed at understanding how environmental exposure to chemicals affect human health.
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OSU-Cascades faculty author wins Oregon Book Award
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beth Alvarado, a faculty author in the Oregon State University – Cascades Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has received the 2020 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction for her book of essays, “Anxious Attachments.” The award was announced during a special episode of The Archive Project, hosted by Literary
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Better Business Bureau advises employers on contact tracing privacy, cybersecurity
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is alerting employers to cybersecurity issues associated with COVID-19 contact-tracing solutions. Interest in COVID-19 monitoring is growing as employers grapple with appropriate measures to keep their employees and customers safe and avoid workplace outbreaks. “Safeguarding privacy is important for business,” said BBB NW+P CEO Tyler
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Breezy conditions take a break Sunday
Sunday will look a lot similar to your Saturday, with temperatures topping out in the high 70s and low 80s across the board. Winds, though, are expected to calm down Sunday, staying around 5-7 mph. Monday will be sunny as well, but the La Pine area has a 20% chance at seeing showers and thunderstorms
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C.O. fires on the Fourth stopped small; one burns 94 acres in N. Central Oregon
Central Oregon firefighters spent much of the holiday checking on and putting out abandoned campfires or other small blazes, while one to the north grew larger, but was stopped quickly.
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Camps, programs also offer kids summer meals, state Dept. of Education reminds
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education is reminding families that several camps and organizations throughout the state are providing meals through the Summer Food Service Program for eligible enrolled kids ages 1-18 this summer. A complete listing is available on the ODE website: Enrolled Programs and Camps. When schools let out for the summer,
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Oregon reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 303 new cases, 12 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 213, along with 303 new cases that move the total close to 10,000, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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St. Charles ER doctor talks of ‘desperation’ amid record COVID-19 admissions
A St. Charles Bend emergency physician shared what he called a “somewhat grim” message in a video he took outside the hospital’s ER on Friday, amid a record influx of COVID-19 patients.
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Redmond schools offer ‘preview’ of fall return to classes
New Redmond school Superintendent Dr. Charan Kline informed parents and the community on Friday about the current, preliminary plans for a fall return to classes, if things go well in regards to COVID-19.
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Portland police, feds make 10 arrests in federal courthouse attack, riot
Portland police made nine arrests and federal officers made another in an overnight attack on the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland that federal officials called a “significant escalation in violence.”
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Pet Pals: Louie is a sweet goof of a hound who follows his nose
This week on Pet Pals, meet Louie, a hound dog that follows his nose wherever he goes but is also ready for belly-rubs or a good romp. He’s waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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Redmond brings back ‘First Fridays’
With masks in place or in hand, people in Redmond were heading to downtown businesses for the first real ‘First Friday’ in quite some time.
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Pilot Butte prepped for 4th of July fireworks show
Sure Shot Fireworks prepped Pilot Butte Friday afternoon for the annual fireworks show. Pilot Butte will be closed off to hikers until Monday.
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St. Charles Bend update: Hospital has 9 COVID-19 patients, 3 in ICU
St. Charles Bend had nine patients Saturday with COVID-19, including three in intensive care and on ventilators, a drop from the record 11-patient count reported Friday, a spokeswoman said.
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Pleasant days ahead
Take these pleasant conditions from Friday and repeat it on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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Wyden backs bill to help seniors in federally assisted housing amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday co-sponsored legislation that would provide $1.2 billion to ensure federally-assisted senior housing facilities have the resources to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Seniors in Oregon and across the country face serious dangers from both COVID-19 and inaction from the federal government to protect them,” Wyden said. “Congress
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