December 2020

Deschutes County SO keeps ‘Shop With a Cop’ going, with changes this year

December 10, 2020 4:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has been working throughout this pandemic on a way to continue with Shop with a Cop. And they’ve found a way.

Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 16th

December 10, 2020 3:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,123, along with 1,586 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.

FDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

December 10, 2020 3:08 pm CNN Newsource

The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine.

St. Charles seeks 5,000 initial COVID-19 vaccine doses, 2nd ultra-cold freezer

December 10, 2020 2:39 pm Barney Lerten

St. Charles Health System has requested an initial 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine but cannot require that caregivers be vaccinated, an official said Thursday, also noting that caregivers who don’t show symptoms are not routinely tested for the virus.

COCC plans to stay in largely remote learning for spring term

December 10, 2020 1:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon Community College this week shared initial plans for the spring 2021 term, which it said will closely resemble operations for its fall and winter terms, with limited in-person classes and mostly remote, online sessions.

Historic Post Office Plaza in downtown Bend sold for $4.3 million

December 10, 2020 1:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

The historic downtown Bend building known as Post Office Plaza recently sold for $4.3 million to new owners who plan upgrades but to keep its familiar architecture in place, sale participants said Thursday.

Thursday declared ‘Get Covered Oregon’ Day

December 10, 2020 10:28 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared Thursday, Dec. 10 as Get Covered Oregon Day to focus on the importance of staying healthy by getting covered.

Fair Day Ahead

December 10, 2020 8:03 am KTVZ

The advance of the next system from the Pacific will turn clear skies this morning mostly cloudy by this evening.

Dante a perfect 10-for-10 as Oregon defeats Florida A&M 87-66

December 9, 2020 11:26 pm The Associated Press

N’Faly Dante scored a career-high 22 points on 10-for-10 shooting — setting the Matthew Knight Arena record for field-goal percentage — and Oregon romped past Florida A&M 87-66 in a hastily scheduled game Wednesday night.

Could volunteer substitute teachers help reopen Crook County schools? Perhaps

December 9, 2020 10:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

Crook County Judge Seth Crawford sparked much discussion Wednesday with a Facebook post indicating more volunteer substitute teachers could reopen schools sooner. That prompted school district officials to lay out the possibilities and requirements.

State LCDC adopts ‘middle housing’ requirements

December 9, 2020 9:28 pm KTVZ

The state Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted rules Wednesday implementing “middle housing” provisions that will require cities to allow duplexes, triplexes, townhomes and cottage clusters in single-family residential zones by mid-2022.

OSU engineering students get a handle on solving long-time trucker safety problem

December 9, 2020 9:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

Students in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have helped the trucking industry get a handle on a long-standing safety problem: drivers slipping and falling while exiting or entering their cab.

Oregon eviction moratorium set to end on Dec. 31, unless lawmakers act

December 9, 2020 9:11 pm KTVZ

The eviction moratorium is set to end on Dec. 31st. Tenant advocacy groups fear there will be a wave of mass evictions.

Guardian Group named a ‘2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit’

December 9, 2020 8:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

Guardian Group announced Wednesday it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.

Mid Oregon’s Holiday Dough fundraiser more than doubles last year’s donations

December 9, 2020 8:22 pm KTVZ News Partners

Thanks to the generosity of Central Oregonians, Mid Oregon Credit Union’s Holiday Dough fundraiser collected nearly $8,700 in donations, more than doubling the $3,480 raised in 2019.

Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers halfway to $120K goal for holiday campaign

December 9, 2020 8:05 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After 15 days of bell ringing, The Salvation Army Red Kettles in Deschutes County are at just over $60,000, just 50% of the total amount needed to meet the goal of $120,000. “Christmas this year will be unlike any Christmas in the history of The Salvation Army. We have seen so much need in our

Portland eviction protest fueled by history of gentrification

December 9, 2020 7:32 pm The Associated Press

Protesters in Portland have barricaded streets in a neighborhood and set booby traps after police made arrests in a clash over gentrification and the eviction of a Black and Indigenous family from a home.

Platypus Pub, former Bend church, being demolished

December 9, 2020 6:38 pm KTVZ

A former Third Street church that most recently was the Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop and formerly a Nazarene church is being torn down to make way for a retail center, including a Starbucks drive-thru.