The Oregon Department of Human Services, through its Office of Aging and People with Disabilities, confirmed to NewsChannel 21 that it is investigating both abuse allegations and licensing complaints at Juniper Canyon Living, a residential care facility in Redmond.
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Change Healthcare is the victim of a nationwide cyberattack, resulting in a shutdown of their systems for more than a week and nationwide impacts. The cyberattack prevented some pharmacies from processing prescriptions to insurance companies to receive payment.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Macy’s department store at the Bend River Promenade will remain open and is not one of the 150 “under-performing” stores they will close over the next three years as part of the company’s restructuring, a company representative said Thursday. Macy’s announced Tuesday it will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over
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Atmospheric rivers in California, refinery maintenance and the switch to summer-blend fuel in Northern California are sending pump prices higher on the West Coast. But the national average is fairly steady this week after increasing for the last month, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingA 108-unit residential care facility in Redmond is being investigated by local police and the state. More than two-dozen current and former employees of Juniper Canyon Living have communicated with NewsChannel 21 about concerns.
Continue Reading(Update: adding video, comments from co-founders, entrepreneurs) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new Bend Entrepreneur Lab says it focuses on providing direct support to early-stage tech entrepreneurs in Central Oregon. BEL’s co-founders are Scott Douglass, Carrie M. Douglass and Nicolas H. Pluche. Counselor Liz Spragg wanted to create a startup for mental health professionals, but
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Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next summer.
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The site of Bend’s former Cracker Barrel Restaurant, located in Robal Road Village, next to Chick-fil-A, MOD Pizza, Chipotle and Mud Bay, among other businesses, may become the city’s next car wash location.
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover nearly $1 billion in costs related to the 2020 wildfires in southern Oregon and northern California, though the company is trying to negotiate a settlement. The potential lawsuits were disclosed in an
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The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a state land-use board’s ruling against opponents of a planned gas station in southeast Bend, and one of the organizers of the more than 2-year fight said a boycott might have to be their next step.
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Wages, cost-of-living adjustments key issues in talks; OSU-Cascades has 38 classified employees EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Friday morning, the Service Employees International Union Local 503 bargaining team representing 4,500 classified employees working at Oregon’s seven public universities, including OSU-Cascades, declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the schools. Here’s the full statement issued by
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Two law firms filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday against St. Charles Health System, accusing the hospital group of failing to provide the financial assistance to low-income patients that’s required by state and federal law, and instead sending those bills to debt collectors.
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SELCO Community Credit Union has reimagined and expanded its approach to community involvement with the launch of SELCO Steps Up. SELCO’s new program aims to create positive, innovative and lasting change through community giving, volunteerism, financial education, and student and educator support.
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(Update: adding video, comments from Bend hotels) BEND, Ore. . (KTVZ) — Presidents Day weekend often brings many tourists to Bend. According to Visit Bend, hotel occupancy rates are usually 10-15 percent higher than the rest of the month. “For the first half of the weekend, hotel occupancy hovered around 64%, which is 13% off
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In December, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged federal officials to act immediately to prevent concessionaire mismanagement from posing safety risks to Crater Lake National Park, its visitors, and the employees who live and work at this world-renowned natural treasure in southern Oregon. On Thursday, Senator Wyden followed up with a letter to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade released the 2023 Annual Report from the Office of Small Business Assistance (OSBA) Thursday. As the number and complexity of regulations and requirements grow, the OSBA continues to serve as a valuable resource for Oregon’s small businesses. “Oregon aims to be a small business-friendly state, but there’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Higher Education Coordinating Commission on Tuesday released Oregon’s first Semiconductor Workforce and Talent Assessment, providing an overview of the semiconductor industry and workforce landscape. The study recommends significant changes focused on strengthening education pathways and diversifying the workforce in order to address the talent needs of Oregon’s growing semiconductor industry. The assessment, developed
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deciding how and where to invest your money can be a difficult and overwhelming decision. The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation now has resources available to help. The division recently published the Oregon Investor Guide, a free publication that is available both in print and online. DFR created this guide to take
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The Bend Chamber and RootedHomes recently held the twice-delayed (by snowstorms) ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rooted at Poplar, celebrating the completion of the innovative, employer-supported workforce housing partnership between the Bend Chamber and RootedHomes.
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Affordable housing and low-income housing are two totally different categories.
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