Federal prison in Sheridan sees COVID cases spike
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus has surged over the past month at a federal prison in…
Continue ReadingSHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus has surged over the past month at a federal prison in…
Continue ReadingThe US government needs to be doing a better job with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingDawn Wells, who played the lovable castaway Mary Ann Summers on “Gilligan’s Island,” died in Los Angeles on Wednesday from Covid-19…
Continue ReadingOne of Bend’s historic, most iconic restaurants, the Pine Tavern, is temporarily closing as of Sunday amid continued COVID-19 restrictions, it…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has expanded its multilingual Safe + Strong education and outreach campaign with a new theme and…
Continue ReadingThe owner of The Reptile Zone in Bend claims he has a medical condition that allows him to not wear masks, although he is still facing a city fine of…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed 16 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 17th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,449, the Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingA Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
Continue ReadingIn your average year, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency receives around 2,000 complaints about employers who might be breaking safety…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,433, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has dealt small movie theaters like Redmond’s Odem Theater Pub a major blow, but now that big movies are debuting on streaming services,…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 22nd death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,427, the Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingWith Christmas in the rear view mirror, public health experts are bracing for yet another surge in Covid-19 cases, similar to those seen after other…
Continue ReadingThe state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Friday and remains at 1,422, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday. It was the first…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced new testing requirements for travelers arriving from the UK, but research by the…
Continue ReadingOn this holiday, state health officials regret to report that the COVID-19 virus has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including an 87-year-old…
Continue ReadingThe sad part about the thousands of Americans that will die in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic is that they don’t have to have to…
Continue ReadingIt was a holiday gift to Oregon bars and restaurants, as Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Wednesday evening that allows them to serve cocktails and…
Continue ReadingAs resources from the massive federal coronavirus response package known as the CARES Act come to an end on Dec. 30, NeighborImpact is taking stock…
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