St. Charles nurses call memo ‘slap in the face,’ demand more COVID-19 protections
Local nurses delivered a petition to St. Charles Health System executives Wednesday, calling on executives to provide adequate personal protective…
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Deschutes County officials discuss sharp rise in COVID-19 cases
Deschutes County health experts provided an update Wednesday, breaking down the sharp rise in COVID-19…
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Oregon relaxing some restrictions, despite still-high COVID-19 cases
Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week, but many restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine against the…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,189 cases; Deschutes has record 75
COVID-19 has claimed 20 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 867, along with 1,189 new cases, including a record 75 in Deschutes…
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C.O. nonprofits collaborate to help communities hit hardest by COVID-19
A diverse team of nonprofits, working with grant funds from the CARES Act, said Friday it is able to provide support and assistance with food and…
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Federal judge rejects Oregon restaurants’ lawsuit over 2-week ‘freeze’ closures
The Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association expressed disappointment after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant a temporary restraining…
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Oregon reports 21 COVID-19 deaths, edging past last week’s record; 1,011 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, one more than the daily record set last week, raising the state’s death toll to 847, along with 1,011…
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Salvation Army in Bend lacks bell-ringers
Volunteers and donations are down this year, but the need is…
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Redmond Airport prepares for holiday travelers, with extra precautions
Extra precautions are taken behind the scenes, and on the…
Continue Reading Oregon has 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,174 new cases, record 456 hospitalizations
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 826, along with 1,174 new cases and a new record for…
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‘Steep and stark slope’: Oregon’s 1,517 new COVID-19 cases set 4th straight record
– For the fourth straight day, the Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported a record-breaking high — 1,517 — of new confirmed and presumptive…
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Protests held around C.O. against two-week freeze
Some Central Oregonians in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras protested Governor Kate Brown’s two-week freeze on Saturday. Downtown Bend’s event…
Continue Reading Oregon again smashes COVID-19 record with more than 1,500 cases, 7 deaths
For the third straight day, the Oregon Health Authority reported a record number of new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon.…
Continue Reading Oregon reports record 1,306 COVID-19 cases; Deschutes County has record 60 cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 812, and the state has recorded yet another daily record number…
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Oregon health officials discuss COVID-19 testing and possible vaccine timeline
Amid a worrisome statewide surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Oregon Health Authority Senior Advisor Dr. Melissa Sutton on Friday called…
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Bend temporary warming shelter sees more guests than expected
First Presbyterian Church in Bend hosted a temporary warming shelter for the homeless for the past week, before the city’s new shelter opens Monday.…
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Crook County sheriff tells Gov. Brown: I won’t enforce mask, gathering mandates
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney has written a letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, sympathizing with her “predicament” over how to curb…
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Oregon restaurants sue Gov. Brown in federal court, seek relief from 2-week freeze
Two groups representing Oregon restaurants sued Gov. Kate Brown in federal court Friday, seeking injunctive relief from the two-week freeze they said…
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New public awareness effort urges Oregonians to limit gatherings, wear masks
Gov. Kate Brown launched a statewide public awareness campaign Thursday with Portland-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy to inform Oregonians about the…
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$20 million available from Oregon’s Emergency Small Business Assistance Fund
After four previous rounds of funding for the Emergency Small Business Assistance Fund program, the Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown…
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