Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County man, 73
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, including a 73-year-old Deschutes County man, raising the state’s death toll to 737, along with…
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Bend mayor calls emergency council meeting as school board urges COVID-19 rules crackdown
Bend Mayor Sally Russell has called an emergency city council meeting for noon Thursday to discuss new steps to curb the area’s spike in COVID-19…
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Oregon lawmakers OK $128 million in emergency funds for COVID-19 relief efforts
The legislative Emergency Board approved more than $128 million on Monday to help Oregonians impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It includes…
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Prineville and Madras to hold Veterans Day parades
While the Bend Veterans Day parade has been canceled, Prineville and Madras are going ahead with their annual parades. A Bend man, Brian Douglass,…
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Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center loses revenue due to COVID-19
A combination of decreased revenue and increased expenses due to COVID-19 cancellations are making things tough for the Deschutes County Fair and…
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COVID-19 affects Oregon’s trucking industry
From pandemic bulk buying, rise in e-commerce and losing access to routes due to wildfires, Oregon truckers have faced a number of challenges. The…
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Gov. Brown adds four more counties to ‘Two-Week Pause’ over COVID-19 spread
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday the addition of four counties — Baker, Clackamas, Union and Washington — to the Two-Week Pause on social…
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TSA offers RDM air travelers tips for smooth holiday check-in amid COVID-19
If you’re planning to fly during the Thanksgiving holiday period, here are some steps that you can take now, well ahead of Thanksgiving, to help…
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Oregon reports 874 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; case count tops 50,000
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 730, along with 874 new cases, the second-highest count recorded,…
Continue Reading Yet another record: Oregon reports 988 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported 988 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday — the second record-shattering case tally in three days — and said the…
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Complaint: Judge ignores mask mandate in Oregon courtroom
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating reports that a circuit court judge is endangering the health of workers…
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Bend businessman thinks he’s been treated unfairly
Thomas Hunziker of AM-1 Roofing says he can’t understand the community’s reaction to a COVID-19 outbreak and says all of his workers have since…
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Oregon OSHA adopts new COVID-19 temporary rule for all workplaces
Oregon OSHA said Friday it has adopted a temporary rule that combats the spread of coronavirus in all workplaces by requiring employers to carry out…
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Brown orders 2-week ‘pause’ in gatherings in 5 counties to curb sharp COVID-19 rise
With COVID-19 case counts soaring to record levels and a worrisome rise in positive test rates and hospitalizations, Gov. Kate Brown outlined new…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 770 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 716, along with 770 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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NeighborImpact offers COVID-19 mortgage relief aid for Bend residents
NeighborImpact’s Covid Relief Mortgage Assistance program is making current mortgage payments for Bend residents who have been financially impacted…
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Bend roofing, pizza businesses have COVID-19 cases
Oregon officials said AM-1 Roofing in Bend had a COVID-19 outbreak involving seven people, while both MOD Pizza locations were temporarily closed due…
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Some Bend-La Pine parents want schools to reopen; official notes soaring cases
The state of Oregon recently rolled out new COVID-19 metrics for schools to reopen, but with cases on the rise in recent days, Bend-La Pine Schools…
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OLCC suspends Bend nightclub’s liquor license over COVID-19 violations
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued an immediate license suspension Thursday to the licensee of Seven Nightclub in Bend for violating public…
Continue Reading Oregon reports record-shattering 805 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported a record-shattering 805 new COVID-19 cases Thursday — more than 200 above the previous record — and said the…
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