Coronavirus Archives

Bend-La Pine School Board member raises reopening concerns

September 22, 2020 11:15 pm KTVZ

The Bend La-Pine School Board met Tuesday night to discuss schools reopening. One board member raised concerns on face masks vs. face…

Search continues for new Bend winter shelter location; COVID-19 adds to challenges

September 22, 2020 1:02 pm KTVZ

As the seasons change and Central Oregon experiences the colder temperatures of fall, hundreds of homeless in the Bend area will again face the…

Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 328 new cases

September 22, 2020 2:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 532, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Oregon businesses threaten lawsuit over COVID-19 restrictions

September 22, 2020 11:14 am The Associated Press

Several Oregon businesses have threatened a class-action lawsuit against the state over COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Gov. Kate Brown to slow…

Bend boy battling Stage 4 cancer turns 2 with very special birthday parade

September 21, 2020 6:13 pm KTVZ

Monday marked a very special birthday for a 2-year-old Bend boy battling cancer as his family, friends and neighbors celebrated him — safely –…

OHA reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 201 new cases; unveils new dashboard

September 21, 2020 12:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 529, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 208 new cases

September 20, 2020 12:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 526, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

OSU-Cascades students get COVID-19 tests on move-in day

September 19, 2020 10:55 pm Barney Lerten

COVID-19 testing and other precautions were in place for this weekend’s move-in of OSU-Cascades students at the Bend campus residence…

Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 266 new cases

September 19, 2020 5:22 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Umatilla, Morrow taken off COVID-19 county watch list, leaving only Malheur

September 18, 2020 5:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Umatilla and Morrow counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…

Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths for 2nd straight day; 295 more cases

September 18, 2020 2:36 pm KTVZ News Partners

The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Thursday and remains at 521, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday. It’s the first…

Bend-La Pine parents say ‘so far, so good’ for first fall week of online learning

September 17, 2020 12:47 pm KTVZ

Another unusual academic year kicked off with families balancing work and helping their children navigate Bend-La Pine Schools’ comprehensive…

OSU-Cascades students set to move in with enhanced health, safety measures

September 17, 2020 3:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon State University–Cascades fall move-in for students living on campus begins Friday and will feature enhanced health and safety measures,…

Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 215 cases; case total tops 30,000

September 17, 2020 1:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

The state’s death toll from COVID-19 was unchanged from Wednesday and remains at 521, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday as the case…

Bend-La Pine, Redmond schools aim to bring K-3 students back in ‘hybrid’ model Oct. 5

September 15, 2020 9:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend-La Pine Schools plan to bring kindergarten through third-grade students back to in-person learning, part-time, through a “hybrid-balanced” model…