Gov. Brown: ‘Vast majority’ of businesses following COVID-19 guidelines
A month after announcing that state inspectors would conduct weekend spot checks in bars, restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms, and other…
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Oregon reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, 299 cases and new outbreaks, including in C.O.
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 338, along with 299 new cases and several outbreaks newly…
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Jefferson County reimburses $45,000 in health license fees to relieve COVID-19 impacts
Jefferson County Public Health is reimbursing over $45,000 in Environmental Health License fees that were paid for 2020 due to COVID-19 impacts on…
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Warm Springs Tribal Council OKs COVID-19 isolation, quarantine detention facility
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs said late Tuesday they are siting an isolation and quarantine detention facility…
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Bend youth launch ‘Bend Food Services’ to help combat hunger
Some Bend high school students have started Bend Food Services, an organization to help fight hunger. The organization picks up leftover food from…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 342 new cases, 22 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 333, along with 342 new cases, 22 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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25 COVID-19 cases reported at summer camp near Portland
At least 25 campers and staff members at a camp east of Portland have tested positive for COVID-19.…
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Two Bend Fire & Rescue first responders test positive for COVID-19, isolated at home
Two Bend Fire & Rescue first responders recently tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced late Monday. Both firefighters are in stable…
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Expectant mothers, doulas push for St. Charles to revise birthing policy
Due to COVID- 19, St. Charles Bend has put many restrictions on who can enter the hospital. This has greatly affected expecting mothers who want…
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Grant to help Latino Community Assn. aid individuals with COVID-19
The Latino Community Association said Monday it will join the fight against the spread of COVID-19 with a $108,265 grant from the Oregon Health…
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St. Charles expands COVID-19 specimen collection locations
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 specimen collection will be available at six St. Charles clinics. The service began Monday. It will be available to…
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Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns
A group of Pac-12 football players says it won’t practice or play until its concerns about playing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and…
Continue Reading Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 286 new cases, 15 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 326, along with 285 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Crook County: Recent COVID-19 case rise includes 4 St. Charles Prineville caregivers
Crook County has maintained a low case count of COVID-19 up to this point. In the past two weeks, however, there has been a near-doubling in the…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 1 in Deschutes County; 325 total
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 325, the Oregon Health…
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‘Public charge’ rule blocked amid pandemic
SALEM, ore. (KTVZ) — A judge issued new injunctions this week blocking the public charge immigration rule during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oregon…
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Programs launched to assist farmworkers in self-quarantine
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown, along with a statewide coalition, announced Saturday the launch of a new source of financial assistance for…
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OLCC tells alcohol licensees: Keep your ‘distance,’ or you could face quick suspension
At a special meeting on Friday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved a temporary rule requiring OLCC alcohol licensees to abide by the…
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OSU sampling results suggest 17% of Hermiston infected with COVID-19
Preliminary results from random door-to-door TRACE-COVID-19 sampling by Oregon State University last weekend suggest that 17% of the Hermiston…
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Gov. Kate Brown calls Aug. 10 special session to rebalance state budget
Gov. Kate Brown will call lawmakers back to the Capitol beginning Aug. 10 to try to fill a billion-dollar budget hole due to the ongoing COVID-19…
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