ODOT: Trash piling up along Hwy. 126; cleanup crews scarce amid COVID-19
Oregon Highway 126 has seen a recent trash buildup between Redmond and Prineville due to a lack of inmate crews and others who usually tackle the…
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Pilot Butte’s noxious, flammable weeds growing out of control
If you frequent Pilot Butte to hike or cycle, you’ve probably noticed the large amount of vegetation, but one thing growing out of control is the…
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City of Bend allocates $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds
The city of Bend said Wednesday it is releasing $2.6 million of state-directed coronavirus relief funds (from federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
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Oregon reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 416 new cases, 29 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 316, along with 416 new cases, 29 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Two counties taken off, three added to Oregon’s COVID-19 ‘watch list’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that two counties have been removed from a County Watch List, while three have been added, for a total of…
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Redmond gets new food pantry
More than 100 volunteers are…
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Some C.O. parents say it’s best to keep teaching kids at home, but others face issues
After Gov. Kate Brown released new COVID-19 metrics on Tuesday, Bend-La Pine Schools officials said students likely will not return to the classroom…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 304 new cases, 24 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 311, along with 304 new cases, 24 of them in Central Oregon,…
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C.O. students may not get back to classrooms this fall
Under new COVID-19 metrics released Tuesday, students in most Oregon counties may not be able to return to their classrooms this fall, officials…
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Volunteers in Medicine Clinic patient tells her COVID-19 story
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last year, Elena began to develop issues with her eyes. Her eye pressure worsened over time and she developed blurred vision,…
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La Pine ‘Victory Garden’ helps community during pandemic
It’s the first harvest of vegetables for the season in La…
Continue Reading Oregon reports record 14 COVID-19 deaths, 5 in C. Oregon; total tops 300
COVID-19 has claimed a record 14 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 303, including five recent deaths in Central Oregon, the…
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Elk Lake Resort employee tests positive for COVID-19, prompts temporary closure
An employee at Elk Lake Resort has tested positive for COVID-19. As a precaution, owners closed the resort Sunday…
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Sisters businesses weigh in on COVID-19 summer
The summer has been a struggle for businesses that rely on tourists. NewsChannel 21 spoke with some Sisters businesses Monday about how things are…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 340 new COVID-19 cases, 21 in C. Oregon; no new deaths
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 289, along with 340 new cases, including 21 in Central Oregon, the…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 277 new cases, 27 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 289, along with 277 new cases, 27 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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A Bend couple’s love story ends without a last touch, in the year of COVID-19
Carrie Lea doesn’t want her mother’s COVID-19 death at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care to be just another sad statistic on a growing list, but for…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 408 cases; wife of Warm Springs chief dies
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 286, along with 408 new cases, including 29 in Central Oregon,…
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COIC receives $2.2 million CARES Act grant for small-business loans
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration has announced a…
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Bend Olympic hopeful continues training
Mel Lawrence was hoping to be in Tokyo this…
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