Blacksmith Restaurant stays closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of The Blacksmith Restaurant has tested positive for COVID-19, so the Bend restaurant will remain closed until all other workers are…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Oregon Lottery helps retailers grapple with COVID-19-related challenges
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Â As Video Lottery retailers across Oregon work to strike an appropriate balance between business operations and public health,…
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COVID-19 outbreak at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend rises to 31 cases
Ten more residents and staff at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total cases in that outbreak to 31,…
Continue ReadingWyden, Merkley announce $16 million in grants to small, rural hospitals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to…
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Deschutes County reports its first COVID-19 death, at St. Charles Bend
Deschutes County health officials have reported the first death of a county resident due to COVID-19, a 63-year-old man who died Tuesday at St.…
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City of Bend tells tourists: Stay away until Labor Day
Bend city councilors, by a 4-3 vote, have directed City Manager Eric King to issue a new travel advisory to discourage tourism as the area sees a…
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Oregon reports record 437 COVID-19 cases, 34 in Central Oregon; 2 new deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 249, along with a record 437 new cases, including 34 in Central…
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OSU-Cascades outlines fall term course plans, focuses on safety and flexibility
Oregon State University–Cascades said Thursday it is planning for a fall term focused on student success and public health safety, with 80% of…
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Washington Phase 3 social gatherings to be limited to 10
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting Monday, Washington state counties in the third phase of a four-stage coronavirus reopening plan will have to limit…
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Gov. Brown: School this fall ‘will not look like a normal year’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Thursday, following Wednesday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools…
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Two Oregon prisons may close to save school funding and balance state budget
The state’s top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 282 more cases, 15 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 247, along with 282 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…
Continue Reading Bend restaurants navigate employees’ exposure to COVID-19
After recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, restaurants in Bend are navigating how to protect both employees and customers after some employees were…
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Fred Meyer temporarily withholding coins
Fred Meyer in Bend is temporarily withholding coins due to a coin shortage. The Federal Reserve said the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal…
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Oregon lawmakers OK COVID-19 relief, Warm Springs water system funds
Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday approved more than $200 million in COVID-19 relief, as well as $3.5 million to address critical Warm Springs water system…
Continue Reading Portland students won’t have in-person full-time classes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Public Schools has set a tentative Sept. 14 start date for the 2020-21 academic year. However, The…
Continue Reading Oregon records 7 COVID-19 deaths, most since mid-April; 380 new cases, 12 in C.O.
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon — the highest daily count in 2 1/2 months — raising the state’s death toll to 244, along with 380…
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Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 11.2% in June; 1/3 of lost jobs have returned
Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 11.2 percent last month as the state has now regained nearly one-third of the jobs lost when the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Gov. Brown orders new indoor limits, outdoor masks in bid to end COVID-19 surge
In a bid to halt a surge in COVID-19 cases across Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown took two major steps Monday, banning most indoor gatherings of more than 10…
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