Oregon AG warns: Scammers may file for jobless benefits in your name
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians that scammers may be taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to file for…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 169 total
Five more people in Oregon have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 169, as the state’s total case count approaches 5,000, the Oregon…
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Gov. Brown announces COVID-19 testing plan for long-term care facilities
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Oregon will be implementing a comprehensive coronavirus testing plan to protect the residents and staff of…
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NeighborImpact helps teach students learning from home
NeighborImpact serves more than 400 children annually through its Head Start program, which provides education to at-risk preschool children. The…
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Bend Park & Rec, Redmond reopen playgrounds under new state Phase 2 guidance
The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Tuesday its 40-plus park playgrounds were reopening immediately, after Gov. Kate Brown’s office…
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Some C. Oregon churches continue virtual services
Despite new state guidelines that let them reopen, some Central Oregon churches are sticking for now to popular “virtual” online events, to keep…
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COVID-19 adds challenges for cleaning C.O. rental units; costs passed on to renters
The need for new supplies and equipment when cleaning rental homes and apartments between tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic means higher costs for…
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Swimming pools can reopen in Phase 2, but requirements prove challenging
Swimming pools are allowed to reopen in Phase 2 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plan. Even so, Central Oregon pool operators and property managers…
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Travel Oregon directs more than $800,000 to support small businesses
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Tourism Commission, doing business as Travel Oregon, has awarded $800,225 to local Oregon businesses to support job…
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Bend bike shops are struggling with supply to meet surge in demand
The boom in bike retail bike sales during this pandemic has made it difficult for Bend’s bike shops to deal with the limited supply and meet the…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 114 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 164, but there were 114 new cases added Monday by the Oregon Health…
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Willamette, Vancouver national cemeteries to resume services, military funerals
Willamette and Vancouver Barracks National Cemeteries announced Monday they will resume committal services and military funeral honors on Tuesday for…
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Bend Orthodox Christian Church resumes services in Phase 2
St. Jacob Orthodox Christian Church in Bend has reopened under Phase 2 state guidelines for services on…
Continue Reading Coast seafood processor COVID-19 outbreak rises to 124 cases after highest Oregon case count
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 164, along with a jump of 146 new cases, nearly half due to an…
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Downtown Bend video arcade reopens as Phase 2 arrives
Vector Volcano Classic Arcade in downtown Bend has reopened for the first time in months, part of the Phase 2 reopening that took effect…
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Crater Lake National Park to begin phased reopening
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities, Crater Lake…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 93 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 163, along with 93 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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C.O. Comeback: Prineville grad parade; bowlers set to roll
One day before Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties are set to begin Phase 2 reopening, seniors at Crook County High School graduated in style on…
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Oregon lawmakers allocate $247 million in COVID-19 relief funds
Oregon’s legislative Emergency Board on Friday approved more than $247 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars to support Oregonians and…
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Seniors get Bend classic car ‘parade’
The classic car club Alley Scrappers rallied car owners for area high school graduates to get a fun ride for a few laps in downtown Bend on…
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