Coronavirus Archives

Downtown Redmond brewpub ready to reopen

May 14, 2020 10:22 pm KTVZ News Team

Wild Ride Brewing in downtown Redmond, set to reopen Friday, is among the businesses anxious to welcome customers to a somewhat new atmosphere under…

C.O. gyms set to reopen with distancing, other steps

May 14, 2020 9:48 pm KTVZ news sources

Gyms like Xcel Fitness & Crossfit in Bend are among those with new protocols allowing their…

Police camera helps catch suspect in thefts of COVID-19 signs from NW Bend park

May 14, 2020 7:29 pm Barney Lerten

Portable cameras police placed at a northwest Bend park helped them catch a Bend man who they said recently stole COVID-19 social distancing signs…

La Pine businesses prepare for Phase 1 reopening

May 14, 2020 6:41 pm Arielle Brumfield

Businesses in La Pine are gearing up for a comeback, and many business owners are making changes to their establishment so that guests feel…

Downtown Bend businesses prepare for Friday reopening

May 14, 2020 6:07 pm Rhea Panela

With some Oregon counties, including Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, reopening on Friday, business owners say they are excited to see their…

Mt. Bachelor reopens Saturday for passholders only, in limited fashion

May 14, 2020 1:12 pm Barney Lerten, Jordan Williams

In something of a “better late than never” season finale, Mt. Bachelor announced Thursday it will offer a nine-day, limited-access opening for skiers…

Update: Jefferson County joins Deschutes, Crook in Phase 1 reopening Friday

May 14, 2020 5:34 pm Ben Steen

Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties will be allowed to enter phase one of reopening starting Friday. This includes restaurants for sit down…

Bend COVID-19 patient who received plasma treatment returns home

May 14, 2020 5:27 pm Rhea Panela

Liliana Locke, the first COVID-19 patient in Central Oregon to receive a convalescent plasma transfusion, woke up from a medically induced coma on…

Smith Rock State Park partially reopens

May 14, 2020 4:44 pm Ben Steen

Smith Rock State Park, the scenic hiking and climbing spot, reopened Thursday, with some limitations in place. It was not overly crowded, which is…

Bend’s Pilot Butte fireworks, Airshow of the Cascades appear to be a go for now

May 14, 2020 3:43 pm Barney Lerten

While most of Oregon gets a green — well, yellow — light to start resuming limited business and other activities, there’s word that two summer…

Deschutes Public Library outlines ‘three-chapter’ reopening plan

May 14, 2020 2:26 pm KTVZ news sources

Deschutes Public Library on Thursday announced its “three-chapter” phased reopening plan, which will begin the last week of May.…

Portland nursing home with state’s deadliest virus outbreak sued

May 14, 2020 2:13 pm The Associated Press

The daughter of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at a Portland long-term care facility has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit, claiming…

Update: Jefferson County joins Deschutes, Crook in Phase 1 reopening Friday

May 14, 2020 11:36 am Barney Lerten

A total of 28 Oregon counties, including Deschutes and Crook, have received state approval of Phase 1 business reopening plans, Gov. Kate Brown said…

Oregon reports three more COVID-19 deaths, for total of 137; 67 new cases

May 14, 2020 1:40 pm KTVZ news sources

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 137, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Oregon Employment Dept. acknowledges tens of 1,000s are still waiting for benefits

May 14, 2020 12:45 pm KTVZ news sources

Despite extensive efforts to ramp up and add staff, “tens of thousands” of Oregonians are still waiting for their unemployment benefits due to the…

Deschutes, Crook counties among at least 18 approved for Phase 1 reopening Friday

May 13, 2020 10:32 pm KTVZ news sources

Deschutes County announced Thursday morning that it’s been approved by Gov. Kate Brown to enter Phase 1 of reopening on Friday. Crook County also was…