The Bend Foundation gives $100K to local organizations impacted by COVID-19
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Foundation is donating immediate grants totaling $100,000 to 10 key safety net and social service nonprofit…
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RVs for front line medical staff
Beaver Coaches of Bend is outfitting and donating motor coaches to medical workers who have been in contact with COVID-19. Scandia RV Park is giving…
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Redmond Walmart customers weigh in on mask requirement
The retail giant tells all workers to wear masks due to COVID-19 and wants customers to wear them, too. We talked to some Redmond Walmart customers…
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Calls are not getting through to employment office
Many unemployed Oregonians continue to have difficulties in reaching the office to file…
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Mtn. View HS seniors’ musical message: ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’
Prom and graduation are in jeopardy for many high school seniors across the country. Members of the senior class of Mt View High School in Bend…
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Central, E. Oregon county officials urge Gov. Brown to reopen rural regions soon
Many rural counties here in Oregon are anxious to reopen, to help small businesses get back on their…
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St. Charles CEO loses family member to COVID-19, urges residents to stay the course
– St. Charles Health System President and CEO Joe Sluka shared a family loss to COVID-19 in his latest weekly update Monday, as his father-in-law…
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Oregon National Guard distributing PPE to all long-term care facilities
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that the Oregon National Guard is distributing about 395,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to all…
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Walden, Wyden, Merkley COVID-19 news releases, Monday April 20
Each of Oregon’s lawmakers is issuing numerous news releases related to the COVID-19 pandemic each day. Here are Monday’s from Rep. Greg Walden and…
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Daniel Stubblefield plea delayed
The Redmond man accused of spitting on a police officer while claiming to have coronavirus was in court Monday. Daniel Stubblefield was scheduled to…
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Oregon PUC confirms utilities have suspended disconnections, late fees
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Monday it has confirmed that utilities it regulates across the state have taken steps to…
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C.O. breweries’ new website offers beer pick-up, delivery info
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians wanting to support local breweries can now find information about beer pick up and delivery through one…
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IRS alert: Social Security recipients with eligible kids must act by Wednesday
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service on Monday issued a special alert for several groups of federal benefit recipients to act by this…
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Oregon reports 75th COVID-19 death, 47 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 75, the Oregon Health Authority reported …
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional…
Continue ReadingSome experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
Dozens of grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus, despite masks, temperature checks and capacity restrictions to keep them safe. So…
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OLCC lets retailers sell beer, wine and cider starting at 6 a.m.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved a temporary rule allowing OLCC licensed retailers to sell beer, wine and cider beginning at 6…
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Oregon jobless claim website glitch hits for second Sunday
For the second Sunday in a row, thousands of Oregonians trying to file their weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were falsely told they…
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Protesters rally against Washington stay-at-home orders
Hundreds of people gathered at the Washington state Capitol on Sunday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order designed to combat the…
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NW credit unions explain why stimulus payments may be delayed
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act three weeks ago, the bill included some much-needed economic…
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