A homeowner in Portland who rents a room to a woman who has been volunteering at a homeless shelter during the coronavirus outbreak is suing the woman for potentially increasing her exposure to the virus.
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore, along with 45 of their senate colleagues, are calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to conduct a national inventory of the coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing supply, publicly release data on testing results, and provide a detailed plan and timeline for addressing future shortages and gaps in the testing supply chain.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released an update on COVID-19 for Monday, April 13. The latest on the coronavirus: Help is On The WayAs soon as the middle of April, most Americans will receive a payment of $1,200 per individual, $2,400 per couple, and $500 per child directly to their bank account via
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COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 53, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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A Sisters promotions company has launched a new project to help people support struggling local businesses by buying a T-shirt with the slogan, “Here For Good,” with part of the proceeds going to those businesses.
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Creation Church in Bend offered a way for people to attend Easter Sunday service in person while adhering to social distancing guidelines.
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The founders of Bend-based Dirty Freehub, an online guide to gravel biking routes, say it’s easier to follow social distancing guidelines on gravel routes than most bike paths.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with 17 colleagues, called on the Small Business Administration Friday to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans associated with the COVID-19 crisis and the new Emergency Economic Injury Grants within three days of application, as mandated by Congress. The senators’ letter to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza follows reports
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Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., last week applauded the Department of Health and Human Services for awarding over $23 million to Community Health Centers in Oregon, including 11 centers in the Second District, to help with coronavirus response efforts.
Continue Reading Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., last week pressed the Small Business Administration to immediately fix a number of specific problems that have emerged in its botched implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program, designed to help small businesses stay afloat and keep employees on payroll.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last week pressed the Trump Administration to ensure that people experiencing homelessness in Oregon and nationwide receive access to coronavirus relief payments.
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on the Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday to provide immediate clarification on tribal eligibility for the new Paycheck Protection Program and Emergency Economic Injury Grants.
Continue Reading COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 52, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingSens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that over $116 million will be distributed among 73 colleges, universities and community colleges throughout Oregon to provide direct emergency cash grants to college students whose lives and educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
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A classic car parade took place by High Desert Haven on Saturday to honor Jack, a welder who’s worked on many a classic over the years.
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The Parks community in west Bend came together Saturday with buckets of chalk to spread messages of hope and support on their streets and sidewalks.
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Antioch Church, a non-denominational church in Bend, provided a drive-through display of the Stations of the Cross.
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Nearly half of the 51 COVID-19 deaths in Oregon so far have happened at seven long-term care facilities, officials said Saturday, prompting stepped-up state efforts to help those facilities try to reduce the spread of the virus.
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New projections from health researchers released Saturday estimate that Oregon’s “aggressive” social distancing measures have prevented as many as 18,000 cases of COVID-19 and 500 hospitalizations.
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Ten residents of a nursing home in Portland have died in Oregon’s largest known cluster of deaths from the coronavirus.
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