Wyden, Merkley call on SBA to issue emergency loans, grants ASAP, clarify rules
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with 17 colleagues, called on the Small Business Administration Friday…
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La Pine, Prineville health centers receive $1.5 million for coronavirus response
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., last week applauded the Department of Health and Human Services for awarding over $23 million to Community Health Centers…
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., last week pressed the Small Business Administration to immediately fix a number of specific problems that have emerged in…
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Wyden: People experiencing homelessness need relief payments
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last week pressed the Trump Administration to ensure that people experiencing homelessness in Oregon and nationwide receive…
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Wyden, Merkley: All tribal businesses need equal access to relief
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley called on the Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Treasury on Friday to provide immediate…
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Oregon reports 52nd COVID-19 death, 80 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 52, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Senators announce $116 million in cash grants to Oregon college students
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that over $116 million will be distributed among 73 colleges, universities and community…
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Classic cars parade in Bend to honor friend
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…
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‘Chalk Talk’ offers messages of support
The Parks community in west Bend came together Saturday with buckets of chalk to spread messages of hope and support on their streets and…
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Bend church offers drive-through Stations of the Cross
Antioch Church, a non-denominational church in Bend, provided a drive-through display of the Stations of the…
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25 of Oregon’s coronavirus deaths have been at 7 long-term care facilities
Nearly half of the 51 COVID-19 deaths in Oregon so far have happened at seven long-term care facilities, officials said Saturday, prompting…
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New model shows social distancing is preventing many Oregon COVID-19 cases
New projections from health researchers released Saturday estimate that Oregon’s “aggressive” social distancing measures have prevented as many…
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10 deaths at Portland nursing home as Oregon virus death toll reaches 51
Ten residents of a nursing home in Portland have died in Oregon’s largest known cluster of deaths from the…
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Jobless Oregonians begin getting $600 weekly COVID-19 extra payments
The Oregon Employment Department on Friday began issuing added $600 weekly coronavirus payments to eligible jobless…
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C.O. high schools honor seniors with ‘Friday Night Lights’
Several Central Oregon high schools have come up with a way to show all students and faculty, and especially the senior class, that, while they may…
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USAID ships 78 pallets of PPE to Oregon
The state of Oregon received a shipment of personal protective equipment Friday from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),…
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Bend Park & Rec cancels spring recreation programs
The Bend Park and Recreation District has canceled spring recreation programs but will open summer recreation program registration on April…
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Gov. Brown says she plans no blanket early release of state prison inmates
Instead, she will review each case and situation individually SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Friday on…
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Bend City Council to take up short-term rental limits, expanded emergency order
The Bend City Council meets next Wednesday evening, largely in a virtual setting to ensure physical distancing, to take up new limits on short-term…
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Bend school’s Good Friday ‘drive by’ parade lifts spirits
Eastmont School in Bend had a different kind of Easter parade for its students on…
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