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COVID-19 impacts update: State expands child care benefits; new C.O. info line
Starting Tuesday, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County Health Services are joining together to open a new phone line to answer questions…
Continue ReadingStarting Tuesday, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County Health Services are joining together to open a new phone line to answer questions…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Multnomah County announced Tuesday that they will be opening hundreds of new shelter beds in public buildings throughout Portland, to…
Continue ReadingWhile President Trump and Gov. Kate Brown made major announcements to make Monday amid the COVID-19 virus outbreak, several Central Oregon…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon’s list of facility or business closures due to the COVID-19 virus kept growing Monday, including the High Desert Museum, the Deschutes…
Continue ReadingFour more residents of the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon have tested positive for presumptive cases of COVID-19, the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingHours after Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum asked Gov. Kate Brown to declare an “abnormal disruption of the market,” Brown did so, clearing…
Continue ReadingOn Monday, Gov. Kate Brown ordered that all restaurants and bars may only offer take-out and delivery services, starting Tuesday. That’s prompting…
Continue ReadingNeighborImpact is pleased to announce a planned extension of the closure of the Bend Winter Warming Shelter on a day-by-day basis due to the new…
Continue ReadingThe American Red Cross is facing a shortage in blood donations amid the COVID-19 outbreak, both locally and…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown announced Monday sweeping measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, from canceling all events of over 25 people to four…
Continue ReadingIn response to the COVID-19 virus, St. Charles Health System said Monday it “is proactively taking a number of steps this week to protect its…
Continue ReadingHere is Monday’s running list of event or program cancellations or notices. Feel free to send your group’s to stories@ktvz.com. — High Desert…
Continue ReadingWe’re adding another running list, this one for coronavirus-related business announcements and information. Send yours to…
Continue ReadingA downtown Subway restaurant almost got a second drive-thru of sorts late Saturday night when a pickup slid off a snowy street and crashed into the…
Continue ReadingA Bend family of five was heading to La Pine on Finley Butte Road Saturday evening when their four-wheel-drive Jeep Wrangler got stuck in the snow in…
Continue ReadingSince Gov. Kate Brown announced the closure of all K-12 schools until the end of March, an educator in the Redmond School District decided to bring…
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor announced late Saturday that it will suspend all operations for the coming week “for the safety of our staff, our guests and our…
Continue ReadingA Madras fugitive who police said had vowed to “shoot it out” with officers to avoid going back to prison was arrested without incident Sunday…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Sunday vowed “zero tolerance” of COVID-19-related price gouging and urged anyone who experiences…
Continue ReadingHere’s a list of event or program cancellations or other local virus-related information shared this weekend with NewsChannel 21. Please send any…
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