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CDC provides another $8 million to Oregon for COVID-19 fight

April 25, 2020 10:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday an additional $8 million in Centers for Disease Control funding to support Oregon in its…

NW tribal fisheries leader dies from COVID-19

April 25, 2020 10:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

Yakama tribal member and leader of Celilo Village, a fishing community on the Columbia River, died Friday night from COVID-19 complications,…

Bend doctor in New York to help fight coronavirus pandemic

April 24, 2020 11:06 pm KTVZ

New York has been battling the worst coronavirus outbreak in the United States, with more than 260,000 cases and 15,000 deaths. Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

State extends emergency order on insurance deadlines due to COVID-19

April 25, 2020 1:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has extended its emergency order on insurance deadlines. The order requires all insurance…

OHSU to receive $6 million in COVID-19 aid

April 25, 2020 11:17 am KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Mosaic Medical in Central Oregon and OHSU will receive a total of more than $6…

2 OSP recruits, DCSO deputy in police academy incident resign positions

April 20, 2020 4:50 pm Barney Lerten

A probationary Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and two Oregon State Police recruits spared from criminal charges but placed on administrative leave…

Warm Springs reports four positive cases of COVID-19

April 24, 2020 9:57 pm Barney Lerten

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported Friday it has now had four positive cases of COVID-19, several days after reporting its first two cases,…

2020 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show canceled, goes virtual

April 24, 2020 8:00 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show announced Thursday that it will cancel this year’s events, including the July 11 main show, which has been part of the…

Bend- La Pine Schools announce plans for virtual graduation ceremonies

April 24, 2020 7:38 pm KTVZ

Graduation is right around the corner, but instead of having an opportunity to walk across the stage to get their diploma, Bend-La Pine Schools…

COCC nursing program receives national accreditation

April 24, 2020 12:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon Community College’s nursing associate degree program recently attained national accreditation from the Accreditation Commission…

$2.5 million wrongful death lawsuit filed against El Rodeo Restaurant in Bend

April 24, 2020 5:51 pm KTVZ

A lawsuit filed this week in Deschutes County Circuit Court claims 70-year-old Arthur Charles Sutton died from tainted food served by El Rodeo…

Oregon gets doses of good, not-good news in fight against COVID-19

April 24, 2020 5:38 pm The Associated Press

Oregon is getting several shots of good news as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, but Gov. Kate Brown voiced dismay that new guidelines say…

Feds give $3.9 million for Cascades East Transit COVID-19 response

April 24, 2020 11:16 am KTVZ News Partners

The Federal Transit Administration announced Friday a $3.9 million grant to the operators of Cascades East Transit as part of the CARES Act signed…

Stolen SUV, handgun recovered; 6 Bend teens detained

April 24, 2020 4:56 pm Barney Lerten

Four Bend 14-year-olds in a stolen SUV were taken into custody in a guns-drawn traffic stop at the Costco parking lot Thursday evening and two other…

Man convicted in Terrebonne couple’s brutal 1987 killing argues for release

April 24, 2020 1:20 pm The Associated Press

One of the men convicted in the double-murder of a Terrebonne couple 32 years ago argued Thursday for his immediate release from prison, but a lawyer…

Three more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 86

April 24, 2020 12:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 86, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

C.O. businesses offered guidance on renewed federal aid programs

April 24, 2020 11:43 am KTVZ News Partners

The Congress has approved and President Trump has signed an additional funding and relief package to help workers and business owners struggling with…