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Two Oregon prisons may close to save school funding and balance state budget

July 16, 2020 12:56 pm The Associated Press

The state’s top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19…

Onward: Four big Redmond businesses expanding amid recession, pandemic

July 15, 2020 12:41 pm KTVZ

In the midst of a recession and health crisis, Redmond city officials told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday industrial projects are at an all-time high.…

Split Bend council may send delayed transportation bond measure to Nov. ballot

July 15, 2020 10:27 pm Barney Lerten

Much has happened in Bend and to its economy since councilors pulled a May transportation bond measure. Going for a new try in November may not bring…

Deschutes Public Library to send $195 million bond measure to fall ballot

July 15, 2020 8:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes Public Library Board announced Wednesday evening it plans to send a $195 million bond measure to the November ballot and has voted to…

State grant to allow 24/7 expansion of Deschutes County Stabilization Center

July 15, 2020 8:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

The recently opened Deschutes County Stabilization Center has received a $2.4 million state grant that will allow the facility, a place for people…

Nationwide dental assistant shortage appears to be hitting C.O.

July 15, 2020 5:17 pm KTVZ

Bend Family Dentistry is no stranger in facing a shortage of dental assistants, a key part of their business.…

Bend man’s pickup breaks down in rural area, upset by delay in AAA road help

July 15, 2020 1:39 pm KTVZ

After his pickup truck broke down, disabled Vietnam veteran Ron Schutte spent Sunday night on the side of Highway 21, near the town of McKenzie…

Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 282 more cases, 15 in Central Oregon

July 15, 2020 3:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 247, along with 282 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…

State distributes $75 million for affordable housing, includes 5 C.O. projects

July 15, 2020 11:11 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Housing and Community Services on Wednesday announced $75 million in recent Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) Housing Program funding…

Gun pulled, Bend man arrested outside NE Bend convenience store, police say

July 15, 2020 9:50 am Barney Lerten

An argument between two Bend men brought police to a northeast Bend convenience store late Tuesday night after one man allegedly pointed a stolen…

Crews contain 12-acre wildfire on Ochoco National Forest

July 14, 2020 3:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

Firefighters assisted by a helicopter and bulldozer Tuesday stopped and contained a day-old wildfire on the Ochoco National Forest that burned about…

Bend restaurants navigate employees’ exposure to COVID-19

July 14, 2020 6:18 pm KTVZ

After recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, restaurants in Bend are navigating how to protect both employees and customers after some employees were…

Detour route heightens SE Bend residents’ cut-through traffic concerns

July 14, 2020 1:29 pm KTVZ

Some southeast Bend residents say cut-through traffic on Fifth Street has made it dangerous for those who live there, especially children. They say…

Oregon lawmakers OK COVID-19 relief, Warm Springs water system funds

July 14, 2020 4:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday approved more than $200 million in COVID-19 relief, as well as $3.5 million to address critical Warm Springs water system…

Oregon records 7 COVID-19 deaths, most since mid-April; 380 new cases, 12 in C.O.

July 14, 2020 12:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon — the highest daily count in 2 1/2 months — raising the state’s death toll to 244, along with 380…

Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 11.2% in June; 1/3 of lost jobs have returned

July 14, 2020 10:47 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 11.2 percent last month as the state has now regained nearly one-third of the jobs lost when the COVID-19 pandemic…