OSU partners with USGS on electrical mapping project to help protect power grid
Oregon State University will carry out large-scale mapping of the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle beneath the southern and…
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Boaters still required to stop at aquatic invasive species inspection stations
Free inspection takes 5-10 minutes; protective measures in place SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — While the state is currently not recommending out-of-state…
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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…
Continue ReadingSenators 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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Bend PD: Drunken transient challenged drivers, jogger; choked, punched, kicked K-9
An intoxicated transient who challenged passing cars and a jogger in southeast Bend early Saturday evening tried to assault officers and choked,…
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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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Wyden, Merkley urge SBA to lend to Oregon cannabis businesses
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week they are asking that the Small Business Administration be…
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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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Suspect killed, officer wounded in exchange of gunfire N. of Klamath Falls
An exchange of gunfire with law enforcement killed the suspect and wounded an officer north of Klamath Falls late Friday afternoon, Klamath County…
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Oregon rule allowing self-service gas extended 2 weeks
The Office of State Fire Marshal is extending by two weeks a temporary rules change that allows Oregon gas stations to provide self-service on a…
Continue ReadingGov. 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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