State orders grace period for insurance premiums, policy cancellations
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a temporary emergency order Wednesday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It…
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Oregon public universities to no longer require standardized admission tests
Oregon’s seven public comprehensive universities and Oregon Health & Science University announced jointly Wednesday that none will require freshman…
Continue ReadingPrince Charles tests positive for novel coronavirus
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II’s son and the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in…
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Merkley, Wyden announce funding for meals to low-income seniors
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon will receive more than $3 million to help provide…
Continue ReadingWalden announces emergency funds for Oregon community health centers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would award nearly $1.9…
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Forest Service pausing all spring prescribed fires in NW
The USDA Forest Service is pausing all spring prescribed fire efforts on national forest lands across the states of Oregon and Washington, the agency…
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Bend DMV office to stay open only for commercial drivers, by appointment
Under the governor’s Monday “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order, only six Oregon DMV offices (including Bend) will be open by appointment…
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Bend eighth-grader, mom making masks to give away
A Bend eighth-grader and her mother are making washable masks to give…
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Oregon child care providers must transition to emergency care or close
As part of Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order, child care providers have been ordered to close unless they are providing emergency child…
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Grocers adding Plexiglas partitions at cash registers
Fred Meyer, Albertsons and Safeway are adding Plexiglas partitions at checkout registers, to better separate shoppers, as well as floor markings to…
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Two C.O. efforts work to make needed masks for hospitals
Medical masks are in high demand but short supply in Central Oregon, like many places, so a group of outdoors businesses and others helping in a…
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Vegetable Man opens early
A Bend tradition, the Vegetable Man, is open for business early this season to help the community in a time of…
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C.O. golf courses remain open
Just take some precautions, and keep your distance from other…
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Bend Uber driver talks of defending herself against attacker
An Uber driver who was attacked by a passenger in southwest Bend late Saturday night spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday, sharing the frightening…
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St. Charles prepares to double no. of patient beds if COVID-19 surge hits
Despite challenges with adequate supplies and other issues, St. Charles Health System is preparing a “surge plan” for potential patients…
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C.O. construction workers can stay on the job
Despite the stay-at-home and selected business closures order from Gov. Kate Brown, construction companies are permitted to continue building, as…
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Crater Lake National Park closes to visitors
Crater Lake National Park closed Tuesday to all park visitors until further…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, for a total of 8
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to eight, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading Central Oregon golf courses taking precautions
Some people who need to get outside while also following the rules of social distancing are hitting the links — but Central Oregon golf courses are…
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Oregonians with jobless claims, complaints, questions swamp phones, websites
Two of the Oregon agencies in most demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak — the state Employment Department and Oregon OSHA — are seeing fairly sudden,…
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