Report: 8 Oregon counties failing to contain COVID-19 should go into lockdown now
A public interest research group studying state COVID-19 data is calling for an immediate lockdown of eight counties, including Jefferson County, for…
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‘We really need help’: Coronavirus overwhelms rural Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping through major U.S. cities is now wreaking havoc on rural communities. In Oregon’s…
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Prineville ‘Bridge the Blue’ rally backs law enforcement
A rally in Prineville on Saturday was part of a nationwide ‘Bridge the Blue’ effort in support of…
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Major search effort finds missing 3-year-old boy NE of Gilchrist
Searchers from seven counties and numerous agencies scoured an area northeast of Gilchrist on Saturday for a missing 3-year-old boy who wandered away…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff in honor of Rep. John Lewis
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of U.S.…
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Oregon reports 353 new COVID-19 cases, 15 in C. Oregon; 3 more deaths
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 257, along with 353 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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OLCC inspectors say most bars, restaurants complying; 15 cases referred to OSHA
Results from a second round of weekend compliance checks of Oregon bars and restaurants show most followed required social distancing and face…
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Portland mayor to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained…
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As thousands float the river, Bend Park & Rec tracks the crowds — and the challenges
With many people deferring their out of the area travel and with many special events canceled, local outdoor activities like floating the river are…
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Even for a man (and dog) living on the road, COVID-19 has had its ‘weird’ impacts
For the last eight years, Arnie Blumenthal and his yellow Labrador, Dewey, have been traveling the country, seeing the sights in their…
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Oregon Employment Dept., Google launch new pandemic benefits application form
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department, in partnership with Google, launched a new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance online form…
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Wooden train at center of Metolius controversy destroyed, taken to landfill
A wooden train set built by a convicted sex abuser that sparked controversy over city of Metolius plans to put it on display at City Hall has been…
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City of Bend issues new order discouraging tourist travel
As directed earlier this week in a 4-3 city council vote, the city of Bend on Friday issued an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend that…
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Tree falls, snaps power line, sparks brush fire near Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A tree fell across power lines, and a downed line sparked a quarter-acre brush fire east of Sisters on Friday morning,…
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Blacksmith Restaurant stays closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of The Blacksmith Restaurant has tested positive for COVID-19, so the Bend restaurant will remain closed until all other workers are…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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State funds major expansion of NeighborImpact Head Start program
Thanks to a more than doubling of state funding, NeighborImpact announced Friday it’s launching a major expansion of its Head Start program for the…
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Oregon Lottery helps retailers grapple with COVID-19-related challenges
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Video Lottery retailers across Oregon work to strike an appropriate balance between business operations and public health,…
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Bend teen wins Alzheimer’s Foundation essay contest, $5,000 scholarship
NEW YORK (KTVZ) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has named Pilar Elaine Carson of Bend, Oregon, the first-place winner of its national 2020…
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COVID-19 outbreak at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend rises to 31 cases
Ten more residents and staff at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total cases in that outbreak to 31,…
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