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Wyden, Merkley, Walden virus-related releases, Wednesday

April 22, 2020 4:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Here are COVID-19 news releases issued Wednesday by Oregon’s congressional delegation. Rosen, Wyden Lead Call on Congressional…

OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19

April 22, 2020 3:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University is joining universities and academic health centers nationally in making licensing agreements for…

New C.O. wildlife hospital seeks support to open

April 22, 2020 12:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

Think Wild offers facility naming, sponsorship opportunities BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, a new wildlife hospital in Central Oregon, is inviting…

Heaven Can Wait goes virtual in 2020, with a different mission

April 22, 2020 11:55 am KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles Foundation is changing its annual Heaven Can Wait 5K to a virtual event this year to raise funds for St. Charles Health System’s…

Wyden urges federal tech help for overwhelmed state jobless systems

April 22, 2020 11:11 am KTVZ News Partners

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday led a letter with 15 of his colleagues urging congressional leadership to provide additional digital resources…

Emergency Board to allocate $30 million in virus response funding

April 22, 2020 10:52 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s legislative Emergency Board will convene a virtual meeting Thursday to allocate more than $30 million in emergency funding to support…

Deschutes commissioner, nurse react to Gov. Brown’s reopening plan

April 21, 2020 7:36 pm KTVZ

Governor Kate Brown on Monday released a draft framework for reopening Oregon’s economy by May 1st. The plan consisted of three phases, similar to…

Walden, Wyden, Merkley, Gov. Brown virus-related news releases – Tuesday

April 22, 2020 12:12 am KTVZ News Partners

Here are the COVID-19-related news releases issued Tuesday from our lawmakers in Congress and Gov. Kate…

Inslee: 1,500 workers will track, trace virus by mid-May

April 21, 2020 11:48 pm The Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday evening the state will not be able to lift many of the stay-at-home restrictions implemented to fight the…

Several others apply for grazing allotments Hammonds lost

April 21, 2020 11:27 pm The Associated Press

Eastern Oregon’s Hammond Ranches could be competing with several other applicants for access to federal grazing allotments that it lost in a court…

White House: Oregon among bottom 4 states in virus testing capacity

April 21, 2020 11:20 pm The Associated Press

The White House told governors their leadership is critical in testing for the coronavirus, providing a map showing that Oregon is among four states…

Oregon Dept. of Revenue expands tax filing, payment extensions

April 21, 2020 10:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Revenue announced Tuesday an expansion of the types of tax returns for which filing and payment deadlines have been extended…

Warm Springs has first 2 COVID-19 cases after possible exposure at salmon feast

April 21, 2020 9:26 pm Barney Lerten

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported Tuesday evening it has two confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 after a recent salmon feast in Celilo…

Sylvan Learning Center is closed, but the tutoring continues

April 21, 2020 8:24 pm Lee Anderson

The Bend Sylvan Learning Center office has learned how valuable online tutoring can be, and has set up free “camps” for interested…

Oregon Youth Challenge program goes online

April 21, 2020 8:19 pm KTVZ

This year’s cadets are learning online, but the next class of cadets could be reduced greatly due to…

United Way of Deschutes County awards grants for COVID-19 response

April 21, 2020 8:19 pm KTVZ

On Tuesday, United Way of Deschutes County, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, said it’s given $97,000 to nonprofit agencies helping out people hardest hit…