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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a temporary emergency order Wednesday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a temporary emergency order Wednesday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It…
Continue ReadingOregon’s seven public comprehensive universities and Oregon Health & Science University announced jointly Wednesday that none will require freshman…
Continue ReadingThe USDA Forest Service is pausing all spring prescribed fire efforts on national forest lands across the states of Oregon and Washington, the agency…
Continue ReadingUnder the governor’s Monday “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order, only six Oregon DMV offices (including Bend) will be open by appointment…
Continue ReadingAs part of Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order, child care providers have been ordered to close unless they are providing emergency child…
Continue ReadingMedical 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…
Continue ReadingAn Uber driver who was attacked by a passenger in southwest Bend late Saturday night spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday, sharing the frightening…
Continue ReadingDespite challenges with adequate supplies and other issues, St. Charles Health System is preparing a “surge plan” for potential patients…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to eight, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingSome people who need to get outside while also following the rules of social distancing are hitting the links — but Central Oregon golf courses are…
Continue ReadingTwo of the Oregon agencies in most demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak — the state Employment Department and Oregon OSHA — are seeing fairly sudden,…
Continue ReadingA rash of escaped field burns in recent weeks — most without a permit — prompted a warning Monday from Bend Fire & Rescue that several days of…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown launched a “Stay Home, Save Lives” public awareness campaign Monday, alongside Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Chamber on Monday shared a message from St. Charles Health System to area businesses: Please don’t send your workers to the hospital — or a…
Continue ReadingWashington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered nonessential businesses to close and the state’s more than 7 million residents to stay home unless…
Continue ReadingA northeast Bend resident and her 8-year-old daughter have begun a movement of their own, to show caring for their neighbors in challenging times.…
Continue ReadingVehicle owners in Oregon will not be required to remove studded tires until May 1, a month later than the normal deadline, the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingA Bend woman is trying to start a movement that she hopes will bring help and smiles to the community without making unnecessary social contact and…
Continue ReadingA growing wave of Bend restaurants are giving back to the community to those in need. As one example, a group of restaurants in NorthWest Crossing…
Continue ReadingHere’s Monday’s COVID-19 regional update from the Central Oregon Emergency Information…
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