UO index: Oregon’s economy has ‘slipped into deep contraction’
One of the first measures of COVID-19’s impact on Oregon’s economy, released Wednesday, said what just about everyone already knows: The state’s…
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Warm Springs COVID-19 cases rise to 8
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation’s number of COVID-19 cases has risen to eight, tribal officials said late Tuesday as they urged residents to wear…
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COVID-19 aid grants offered for Madras, Jefferson County businesses
The Madras City Council and the Madras Redevelopment Commission recently voted to set up an Economic Assistance Grant Program to help Madras…
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Bend Costco will require all members to wear face masks
Starting next Monday, Costco members and staff will be required to wear face masks before they can enter the Bend…
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Bend Park and Rec doubles steward staff to inform park, trail users about restrictions
The Bend Park and Rec District said Tuesday it has doubled its park stewardship team to educate and inform park and trail users about distancing…
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WinCo Foods stays the course, begins Bend store construction
Construction of Bend’s new WinCo Foods officially began this week. The new grocery store will fill the 100,000-square-foot building that Shopko…
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‘SOS Bend’ lets people pay in advance to help small businesses survive
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber, City of Bend and East Cascades Works recently launched the website SOS Bend, to help small, locally owned…
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Oregon expands jobless benefits under CARES Act to include independent contractors
Starting Tuesday, the Oregon Employment Department is providing unemployment benefits to more Oregonians, including self-employed and independent…
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Central Oregonians’ random acts of kindness help others in need
The toughest of times often brings out unexpected moments of generosity. Some people in Central Oregon are paying it forward with random acts of…
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Former Prineville man jailed in Fla., accused of fatally strangling girlfriend
A former Prineville man charged with strangling his former girlfriend last year in Crook County now faces charges of fatally strangling his current…
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Indian Head Casino extends voluntary closure until further notice
The Indian Head Casino will remain closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 situation, Warm Springs tribal officials said…
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Seven more Oregon COVID-19 deaths reported; total now at 99
Another seven people have died of COVID-19 in Oregon, raising the death toll to 99, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Rise in C.O. human-caused blazes has fire prevention officials concerned
With Wildfire Awareness Month kicking off this Friday, and after 16-human-caused blazes in the past two weeks, wildland firefighting officials in…
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Klamath County traffic stop turns up $236K in bags; S. Dakota man arrested
An Oregon State Police traffic stop of a minivan in Klamath County on Monday led to the discovery of more than $236,000 in cash in vacuum-sealed bags…
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Four die in Sweet Home manufactured home fire
Four people were killed in a fire that destroyed a manufactured home fire early Tuesday morning in the Linn County community of Sweet Home,…
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Bend construction still going strong, despite pandemic
Construction in Bend is showing little sign of slowing, according to the city, so officials who oversee and regulate that work are adjusting to…
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Travel Oregon to lay off 17, cut pay amid pandemic
The state’s tourism promotion commission, Travel Oregon, is laying off 17 employees, furloughing others and cutting pay as it copes with dropping…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 92nd COVID-19 death, 43 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 92, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Sluka: No FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody tests available in C. Oregon
No FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody tests are available in Central Oregon, St. Charles President and CEO Joe Sluka said Monday in his weekly update to…
Continue ReadingZika urges Gov. Brown to include religious leaders in reopening discussions
State Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, wrote a letter Monday to Gov. Kate Brown, urging that places of worship be included in discussions of reopening the…
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