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Bend-La Pine Schools add 2 Grab and Go meal sites

April 10, 2020 12:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend-La Pine Schools is adding two new school sites – for a total of 10 school locations – to its free Grab and Go meal locations beginning Monday.…

Deschutes DA: Bend officers justified in shooting woman after lengthy, wild chase

April 10, 2020 11:59 am Barney Lerten

Deschutes County DA John Hummel said Friday that two Bend police officers were legally justified in firing 14 shots and wounding a Bend woman backing…

ODFW closing hunting, fishing to non-residents

April 10, 2020 12:29 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is closing recreational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to…

Scouts in Central Oregon adapt by going digital

April 9, 2020 11:44 pm KTVZ

Many groups in Central Oregon and across the country have gone digital amid this coronavirus pandemic. The latest one to make the switch are the…

Despite sunny, warmer weather, Oregon officials plead: Stick close to home

April 9, 2020 11:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

The message from those on the front lines responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon is: Please continue to stay home to save lives … even when…

Bend’s north end could see new Fred Meyer, Costco in next few years

April 9, 2020 10:59 pm KTVZ News Partners

A neighborhood meeting (by conference call) was held Thursday night on a major new development planned on Bend’s north end that could bring both a…

Oregon to provide another $60 million in SNAP benefits

April 9, 2020 10:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will provide an…

OSHA impostors target C.O. construction sites, demand ‘fine’ payments

April 9, 2020 7:51 pm KTVZ

Construction sites in Oregon have been allowed to remain open, unlike other states like Washington, but many builders at a variety of job sites have…

Bend single parent upbeat in face of first unemployment challenge

April 9, 2020 7:28 pm KTVZ

As a hospitality worker, Serena Yanez thought her job was secure. But once the coronavirus started limiting travel, she was furloughed, and…

C.O. health care leaders see improvement due to social distancing

April 9, 2020 7:06 pm KTVZ

Central Oregon health care leaders say they have seen signs of improvement due to people’s efforts in following social distancing…

La Pine woman facing charges after six-mile DCSO pursuit on FS road

April 9, 2020 6:15 pm Barney Lerten

A La Pine woman who sped through a stop sign at Highway 97 Thursday led a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy on a six-mile pursuit on a Forest Service…

Unattended candle sparks Redmond house fire, officials say

April 9, 2020 4:43 pm Barney Lerten

An unattended candle burning in a bedroom apparently sparked a fire Thursday morning that caused up to $100,000 in damage to a southwest Redmond…

Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, total of 44; 1,321 total cases

April 9, 2020 4:06 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 44, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Oregonians still filing record claims for jobless benefits

April 9, 2020 12:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

During the week starting March 29, the Oregon Employment Department received 100,700 initial claims for jobless benefits, continuing the record…

OSU postpones Corvallis, Bend commencement ceremonies

April 9, 2020 11:12 am KTVZ News Partners

Based on input from students, Oregon State University announced Thursday it is postponing commencement ceremonies in Corvallis and at OSU-Cascades in…

Oregon has record-breaking month in marijuana sales

April 8, 2020 9:04 pm KTVZ

According to Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission, marijuana sales in the state reached nearly $85 million last month. That’s more than a $20 million…

Bend-area woman accused of running over tent with woman inside

April 9, 2020 11:51 am KTVZ News Partners

A Bend-area woman was arrested on aggravated assault and other charges Wednesday night, accused of driving her minivan over the tent of another woman…