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WinCo Foods stays the course, begins Bend store construction

April 28, 2020 6:22 pm KTVZ

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…

‘SOS Bend’ lets people pay in advance to help small businesses survive

April 28, 2020 9:37 am KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber, City of Bend and East Cascades Works recently launched the website SOS Bend, to help small, locally owned…

Oregon expands jobless benefits under CARES Act to include independent contractors

April 28, 2020 11:15 am KTVZ News Partners

Starting Tuesday, the Oregon Employment Department is providing unemployment benefits to more Oregonians, including self-employed and independent…

Central Oregonians’ random acts of kindness help others in need

April 28, 2020 5:22 pm KTVZ

The toughest of times often brings out unexpected moments of generosity. Some people in Central Oregon are paying it forward with random acts of…

Former Prineville man jailed in Fla., accused of fatally strangling girlfriend

April 28, 2020 4:51 pm Barney Lerten

A former Prineville man charged with strangling his former girlfriend last year in Crook County now faces charges of fatally strangling his current…

Indian Head Casino extends voluntary closure until further notice

April 28, 2020 3:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Indian Head Casino will remain closed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 situation, Warm Springs tribal officials said…

Seven more Oregon COVID-19 deaths reported; total now at 99

April 28, 2020 1:59 pm Barney Lerten

Another seven people have died of COVID-19 in Oregon, raising the death toll to 99, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Rise in C.O. human-caused blazes has fire prevention officials concerned

April 28, 2020 1:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

With Wildfire Awareness Month kicking off this Friday, and after 16-human-caused blazes in the past two weeks, wildland firefighting officials in…

Klamath County traffic stop turns up $236K in bags; S. Dakota man arrested

April 28, 2020 11:40 am KTVZ News Partners

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…

Four die in Sweet Home manufactured home fire

April 28, 2020 11:22 am KTVZ News Partners

Four people were killed in a fire that destroyed a manufactured home fire early Tuesday morning in the Linn County community of Sweet Home,…

Bend construction still going strong, despite pandemic

April 28, 2020 10:00 am KTVZ News Partners

Construction in Bend is showing little sign of slowing, according to the city, so officials who oversee and regulate that work are adjusting to…

Travel Oregon to lay off 17, cut pay amid pandemic

April 27, 2020 10:28 pm The Associated Press

The state’s tourism promotion commission, Travel Oregon, is laying off 17 employees, furloughing others and cutting pay as it copes with dropping…

Oregon reports 92nd COVID-19 death, 43 new cases

April 27, 2020 1:22 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 92, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Sluka: No FDA-approved COVID-19 antibody tests available in C. Oregon

April 27, 2020 9:12 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

Zika urges Gov. Brown to include religious leaders in reopening discussions

April 27, 2020 8:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

City of Bend delays 30-day eviction notices at Juniper Ridge

April 27, 2020 6:56 pm KTVZ

Due to the pandemic, the city has decided to push back the 30-day notice period for homeless campers to leave Juniper Ridge. The 30-day notice period…