Jobless Oregonians begin getting $600 weekly COVID-19 extra payments
The Oregon Employment Department on Friday began issuing added $600 weekly coronavirus payments to eligible jobless…
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C.O. high schools honor seniors with ‘Friday Night Lights’
Several Central Oregon high schools have come up with a way to show all students and faculty, and especially the senior class, that, while they may…
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USAID ships 78 pallets of PPE to Oregon
The state of Oregon received a shipment of personal protective equipment Friday from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),…
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Oregon rule allowing self-service gas extended 2 weeks
The Office of State Fire Marshal is extending by two weeks a temporary rules change that allows Oregon gas stations to provide self-service on a…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown says she plans no blanket early release of state prison inmates
Instead, she will review each case and situation individually SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Friday on…
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C.O. COVID-19 update: Halt to curbside glass collection in Bend
Bend Garbage/Republic Services and Cascade Disposal/Waste Management are temporarily suspending the collection of curbside glass within the city of…
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Deschutes commissioners, sheriff allocate $500K in emergency response funds
Deschutes County commissioners and Sheriff Shane Nelson have allocated $500,000 in emergency response funding for immediate COVID-19-related needs in…
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COCC sues VA over $3 million in alleged overpayments to veteran aviation students
In an effort to protect the rights of veteran aviation students, Central Oregon Community College said Friday it has filed a complaint in U.S.…
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Oregon hospitals to receive $291 million from federal coronavirus bill
Oregon’s congressional delegation announced Friday that 3,454 hospitals in Oregon will receive $291 million to enhance their coronavirus response…
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Bend-La Pine Schools add 2 Grab and Go meal sites
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.…
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Deschutes DA: Bend officers justified in shooting woman after lengthy, wild chase
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…
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ODFW closing hunting, fishing to non-residents
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is closing recreational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to…
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Scouts in Central Oregon adapt by going digital
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…
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Despite sunny, warmer weather, Oregon officials plead: Stick close to home
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…
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Bend’s north end could see new Fred Meyer, Costco in next few years
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…
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Oregon to provide another $60 million in SNAP benefits
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will provide an…
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OSHA impostors target C.O. construction sites, demand ‘fine’ payments
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…
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Bend single parent upbeat in face of first unemployment challenge
As a hospitality worker, Serena Yanez thought her job was secure. But once the coronavirus started limiting travel, she was furloughed, and…
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C.O. health care leaders see improvement due to social distancing
Central Oregon health care leaders say they have seen signs of improvement due to people’s efforts in following social distancing…
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La Pine woman facing charges after six-mile DCSO pursuit on FS road
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…
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