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28,500 Oregonians filed initial jobless claims last week
During the week of April 19 to April 25, the Oregon Employment Department received 28,500 initial claims for unemployment benefits, the agency said…
Continue ReadingDuring the week of April 19 to April 25, the Oregon Employment Department received 28,500 initial claims for unemployment benefits, the agency said…
Continue ReadingSummertime is prime vacation season, and as states encouraged people to cancel travel abroad due to COVID 19, people who scheduled trips using a…
Continue ReadingThe Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and Community Lending Works have come together with regional partners to create an emergency loan fund…
Continue ReadingThere’s no end in sight as to when COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted, which is bad news for the Les Schwab Amphitheater.…
Continue ReadingSummer is right around the corner, and as we welcome warmer temperatures in Central Oregon, many people are concerned about whether or not they’ll be…
Continue ReadingCrook County Director of Library Services Buzzy Nielsen confirmed Wednesday evening that 13 employees — 10 with the library and three at the…
Continue ReadingAn escaped cooking fire at a homeless camp fire north of St. Charles Bend burned less than a quarter-acre of brush Wednesday morning, thanks to…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County commissioners said at a meeting Wednesday they need more time to revise and add more information to their draft framework plan for…
Continue ReadingExperts at MoneyGeek are looking at numbers reported by the U.S. Department of Labor to forecast the peak unemployment rates for several places…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 101, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingOne 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…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingThe Madras City Council and the Madras Redevelopment Commission recently voted to set up an Economic Assistance Grant Program to help Madras…
Continue ReadingStarting next Monday, Costco members and staff will be required to wear face masks before they can enter the Bend…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Park and Rec District said Tuesday it has doubled its park stewardship team to educate and inform park and trail users about distancing…
Continue ReadingConstruction of Bend’s new WinCo Foods officially began this week. The new grocery store will fill the 100,000-square-foot building that Shopko…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber, City of Bend and East Cascades Works recently launched the website SOS Bend, to help small, locally owned…
Continue ReadingStarting Tuesday, the Oregon Employment Department is providing unemployment benefits to more Oregonians, including self-employed and independent…
Continue ReadingThe toughest of times often brings out unexpected moments of generosity. Some people in Central Oregon are paying it forward with random acts of…
Continue ReadingA 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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