Walden talks with KTVZ about stimulus package
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., spoke with NewsChannel 21 Thursday about the needs Congress is aiming to meet with the $2 trillion coronavirus relief and…
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Oregonians can use SNAP to buy groceries online
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In keeping with Gov. Kate Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order, Oregonians across the state who receive…
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Shepherd’s House runs out of food to give
Shepherd’s House in Bend is giving out donated food in drive-up fashion each day at their Bend shelter, but it only lasts about an hour. We spoke…
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Busy C.O. truckers facing impacts of COVID-19 outbreak
A Redmond-based trucking company that works nationwide has had relatively few impacts from COVID-19 so far, though rest stop closures are starting to…
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Madras WWII veteran helps make needed masks
96-yr-old Loretta Cummings of Madras has join the fast-growing Facebook group Central Oregon Emergency Mask…
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Great Harvest Bread Co. offers free bread
Despite trying to keep employees and stay in business, the co-owner of Great Harvest Bread Co. says the company wants to give back to the community…
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C.O. grocery stores place new restrictions on reusable bags
A statewide plastic bag ban took effect on Jan. 1, requiring most customers use to reusable bags. With the spread of the novel coronavirus, to…
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SE Bend neighborhood brings joy through stuffed bear hunt
A neighborhood in southeast Bend is taking part in a global trend that’s bringing smiles to children’s faces. (Adults,…
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Dreams delayed, not denied: Bend Olympic hopefuls set their sights on 2021
NewsChannel 21’s Max Goldwasser talked with two Olympic hopefuls in Bend on Thursday about their reaction to the year-long delay and their…
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Scam ‘Jefferson County lieutenant’ making calls, demanding fine payments
Several Jefferson County residents reported getting phone calls Thursday afternoon from a scammer claiming to be with the sheriff’s office and…
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Tower Theatre updates cancellations, postponements
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Governor…
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Oregon reports 11th COVID-19 death, 5 new Deschutes cases for 316 total statewide
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 11, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday. But they also…
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C.O. COVID-19 impacts: More hotline hours, crisis lines, Friday end of PPE donations
A variety of information in Thursday’s COVID-19 update from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network’s COVID-19 Joint Information…
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Oregon is at critical moment: ‘We can’t afford to drop our guard’
The fight against the coronavirus depends on Oregon hospitals having enough beds to treat the coming surge in patients who will become seriously ill…
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Deschutes County’s growth tops Oregon over the past decade; Crook County 2nd
Deschutes County was by far Oregon’s fastest-growing county over the past decade, adding nearly 40,000 residents – a jump of more than 25 percent…
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Tonight: Deschutes County DA weighs in on bail process, repeat offenses
For people in jail, possible freedom comes with a price. That price — the bail amount — might not always seem to match the alleged crime, in the…
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Oregon reports record jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic
Echoing the troubling national picture, the Oregon Employment Department on Thursday reported record initial claims for jobless benefits over the…
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Oregon, other AGs warn big tech cos.: You aren’t exempt from price-gouging laws
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum on Wednesday joined 32 attorneys general in a letter urging online giants Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart, and…
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C.O. business closures, cuts send laid-off workers filing for unemployment
Bend residents are not sure what the future holds for them financially. Gov. Brown’s state order to close restaurants and bars, only allowing take…
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Gov. Brown slams Trump administration over mask production issues
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for its failure to provide companies that want to make respirator masks and ventilators…
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