Layoffs, shutdowns: Oregon leaders face scope of virus fallout
Amid major layoffs and small businesses closing, a new committee of the state Legislature, which had its inaugural meeting today, is tasked with…
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Judge: Oregon water regulators exceeded authority in Klamath Basin
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s water regulators exceeded their authority when they shut off wells within 500 feet of waterways in the Upper Klamath…
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Two more Oregonians die of COVID-19, bring total to 3
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from the novel coronavirus to three, the Oregon Health Authority…
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St. Charles limits outpatient visits, urges use of other pharmacies
St. Charles Medical Group said Wednesday it is joining many partner health care clinics in the region in canceling or delaying preventive and routine…
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C.O. COVID-19 impacts: Courts, law enforcement, others making big changes
Tuesday’s announcements of changes in operations, curtailments and cancellations due to the COVID-19 outbreak stretched from the Deschutes County…
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Bend restaurants line up to arrange delivery service
Bend Take Out says it’s heard from more than a dozen restaurants seeking its delivery services this week, since Gov. Kate Brown banned dining in due…
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Some C.O. preschools remain open
Some Central Oregon child care facilities are staying open in today’s challenging situation, such as The Red Wagon Preschool Center in Bend, which…
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Tumalo businessman running for Walden’s House seat
NewsChannel 21 spoke Tuesday with Tumalo businessman Jimmy Crumpacker, one of 11 Republicans running in the May primary to succeed retiring 2nd…
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Some C.O. gyms voluntarily close, while others stay open
Despite California and Washington mandating all fitness gyms to close for now, Oregon has not done so. It’s up to gyms to decide whether or not…
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Bend may pull $190 million May transportation ballot measure due to COVID-19
The city of Bend plans to withdraw its $190 million transportation bond measure from the May 19 primary election ballot, citing the new, serious…
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Some Sunriver homeowners worried about out-of-town renters due to COVID-19
Popular tourist destinations in Central Oregon have felt the impact of the novel coronavirus. Sunriver Village appeared to be a ‘ghost town’…
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Sunriver Resort suspends all operations through May 15
Due to the “dynamic, rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, Sunriver Resort has decided to suspend all operations through May…
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Gov. Brown extends statewide school closure to April 28
Gov. Kate Brown announced late Tuesday an extension of Oregon’s statewide school closure to a total of six weeks, until April 28, and also issued…
Continue Reading Lane County reports suspected COVID-19 death
The number of Oregonians diagnosed with COVID-19 jumped by 18 on Tuesday, to a total of 65, the Oregon Health Authority announced. Another case…
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Small Bend businesses struggle from COVID-19 impact
It’s a stressful, scary time for many small businesses, such as the “clean beauty” store Wren and Wild in downtown…
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McMenamins closes Bend, other locations, lays off nearly 3,000
One day after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown limited restaurants to dine-in, takeout or drive-thru for four weeks to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus,…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown: No visitors allowed at group care homes amid COVID-19 outbreak
Oregon will no longer allow visitors at nursing homes and other group care facilities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus among people…
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DA: Bend police say they shot woman after chase as her van sped toward officer, K-9
Two Bend police officers said they shot and seriously wounded a Bend woman after a pursuit on Highway 20 east of Bend last week when she put her…
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Oregon’s jobless rate stayed low in February – but…
Oregon’s jobless rate so far this year has held low at 3.3 percent, state officials reported Tuesday — but the major impact of the COVID-19 outbreak…
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COVID-19 impacts update: State expands child care benefits; new C.O. info line
Starting Tuesday, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County Health Services are joining together to open a new phone line to answer questions…
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