Wash. virus deaths hit 18 with 2 more from nursing home
SEATTLE (AP) — Two more residents at a nursing home at the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in northwestern Washington have died,…
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Global stocks tumble as oil crashes
(CNN) — Global stocks are collapsing Monday as the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil crash rattle…
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State issues COVID-19 guidance to schools, universities
Oregon public health, education officials on Sunday issued guidance and best practices to schools, colleges and universities regarding the novel…
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Oregon COVID-19 cases double to 14; Gov. Brown declares state of emergency
With the number of confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon doubling to 14 in a day, Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency to…
Continue ReadingUS novel coronavirus deaths reach 19; cases top 400
(CNN) — The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States continued to mount on Saturday, bringing the nationwide total to at least 400. At…
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Gov. Brown, OHA officials holding COVID-19 news conference
Oregon health officials said Saturday they have identified four new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 among residents in Jackson, Klamath and…
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Bend-area home prices still on the rise in February
Bend-area home prices continued their steady climb of recent months in February, with the median price rising $11,000 to $460,000, an appraisal…
Continue ReadingToo much snow will make the Iditarod exceptionally difficult this year
It really is possible to have too much of a good thing — just ask the organizers of this year’s Iditarod about the “epic amount of snow” awaiting…
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Merkley: USDA change will bring back summer food aid for Oregon kids
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture will once again administer a critical program…
Continue Reading21 test positive for coronavirus on Calif. cruise ship, VP Pence says
(CNN) — Twenty-one people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus, Vice President Mike Pence said…
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SW Redmond robbery leads to 4-hour standoff, surrender
A southwest Redmond neighborhood was the scene of a four-hour police standoff Thursday night that ended in the surrender of a man accused of robbing…
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Oregon Legislature crashes over climate bill, leaving acrimony
A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars,…
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3 arrested in Deschutes County illegal marijuana grow raids
Three people were arrested in raids on an illegal marijuana grow operation at 3 homes and a storage unit around Deschutes County, sheriff’s deputies…
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Hwy. 20W near Santiam Pass reopens after 2-vehicle crash
A two-vehicle, reportedly injury head-on crash late Friday morning blocked U.S. Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass for a time, initial reports…
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Bend boy, 11, battles cancer with support from school, community
When Tytan Neff noticed a bump on his leg, his parents figured it was something he picked up rough-housing. But when the bump didn’t go away, his…
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Warm Springs Tribes to conduct Oregon’s first 2020 census count
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs said Friday it has been asked by the U.S. Census Bureau to host the first count in the state of Oregon for…
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RDM offering another TSA Pre-Check enrollment this month
Redmond Municipal Airport is pleased to offer a TSA Pre✓® enrollment event in the airport’s main terminal March 9-27, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00…
Continue ReadingStocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses 3%
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields sink to record lows on fears of virus impact; Dow loses…
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Wind prompts 2 agricultural burns to escape, rekindle
Numerous field and agricultural burns have escaped out of control or rekindled in windy conditions in recent weeks, including two Thursday in the…
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C.O. COVID-19 update: Pets, public spaces, 2-1-1 hotline, more
A Bend veterinarian said Thursday the possibility of a dog or cat contracting COVID-19, the novel coronavirus from a human and then passing it onto…
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