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Smith Rock neighbors voice concerns, start petition over street parking, safety issues

June 9, 2020 9:53 pm KTVZ

With travel restrictions easing, Smith Rock State Park, Central Oregon’s world-renowned climbing spot, is again drawing big crowds — and that’s…

Wyden wants public alerted about nursing homes taking COVID-19 stimulus checks

June 9, 2020 9:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Senate Finance Committee Ranking member Ron Wyden wants DHS alerts to providers and public about some nursing homes illegally requiring Medicaid…

Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 169 total

June 9, 2020 3:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

Five more people in Oregon have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s death toll to 169, as the state’s total case count approaches 5,000, the Oregon…

Redmond Grocery Outlet will move to new, larger space

June 9, 2020 8:22 pm KTVZ

Redmond’s Grocery Outlet – the first – just announced it is moving next January from its long-time location on NW Fifth Street to a larger space with…

VeggieRx program returns to Central Oregon

June 8, 2020 5:49 pm KTVZ

VeggieRx, a program that forged partnerships with Central Oregon health care providers to offer fresh locally grown vegetables and fruits to their…

Alert issued for missing Portland teen foster child in ‘critical danger’

June 9, 2020 7:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mataya Gearhart, age 16, is a foster child who went missing from Portland last Thursday night, June 4. “She is believed…

Interactive NW Bend art installment asks people for hope

June 9, 2020 1:29 pm KTVZ

At the corner of Northwest Ogden Avenue and Seventh Street in Bend, you’ll find an interactive art installment called the ‘Hope Vending Machine.’…

RDM air travelers share views; Alaska Airlines outlines safety measures

June 9, 2020 7:33 pm KTVZ News Partners

Air travelers arriving at Redmond Airport on Tuesday talked with NewsChannel 21 about their experience flying amid this pandemic, and what changes…

Gov. Brown announces COVID-19 testing plan for long-term care facilities

June 9, 2020 6:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Oregon will be implementing a comprehensive coronavirus testing plan to protect the residents and staff of…

NeighborImpact helps teach students learning from home

June 9, 2020 6:35 pm KTVZ

NeighborImpact serves more than 400 children annually through its Head Start program, which provides education to at-risk preschool children. The…

Bend Park & Rec, Redmond reopen playgrounds under new state Phase 2 guidance

June 9, 2020 11:57 am KTVZ

The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Tuesday its 40-plus park playgrounds were reopening immediately, after Gov. Kate Brown’s office…

COCC receives $210K ‘First-Generation Student Success’ grant

June 8, 2020 5:39 pm KTVZ

Central Oregon Community College has received a $210,570, two-year “First-Generation Student Success Grant” from Oregon’s Higher Education…

Some C. Oregon churches continue virtual services

June 9, 2020 5:49 pm KTVZ

Despite new state guidelines that let them reopen, some Central Oregon churches are sticking for now to popular “virtual” online events, to keep…

Grand jury clears 3 deputies who shot, killed man

June 9, 2020 3:48 pm The Associated Press

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) — A grand jury has concluded that three Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies were justified in their use of deadly…

Oregon transit agencies seek spending flexibility

June 9, 2020 3:37 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — TriMet and Oregon’s smaller transit agencies want lawmakers to let them spend payroll tax dollars on basic operations,…

PacifiCorp to pay feds $3.4 million in settlement over 2018 S. Oregon wildfire

June 9, 2020 3:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle federal allegations related to a 2018 Southern Oregon wildfire that officials claim was caused by…