Coronavirus

COVID-19 dropping faster than forecast as Oregon’s indoor mask mandate ends

COVID-19 numbers in Oregon continued a steady drop as the state prepared for a minute-before-midnight removal of its…

Coronavirus

Oregon will close emergency rental aid portal on March 14

Oregon households behind on their rent can still apply for emergency rental assistance through Monday. The Oregon Department…

Coronavirus

COVID-19 cases dropping fast ahead of Brown mask timeline

Oregon could fall below 400 patients with COVID-19 in state hospitals within days, but Gov. Kate Brown is…

Bend

St. Charles closing drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Bend

St. Charles Bend will close its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on Friday. Patients who need a COVID-19 test…

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Redmond school board aligns with state, passing new mask resolution amid mounting pressure

The Redmond School District on Monday passed a resolution making masks optional in schools when Oregon lifts its…

Coronavirus

Oregon will lift mask mandate March 12

Oregon will drop its indoor mask mandate on March 12, more than a week earlier than announced last…

Bend

Oregon could reach goal to lift mask mandate as early as March 12

Severe cases of COVID-19 are falling so rapidly that Oregon could hit the official target that would allow…

Coronavirus

Oregon could be “masks off” by March 20

The first day of spring could be a new beginning in the COVID-19 pandemic, with the likely lifting…

Coronavirus

Redmond school board adopts controversial resolution directing district to make masks optional March 2

The Redmond School District adopted a resolution Wednesday that takes pandemic mitigation from the district’s control and hands…

Coronavirus

Districts prepare to lift masks in schools; Redmond to propose family decisions over masking

Five of Central Oregon’s six school districts say they will make facial coverings intended to curb the spread…

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