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LOCAL, STATE & REGION
DESCHUTES COUNTY
129 new cases
COVID-19 data for Sunday, June 27:
Deschutes County cases: 10,083 (8 new cases)
Deschutes County deaths: 82 (zero new deaths)
Crook County cases: 1,299 (zero new cases)
Crook County deaths: 23 (zero new deaths)
Jefferson County cases: 2,381 (1 new case)
Jefferson County deaths: 39 (zero new deaths)
Oregon cases: 208,136 (138 new cases)
Oregon deaths: 2,763 (zero new deaths)
(July 16)
ONLINE
EMAIL
7-day
average
74
new
cases
110
100
June 10*
(April 10)
50
new
cases
70
*Jan. 31: No
data reported.
*June 10:
Number
includes several
days of data
due to a
reporting delay.
31 new cases
60
50
40
(Oct. 31)
30
16 new cases
(Sept. 19)
20
(May 20)
1st case
10
(March 11)
March 2020
90
80
(Nov. 14)
9 new cases
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(Nov. 27)
120
(May 8)
(Feb. 17)
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
115 new
cases
(Jan. 1)
47 new cases
28 new cases
130
(April 29)
108 new cases
90
new
cases
BULLETIN
GRAPHIC
125 new cases
(Dec. 4)
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DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
New COVID-19 cases per day
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STATE BRIEFING
Suspected homicide at
coastal recreation area
A homicide suspect
was arrested in Tillamook
County after a manhunt
near a recreation area Satur-
day morning, officials said.
The Tillamook County
Sheriff’s Office said around
8 a.m. it was investigat-
ing a homicide at the Sand
Lake Recreation Area in the
southern part of the county
and that deputies were
searching for Brandon Jose
Zavala-Satalich, 19.
The sheriff’s office did
not release information
about the victim or what led
to the death.
Around noon, the sher-
iff’s office said Zavala-Sata-
lich had been arrested a few
miles from the scene and
there was no further risk to
the public.
The recreation area was
closed, and visitors were
told to stay away from the
area. The Sand Lake Rec-
reation Area covers more
than 1,000 acres of sand
dunes and forest between
Cape Lookout and Cape Ki-
wanda. It is a popular spot
for off-road vehicle use and
has both campgrounds and
day use areas.
Video released of man
shot by Portland Police
The Portland Police Bu-
reau has identified the man
who was shot and killed by
a police officer Thursday
evening.
The bureau said in a
prepared statement Sat-
urday that Michael Ray
Townsend, 40, died of a
gunshot wound after he
was shot by Officer Curtis
Brown outside a motel.
Police were initially
called to the Motel 6 on
Thursday night, with the
first two officers arriv-
ing at the motel around
7:15 p.m., according to dis-
patch records. The video
showed a man sitting on
an outdoor stairwell, sur-
rounded by four medics
and two police officers.
In the video, the man
appeared to be talking to
officers before the medics
and police officers moved
away and the man stood
up, holding something in
his hand. Then the man
advanced toward an offi-
cer who had drawn a gun,
holding the object in front
of him. The video then
showed the man collapsing.
The police bureau also
released a photo of what
officers said was a weapon
seized as evidence. The
photo showed what ap-
peared to be a sharp tool
that is used to repair flat
tires.
Brown, who has been
with the police bureau for
18 years, was placed on paid
administrative leave after
the shooting, which is stan-
dard practice. The shooting
remains under investiga-
tion, Bureau Chief Chuck
Lovell said.
“While the investigation
is still in its early stages,
and releasing evidence at
this point is rare, providing
this video is critical to com-
bat misinformation being
spread,” Lovell said in the
prepared statement.
— Bulletin wire reports
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Fire vehicles park atop a ridge while fighting a fire along Airport Road outside of Pendleton on Saturday.
Fire forces brief closure of I-84
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — A fire started near
Stage Gulch Road and Airport Road in
Pendleton and forced officials to briefly
shut down a section of Interstate 84 on Sat-
urday.
The Pendleton Fire Department re-
sponded to a report at 2:29 p.m. that a fire
was burning north of Stage Gulch and
Barnhart Road, according to Captain Ste-
phen Brost of the Pendleton Fire Depart-
ment. The fire later spread toward I-84,
which prompted officials to close down
the roadway.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
also briefly closed down Airport Road
during the fire, according to Lt. Sterrin
Ward.
Multiple officials confirmed at around
4:30 p.m. that the fire was starting to
be contained as officials reopened I-84,
though the fire hadn’t been fully extin-
guished at that time.
The size and source of the fire remained
unclear, Brost said. The fire burned in
standing wheat, and gusts of wind contrib-
uted to its spread, Brost said.
The fire nearly forced people to evacuate
from three homes along Stage Gulch Road,
Ward said, but firefighters moved quickly
to protect the homes and no evacuations
were necessary.
Firefighters were dispatched from the
Echo Rural Fire Department, Pendleton
Fire Department, Umatilla Tribal Fire De-
partment, Pilot Rock Rural Fire Protec-
tion District, the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and Umatilla Fire District 1, according to
Brost. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Of-
fice, the Oregon State Police and the Or-
egon Department of Transportation also
provided assistance.
Users report problems calling 211 to arrange
rides to cooling centers in Portland area
The Oregonian
Multnomah County officials worked
Sunday to resolve a problem with the 211
hotline that prevented residents from
arranging transportation to Portland
cooling centers open during the heat
wave.
Residents reported that calls to the
hotline were not being answered, even
though the county had been advising
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people to call 211 if they needed to
arrange transportation to a cooling
center. One Twitter user wrote that
instead of offering help for people who
want to escape the triple-digit heat, the
211 hotline “is an endless menu that
eventually takes you to an after-hours
announcement.”
A Multnomah County spokesperson
said Sunday there had been issues with
calls going to 211 since Saturday, but that
the county was working to resolve the
problem and have calls redirected to its
COVID-19 call center.
The Multnomah County cooling centers
are 24 hours and provide water, snacks,
meals, chairs, sleeping mats and blankets,
with cots available.