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Jack Harvel

Jack is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and has been making his way west since graduating from the University of Missouri, working a year and a half in Northeast Colorado before moving to Bend in the Spring of 2021. When not reporting he’s either playing folk songs (poorly) or grand strategy video games, and checking out the different hiking trails in Central Oregon.

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Shop Local: Holm Made in Central Oregon

The artisan confectioner’s 40-year-old recipe is in shops across the country, though its most loyal base of customers are here in Central Oregon
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Part of this week’s Shop Local feature, a story on how local products get made. Holm Made Toffee got its start selling its homemade toffee at farmers markets in Central Oregon. Now, it ships thousands of pounds of toffee to both national and local vendors. Despite the company’s growth, the toffee is prepared largely in […]

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Jury Reaches Verdict in Cranston Trial: Guilty on All Counts—Except 2nd-Degree Murder

Barry Washington’s killer learned his fate Wednesday, but plans to appeal
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This story will be updated. A Deschutes County jury has reached a verdict in the trial against Ian Cranston, the man who shot and killed Barry Washington during a fight outside a bar in downtown Bend in September 2021. “I’m pleased to have some sort of justice for my son, it’s been very hard and […]

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Jury Deliberating in Cranston Case

Both parties have made their closing arguments, and the jury is considering whether to convict Ian Cranston of charges as severe as second-degree murder
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Both defense and prosecutors in the case against accused killer Ian Cranston rested their case Tuesday, Nov. 15, ending with an intense rebuttal from prosecutor Michael Swart. The prosecutor revealed what appears to be video of Ian Cranston taking a drag off his cigarette seconds after shooting Barry Washington, before rendering medical aid. “Clint Eastwood […]

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Brown Issues Executive Order on Respiratory Illness

It’s not COVID, but its surge could be linked to public health measures adopted during the pandemic
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order deploying volunteer healthcare professionals, designating emergency health care centers and freeing up state employees to respond to a surge of respiratory viral infections, namely the respiratory syncytial virus. Since the start of RSV season in late October the pediatric hospitalization rate in the state has more than […]

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Brown Issues Executive Order on Respiratory Illness

It’s not COVID, but its surge could be linked to public health measures adopted during the pandemic
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order deploying volunteer healthcare professionals, designating emergency health care centers and freeing up state employees to respond to a surge of respiratory viral infections, namely the respiratory syncytial virus. Since the start of RSV season in late October the pediatric hospitalization rate in the state has more than […]

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Cranston Takes the Stand

Accused killer makes his first comments about the shooting since it occurred in Sept. 2021
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Ian Cranston took the stand this week in a trial in which he’s accused of murdering Barry Washington. Cranston was the defense’s first witness in what amounted to his first public comments about the shooting. During cross-examination Cranston’s defense attorney Kevin Sali highlighted the injuries Cranston sustained, Cranston’s supposed inability to defend himself against Washington […]

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Cranston On Trial

Police, bar staff and Ian Cranston’s fiancee testify during the first week of arguments in the long-anticipated trial over Cranston’s shooting and killing of Barry Washington
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An earlier version of this story appeared Nov. 4 at bendsource.com. The trial of Ian Cranston began Nov. 2 with attorneys selecting a 12-person jury that would decide whether Cranston was justified in the shooting of Barry Washington on Sept. 19, 2021, in downtown Bend. The shooting reached national news and sparked outrage over the […]

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Home Prices Drop

October saw a drop in prices, number of sales and a growth of days on the market
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Median home prices dropped in Bend by $45,000 in October, falling to the lowest level since the beginning of 2022, according to the Beacon Report. Median sales have been raising with some dips and plateaus since November 2019, when the median home price was $431,000 — in October it was $680,000. Real estate in Bend […]

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Charges Filed Against Former Timbers Director

Three former youth soccer administrators are charged over alleged tampering of files to create a rival club
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Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed third-degree criminal mischief charges against three former administrators of the Bend FC Timbers soccer club this month as a violation, which are punishably by a fine, but are not punishable by a term of imprisonment. The former executive director has been tied up in lawsuits since November 2021, […]

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Shepherd’s House After The Lighthouse

Shepherd’s House opened up its navigation center in June, and has been expanding services since. Next stop: Redmond
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Shepherd’s House opened the Lighthouse Navigation Center in July, just four months after the City of Bend approved plans to convert its overnight shelter into a full-fledged 24-hour service center. The renovated shelter has more sleeping space, a lounge area for meals and meetings and a computer lab. About 100 people can stay during the […]

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