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Peter Madsen

Peter is a feature & investigative reporter supported by the Lay It Out Foundation. His work regularly appears in the Source. Peter's writing has appeared in Vice, Thrasher and The New York Times. Recently, Peter worked on the Canadian Screen Award-winning film “It’s Not Funny Anymore: From Vice Magazine to Proud Boys." He's also the author of Dealers, published by powerHouse Books.

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Ty Rupert, Long-Serving Captain,Tapped for Deschutes County Interim Sheriff

County Commission appoints Rupert to lead the agency through the 2026 election cycle
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The Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners appointed veteran Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Captain Ty Rupert to the role of Interim Sheriff on July 29.  All five candidates for the position, which will run 18 months through the 2026 Election Cycle, were present for Tuesday’s vote of the Board, including James McLaughlin, Paul Kansky, Deron […]

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Sheriff Kent van der Kamp Appeals Lifetime Revocation of Police Certifications

A state police agency has stripped van der Kamp of his police certifications for life, but a June 27 appeal keeps them in place
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Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp has had his police certifications revoked for life by the state’s police agency in Salem. But those certs have remained valid since the embattled sheriff filed an appeal on June 27.  That contested case process may stretch a full year, said Sam Tenney, the communications coordinator at the […]

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It’s Time for Bend Real Estate Roundup!

As the local housing market cools, three pairs of hypothetical buyers, all with varying incomes and dreams, put their pluck and privilege to the test in an ever-competitive housing market
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Welcome fans to an exciting make-believe game show — Bend Real Estate Roundup, where buyers navigate Bend’s housing market in hopes of the ultimate prize: somewhere to live! Time and time again, you’ve seen people win a three-bedroom golf community home — paid with cash in hand! You’ve also seen people buy their first starter […]

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Multiple RV Fires Ignite at Juniper Ridge and Nearby Green Acres RV Park Within Days

No injuries were reported after the Juniper Ridge fire; authorities have filed charges for the Green Acres blaze
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While The Cram Fire, which has now consumed about 77,000 acres, continued burning about 55 miles northeast of Bend, another fire, much smaller, engulfed an RV and a nearby vehicle at the Temporary Safe Stay Area at Juniper Ridge, a sanctioned refuge for the homeless. At the camp about 4 miles north of Bend, the […]

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Miller’s Landing Park: A Recently Polished Jewel in the Old Bend Neighborhood

The $1.3 million renovation allows folks — and doggos — several access points to enjoy the Deschutes River
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If you find yourself overheating on a summer day, dog in tow, you arguably couldn’t pick a better place to cool off than the newly renovated Miller’s Landing Park, tucked along the Deschutes River in the Old Bend neighborhood. After a six-month renovation that began late last year and involved removing the boardwalk that had […]

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Journalists at ‘The Bulletin’ Have Had Enough

Unionized reporters and photographers urge readers to cancel their subscriptions if owner Carpenter Media Group doesn’t forego layoffs, provide living wages
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Reporters and photographers at The Bulletin are mad as hell and aren’t going to take this anymore.  In a news release the Source obtained July 8, unionized staffers at The Bulletin detailed their ongoing struggles to convince Carpenter Media Group, which obtained the daily from when it purchased EO Media Group in October 2024, to […]

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Interim Sheriff Candidates Speak of the Future of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office

Union-approved candidates shared their visions at a July 7 public forum
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Integrity. Transparency. Accountability.  Five candidates recommended by the union representing the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employees spoke about their qualifications for the interim sheriff position at the Elks Lodge in Bend on July 7.   The mood was anything but contentious as the five candidates, selected by the Deschutes County Sheriff Employee’s Association, touched on themes […]

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These are the Union-Recommended Applicants for Deschutes County Interim Sheriff

While these five short-listers haven’t officially applied, they’ll debate their merits at a July 7 public forum
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The short list is in.  The Deschutes County Sheriff Employee’s Association has recommended five applicants for Interim Sheriff.  Those listed are Deschutes County Undersheriff Aaron Wells; DCSO Detective and Special Services Commander Ty Rupert; DCSO Detective Lt. James McLaughlin; former DCSO Captain Deron McMaster; and COCC Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management, Cory Darling. […]

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Oregon Ski Resort Operations Hang in the Balance

The withdrawal of a liability insurance company leaves a single provider, MountainGuard, in charge of insuring Oregon’s ski resorts
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Oregon ski mountains, recreational companies and nonprofits, are on the verge of an operational crisis involving the difficulty of getting, and retaining, affordable liability insurance — or any at all. As of May 29, ski resorts including Mt. Hood Meadows, Timberline and Willamette Pass became uninsured, or stand to become so by sometime this summer […]

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Deschutes County Wants You for Interim Sheriff

En lieu of Sheriff Kent van der Kamp’s July 31 resignation, county officials are soliciting Interim Sheriff applications by July 11
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A re you still looking for a summer job? Do you have either four years of full-time law enforcement experience, or two years of law enforcement experience and two years of post-high school education? Are you looking to meet lots of people in a role where every day is different — something temporary, but public-facing […]

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