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Another Bend-La Pine Schools staffer who was in the classroom at Silver Rail Elementary and survived when a 16-year-old gunman opened fire Oct. 15 released a statement on Sunday for the first time since the shooting.   In a press release Nov. 8, Bend-La Pine Schools identified Inclusion Education Assistant Miah Hergert as a staffer who […]

Even before a school shooting happened in Bend, Bethany Hillier had what she called intrusive thoughts when dropping her child off at school: It would be too easy for someone with ill intent to hop the fence and carry out a violent attack.   “As it turns out, these were not intrusive thoughts; they were […]

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office detectives served a search warrant at a rural property off O’Neil Highway, northeast Redmond, shutting down cockfighting operation on Nov. 4. Neighbors tipped off the DCSO with ongoing concerns about the property’s excessive noise, large gatherings and noticeable late-night traffic. Detectives with the DCSO’s Street Crimes Unit and animal control technicians […]

In honor of this week’s Give Guide, the Source team spent some time exploring the stories of a few local nonprofits. Click the images below to read each story. After Silver Rail, Deschutes Children’s Foundation Opens its Doors to BEAM NAMI Central Oregon Supports People Dealing with Mental-Health Challenges Harmony Farm Sanctuary Benefits Humans as […]

Several local races in Deschutes County are hovering within a few percentage points in the day after Election Day, with ballots still to be counted. But voters were resoundingly clear when it came to the ballot initiative to divide Deschutes County into five voting districts.  More than 62% of local voters opted against Measure 9-185, […]

After the tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School, BEAM Learning Program, a nonprofit that offers after-school programming for special-needs children, found itself without a home. That’s when the Deschutes Children’s Foundation, like so many other community members and service providers, sprang into action. Since Oct. 26, BEAM has resumed its afterschool programming and tutoring services […]

By 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday night, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum declared victory in her re-election campaign for Oregon’s U.S. Congressional District 5. By Wednesday morning, voters signaled their support for Bynum’s work “ripping up the bad” on Capitol Hill, as evinced by granting her more than 166,000 votes (54%), outpacing the 134,477 of votes (43.8%) garnered […]

Early election results Tuesday night showed Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler with a sizeable lead over challenger Bernadette Strome.  Initial results showed Kebler leading Strome 70% to 29%, a margin of about 14,000 votes. That margin likely secures a victory and reelection to a second mayoral term for the attorney and Democrat who has served on […]