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There’s a State-Sponsored Bookie in Your Pocket

The NBA gambling scandal highlights Oregon’s role in sports betting. For all the hoopla—and harm—it doesn’t generate much revenue for the state

by Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Oregon, a state that prides itself on innovation, can now claim another first: the first state with a professional sports team whose coach was arrested by the FBI and charged with scheming to rig illegal poker games. The recent bust of ex-NBA star and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups focused a national spotlight on […]

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Navigating a Sober World

New Each Morning provides women the support needed after a recovery program

by Nic Moye November 5, 2025November 4, 2025

Gina has been fighting alcohol addiction for decades. “I realized, wow, I’m drinking to get drunk. I’m drinking to black out,” she says. She was arrested four times within 10 years for driving under the influence, resulting in her losing her driver’s license for 10 years. She spent time in jail, lost several jobs, even tried rehab —which didn’t work. Her mother, daughters and […]

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Hope by the Plateful

Family Kitchen has provided daily warm meals and “sanctuary” to hungry Central Oregonians since 1986

by Peter Madsen November 5, 2025November 4, 2025

On Halloween Day, the bustle of the Family Kitchen was at peak crescendo during lunch time. Eighties club music mixed with the clack of utensils as two dozen diners spread across rows of communal tables. A father and young child played Scrabble while noshing on homemade pizza squares. Others spooned chili, sipped coffee and chatted. […]

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Diversability, Inc. Creates Connection for Those With Disabilities

Local “Happyning Hub” offers fun, friendship and personal growth

by Nicole Vulcan November 5, 2025November 4, 2025

The first thing to know about Diversability: Its name is the word the nonprofit would prefer people use when referring to those with varying disabilities. “Disability” refers to something someone cannot do, while “diversability” indicates that someone’s abilities are, instead, diverse. The founding of Diversability, Inc was a labor of love. Founder Amanda Hamer started […]

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Central Oregon Gives 2025

Tracking the good news from Central Oregon’s nonprofits in 2025

by The Source Staff November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

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. View complete list of nonprofits inside the Give Guide

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The Reed Market Railroad Bridge is In View

The City of Bend released details about the bridge and what needs to be done before construction begins

by Nic Moye November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

The City of Bend has revealed the proposed bridge design for the Reed Market railroad overpass. The bridge will stretch from American Lane east to just past SE Quill Place. Access at American Lane will continue to exist when the bridge opens, but access to SE Ninth Street will be modified. The intersection will be […]

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Plans for Managed Camp in Redmond Move Forward

City of Redmond, County Commission vote in favor of increased construction costs

by Nicole Vulcan November 4, 2025November 3, 2025

Plans for a managed camp for the unhoused in Redmond moved forward this week, when the Redmond City Council, as well as the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners, voted to allocate additional dollars to the effort. A plan to offer a sanctioned camping area for the town’s unhoused population has been in the works […]

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Manslaughter Conviction Overturned on Appeal

The court agreed that the jury in Ian Cranston’s trial should have received a special instruction related to Oregon’s self-defense law

by Nic Moye November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the manslaughter conviction of Ian Cranston. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the first and second degree, first-degree assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of 22-year-old Barry Washington […]

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Stressful Times for SNAP Recipients

Local agencies and businesses step up to feed families

by Nic Moye November 3, 2025November 20, 2025

More than 23,000 households in Central Oregon face uncertainty about food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after Monday’s announcement that they will only receive half of their benefits in November. The program was set to lapse on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, but on the eve of despair, two federal court judges ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute emergency funds. On Monday, Nov. […]

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Oregon’s Rural Counties are Hardest Hit by Federal Government Shutdown

Nearly 23,000 Oregonians aren’t getting paid, but many must keep working

by Khushboo Rathore Oregon Journalism Project October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, most of the nearly 23,000 federal employees in Oregon are still going without pay — including many required to keep working during the shutdown, such as airport screeners and air traffic controllers. Analysis by OJP indicates that back pay for Oregon’s federal workers, mandated by the […]

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