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LISTEN: Parting Thoughts from District Attorney John Hummel 🎧

Days before leaving office, District Attorney John Hummel sat down with the Source
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Since moving to Bend in 1995, John Hummel has worked as a public defender, started a defense firm and served six years on the Bend City Council before being elected as District Attorney in 2014. The self-described progressive prosecutor took a different approach than many DAs, taking public stances on injustice and what he views […]

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Remembering Donald and Glenn

Shooting victims remembered for their kindness and bravery
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Both of those killed during the shooting at a Bend Safeway on Sunday, August 28, were veterans who are remembered for their kindness and bravery. Glenn Bennett, 84, served as an Army medic during the Korean War. He moved to Bend in 1974 at the age of 36 and has lived with his sister for […]

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Year-Round Shelter Opens

Seventy individuals can find shelter at a converted warming shelter with new City and non-profit funding
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Shepard’s House is receiving funding from NeighborImpact and the City of Bend to convert its warming center into a full year-round shelter. The location at 275 NE Second Street will open on June 1 and have the capacity to house 70 individuals. It will run seven days a week from 6 pm-7am and will be a […]

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COVID-19 – Myth vs. Fact

A Portland-based epidemiologist and her colleague weigh in on the circulation of COVID-19 misinformation
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With so much misinformation in circulation, it can be difficult to know which sources to trust. Two West Coast epidemiologists weigh in on coronavirus myths VS. facts.

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Where the Source is Headed this Weekend

Muse Conference draws musicians, artists & social change makers—and this emerging musician
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Portland-based musician Haley Heynderickx is playing a sold out show at Mississippi Studios in the Rose City Thursday night, after releasing her much-anticipated debut album. After that, she’s headed to Bend to perform at the World Muse conference on Saturday. We’ll be there to chat live onstage with Heynderickx after her performance at the Tower Theatre at […]

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A New Principal for Summit High

New principal will take the reins after this school year
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Summit High School will officially have a new principal starting July 1. Superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools, Shay Mikalson, announced Wednesday that Michael McDonald, currently assistant principal at Summit, will take on the new role.  Summit’s current principal, Alice De Wittie, announced in October that she would be leaving the district at the end of […]

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Where do people rideshare #inBend?

Just in time for V-Day, Lyft’s new top 10 reveals the top restaurant destinations
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Use it to get home from the bars. Use it to shuttle your errant relatives to and fro while you’re at work—or on the mountain. Or, use a ridesharing service to take you and your bae out to dinner. Since ridesharing apps began to be allowed in Central Oregon in 2017, plenty of people have […]

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