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Leaders Call for Action in Wake of Silver Rail Shooting

“Our babies are supposed to do arts and crafts at school, not use their desks as cover from gunfire.”

by Nicole Vulcan October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Details about the shooting that included at least two victims at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend are still emerging, renewing calls from state, local and national leaders for an end to gun violence. Bend Police responded to the school just after 1pm Oct. 15. The assailant was dead, police said. Two others were transported […]

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Police Respond to Active Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary; Children Among the Victims

Alleged assailant is dead, with two victims transported to the hospital

by Clayton Franke, Dallas Finn Calvert, Nicole Vulcan and Peter Madsen October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Police responded to an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in southeast Bend, according to an alert police sent out Thursday afternoon. The assailant is dead. Multiple people were injured, two of whom were transported to St. Charles Medical Center. Children are among those injured, authorities said. The alert at 1:17 p.m. came with limited […]

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Breaking: La Pine Student Arrested After Alleged School Threat

15 year old in custody after alleged threats involving a firearm

Nicole VulcanFebruary 28, 2018March 1, 2025

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a La Pine High School student today after an alleged threat to the “safety of students at the school.” According to a release issued this afternoon, a student at the school approached the School Resource Officer this morning to tell the officer about the alleged threat. Cops […]

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Guest Post: Preventing Mass Killings with Kindness

Erin RookJune 10, 2014April 29, 2024

.sarahwynne. By Molly Boyle, Sisters High School Student Our country was devastated by the 2012 Sandy Hook Shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults were killed in a shooting spree. Schools all around the United States tightened security by installing metal detectors and bulletproof glass, and performing routine lockdown drills. However, regardless […]

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