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Composer Chris Thomas Does It All

The Bend resident now writes for movies, network TV, symphony orchestras… and Fortnight, too
by Julie Hanney

Chris Thomas is a composer, cellist, conductor, professor, Comic-Con sound designer, film scorer… and I could keep going on and on. He is a musical treasure in both of his two home bases: Los Angeles and Bend. A native Oregonian, from Pendleton in fact, Chris realized as a child that he had original musical ideas […]

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Reggae Rise Up Oregon

Big vibes coming to Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center
by Sophie Elliott

For years, the Reggae Rise Up music festival has taken the rhythm and culture of reggae music to fans across the country, and this year, it is finally making its Oregon debut this August at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Some of this year’s headliners include Stephen Marley, Iration, Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and […]

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Horoscope Week of August 6, 2025

by Rob Brezsny

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the Arctic, the sun shines for 24 hours a day during midsummer. There is no night, only the surreal glow of prolonged gold. The human body, confused by the unending day, may be confused about when to sleep. For some, this creates disorientation, and for others, a strange euphoria. In […]

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Five Convictions Thrown out Due to Former Sheriff Kent van der Kamp’s Dishonesty

The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office concluded an investigation into five cases between 2012 and 2014
Avatar photo by Peter Madsen

Kent van der Kamp’s past dishonesty and misconduct have cost the former Deschutes County Sheriff his career in Oregon law enforcement. Now, van der Kamp’s transgressions have resulted in five convictions being overturned by the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office, the Source has learned. Each of these five cases were tried in Deschutes County Circuit […]

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From Campground to Common Ground

Redmond facility aims to bridge the gap between street and shelter
Avatar photo by Sarah Isak-Goode

Following months of careful deliberation and community input, the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners voted on July 21 to move forward with Central Oregon’s new managed camp for people experiencing houselessness. The vote was 2-1, with Commissioners Patti Adair and Phil Chang voting yes and Commissioner Tony DeBone opposing.   The board approved up […]

Posted inBusiness News

Roundabout Books to Host Jonathan Bach to Explore the Bend Housing Crisis in His New Book “High Desert, Higher Costs”

Bend used as a lens into the broader American west housing crisis
by The Source Staff

Bend, ORE – Monday, August 4, 2025 – Roundabout Books will host Jonathan Bach, raised in Bend, to discuss his new book, “High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West”, grown out of his 2021 “Portland Business Journal” article about Bend’s runaway housing market. The event takes place at Roundabout […]

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Off Target: How the managers of Oregon’s $100 billion pension fund ignored expert guidance and lost big

A PERS investigation
by James Neff, Oregon Journalism Project

Earlier this year, Grant School District Superintendent Mark Witty faced a $900,000 hike in what his district needs to pay this coming year to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.  It was a crippling announcement. The cause of the increase? Lousy investment returns by the state agency empowered to invest public employees’ money. And when investment […]

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Meteor Shower Lights Up Oregon Dark Skies

Peak Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13
Avatar photo by Sarah Isak-Goode

There’s something magical about shooting stars that brings out the kid in all of us. No matter your age, spotting a meteor streak across the night sky never gets old.  This month, Oregon skywatchers have the chance to catch nature’s fireworks show. The Perseid meteor shower runs from July 17 through August 23, hitting its […]

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