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Bend-La Pine Staffer Who Witnessed Shooting Gives Statement
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 […] The post Bend-La Pine Staffer Who Witnessed Shooting Gives Statement appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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Bend Man Arrested After Firing Multiple Shots During Dispute Near 7-Eleven
BEND, Ore. – A 34-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday after police say he fired multiple shots into the air during a dispute near a convenience store on NE Franklin Avenue earlier this week. According to the Bend Police Department, officers responded to a shooting report in the 200...
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Becky’s Home! Silver Rail Elementary School teacher released from hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Silver Rail shooting survivor Becky Drury has returned home after 23 days in the hospital and four surgeries. Meanwhile, community support organizations are turning their focus toward helping young survivors with their educational needs. The Silver Rail Children's Fund announced it has served more than 550 survivors and family members through The post Becky’s Home! Silver Rail Elementary School teacher released from hospital appeared first on KTVZ .
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Teacher seriously hurt in Bend school shooting returns home after four surgeries
BEND, Ore. (KATU) — The teacher who was seriously hurt in the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting last month is back home from the hospital, according to the teacher’s husband. Becky Drury had four surgeries and was in the hospital for 23 days. She returned home Saturday, where...
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Early Christmas decorations surface in neighborhoods ahead of Thanksgiving
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) --- Reports of Christmas trees in living rooms, holiday music in neighborhoods and inflatable Santas in front yards have begun surfacing as of Nov. 9. While putting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving may draw humor and debate, officials confirmed it is not a crime. The early decorations come shortly after Halloween, with The post Early Christmas decorations surface in neighborhoods ahead of Thanksgiving appeared first on KTVZ .
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Honoring Those Who Served: Bend Veterans Day Parade
This Veterans Day, the community is invited to come together in Downtown Bend for a very special milestone: the 25th Annual Bend Veterans Day Parade! Organized by Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO), this beloved community tradition is an opportunity to honor the courage, sacrifice, and service of the men and women who have served in our nation’s […] The post Honoring Those Who Served: Bend Veterans Day Parade appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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‘I witnessed both unimaginable darkness and extraordinary love,’ says Bend shooting survivor in first public statement
An educator in the classroom where the deadly school shooting in Bend took place has issued a public statement for the first time since the Oct. 15 incident. “October 15th changed my life forever. Everything happened so fast, I witnessed both unimaginable darkness and extraordinary love,” said Inclusion Educational Assistant Miah Hergert. “To the angels who saved my life, thank you. I will carry you in my heart forever. My heart aches for the families who lost their loved ones.”
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Silver Rail parent on her children’s trauma, a fund for survivors and the school’s reopening
Nicole Ybarrondo’s two children were inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend on Oct. 15 when a 16-year-old former student shot and killed three children and a teacher and critically injured two others. The shooter was fatally shot by Kaylub Giamanco, a parent who saw him and followed him. Ybarrondo waited nearly four hours before she was reunited with her children, a first-grader and a fourth-grader.
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Traffic Alert: Franklin Avenue to Temporarily Reopen in Bend for Holiday Season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The City of Bend announced on Monday that Franklin Avenue will temporarily reopen on November 20th through January 3rd for the holiday season.The road is currently under construction as crews work to improve infrastructure.The city has posted this message on their website:Franklin Avenue, from Harriman Street to First Street is closed The post Traffic Alert: Franklin Avenue to Temporarily Reopen in Bend for Holiday Season appeared first on KTVZ .
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Bend Lava Bears take second in 5A state volleyball tournament
BEND, Ore. -- The Bend Lava Bears girls volleyball team took second at the state tournament Saturday, falling to Crescent Valley in three sets. The Lava Bears (25-4), rumbled through the 5A bracket, dropping just one set on the run to the championship game. Despite lasting three sets, Bend put...
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Return to Silver Rail: Students prepare to walk back in 28 days after tragedy, other schools have varied
(Update: adding data, comments from officials during Nov. 4th Bend-La Pine engagement session) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Silver Rail Elementary School students are scheduled to return to their school Thursday, November 12th, for the first time since four people were killed in the mass shooting there 28 days earlier. Across the country, communities have made The post Return to Silver Rail: Students prepare to walk back in 28 days after tragedy, other schools have varied appeared first on KTVZ .
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Light rain today, above normal pattern this week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Good Monday morning!. Rain returns to Central Oregon today, with spotty showers moving in by early afternoon. Expect mostly cloudy skies and highs in the 50s and low 60s, with a breeze picking up at times. Clouds will stick around overnight as temperatures fall into the...
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Youth Peace & Justice Foundation proposes volunteer patrol model to supplement Bend school security
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation has submitted a proposal to Central Oregon public safety and education leaders seeking to discuss a volunteer-based school safety initiative in the Bend area following the fatal shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. The foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, is inviting The post Youth Peace & Justice Foundation proposes volunteer patrol model to supplement Bend school security appeared first on KTVZ .
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New modular unit adds 12 treatment spaces to St. Charles Bend emergency department
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- St. Charles Bend opened a new modular rapid medical evaluation unit Monday, adding 12 patient treatment spaces to its emergency department. The unit is designed specifically for patients with lower-severity health care needs to help ease emergency department capacity constraints and reduce patient wait times. Along with the 12 treatment spaces, The post New modular unit adds 12 treatment spaces to St. Charles Bend emergency department appeared first on KTVZ .