Bend Don't Break

Schools in Central Oregon are back in session starting Sept. 8. We look at mask policies, vaccination updates and more in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Vaccine requirements hit Oregon schools and health care; and a fight against canal piping, in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The National Guard arrives to support the battle against COVID, Redmond opts not to ban Confederate flags and a plug for our Best of Central Oregon issue, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Mask mandates are back for Oregon as of August 13. This week's podcast has the details. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A first look at a new village for unhoused people in Redmond and an art show challenging Bend's racial stereotypes, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Listening sessions ahead for a school board overwhelmed by public feedback, plus tackling Bend's housing crisis with American Rescue Plan funds, all in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Highlights from our Redmond issue in this Source Weekly Update Podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Deaths during a heat wave, cooling centers open and evictions return... all in this week's Source Weekly Update podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A fire in Warm Springs, a chance for Deschutes to collect marijuana taxes and a new parking program in Old Bend in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A proposal for a pedestrian zone in Bend and a new program aimed at supporting juvenile offenders in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A look at the upcoming fire season in Oregon, and a new policy for removing houseless camps in Bend in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A new proposal for bike paths in Bend, vandals target an irrigation pipe and a new shelter opens, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day for Oregon, a new civics requirement and how local businesses are managing the varying mask restrictions in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Masks off, and a look at what pet owners can do in an emergency after the end of 24-hour services in Bend in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

BEND DON’T BREAK -- Gwenn Wysling has been the Executive Director of Bethlehem Inn, a non-profit providing shelter and aid to the homeless population in Central Oregon for over a decade. On April 27 it was announced that the organization would be given a grant through Project Turnkey to convert the Greenway Motel in Redmond into temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness. Bethlehem Inn...

A pending end to COVID risk levels in Oregon, changes for how Bend spends tourism money and a gun storage bill passes in the OR legislature, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

In this week’s podcast, we look at La Niña’s deficit of rainfall and what results this will have on the wildfire system, and talk about a golf course that’s being sold to make room for new housing. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Deschutes County is among 15 counties that will be moving back into Extreme Risk, permanent restaurant parklets in the downtown area, and the Bend Farmers Market opens on Wednesday. We take a look at going back to Extreme Risk, parklet details, and a COVID-friendly farmers market. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The Environmental Center's annual Earth Day Fair & Parade is getting a COVID-19 remake, including a virtual parade and interactive storytime for younger participants. Find out more details in this week’s podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A new bill being introduced would provide funds to create mobile mental health crisis intervention teams, and Luke Wirkkala walks free after being acquitted of murder charges. More details in this week’s podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

While eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding in Deschutes County, the state itself is behind in percentage of the population that has received at least one shot. There has also been a push for equity in vaccinating Latino Oregonians. Find out more in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A local coffee shop has been fined $27,470 for violating COVID-19 standards, preregistration for the COVID vaccine is available via a new website, and Central Cascades Wilderness day use and overnight permits are allowed to be reserved beginning April 6th. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Details of a Bend man being charged with three counts of second-degree murder, and a retrial for an over-eight-year-old murder case. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

BEND DON'T BREAK--A veteran of Bend’s political scene shares his words of wisdom on Bend’s leftward lurch, the City’s rapid growth and his work to help people without homes. On this week’s episode of “Bend Don’t Break” we talk with former Bend City Councilor Bruce Abernethy. He is well-known in the community for his service work: He’s served on the board of directors for more than a dozen org...

The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is growing and has reached epidemic levels for women and girls. Here is what's being done and what challenges advocates face. Send us Fan Mail Support the show