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Mayor of Bend shares how her community is doing after elementary school shooting

NPR | By Megan Lim,
Ailsa Chang, Jeanette Woods, Vincent Acovino
Published October 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor of Bend Melanie Kebler about how the community is grieving the three children and teacher who were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday.

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