Courtney Sherwood

Teacher Megan Lambert, 25, left, and kindergarten student Rhoam Summer, 5, both died in the Oct. 15, 2026, Silver Rail Elementary School shooting in Bend, Ore. Police did not release the names of the other two boys, ages 8 and 11, who were killed.

Crime, Law & Justice

Multiple people acted to stop suspected killer in fatal shooting at Bend grade school

Troy Brynelson, Dirk VanderHart, Courtney Sherwood, Bryce Dole, Jireh Deng

Officials have named 5-year-old kindergartener Rhoam Summer and 25-year-old teacher Megan Lambert among the dead.

Children add to a chalk drawing on a brick sidewalk

Crime, Law & Justice

Live updates: The teacher killed in a shooting at a Bend elementary school has been identified by police

Jireh Deng, Courtney Sherwood, Troy Brynelson, Dirk VanderHart, Bryce Dole

Megan Lambert, 25, was killed in a special education classroom alongside three students, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said Friday.

Barred owls, like the bird at left seen at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, often out-compete the Pacific Northwest native northern spotted owl, seen at right in the Deschutes National Forest.

Environment

Oregon begins killing barred owls in push to save the northern spotted owl

Courtney Sherwood

The state could kill up to 350 barred owls in the Elliott State Research Forest over the coming year, as federal agencies also kill the invasive bird.