Five-semi crash shuts Hwy. 97 for nearly 4 hours
A five-semi-truck crash in icy road conditions Saturday night closed U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls for nearly four hours,…
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No. 4 Oregon St. downs Utah St. 74-46 for 9th straight win
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Mikayla Pivec had 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists and Oregon State improved to 9-0 with a 75-46 victory over Utah…
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Pilot Butte student wins at BMX Grand Nationals
Pilot Butte Middle School student Sophia ‘sophast’ Rodriguez took first place in two classes at the USA BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Next…
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Two drivers injured, one cited in Hwy. 126 crash
Two pickup trucks collided nearly head-on Friday on state Highway 126 about five miles west of Redmond, sending both drivers to the hospital, one…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman FD needs donated gifts
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire & Ambulance Association is in need of more gifts to fulfill the goals of its annual Spirit of Christmas Gift…
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Volunteers build bikes for Toys for Tots
Volunteers from Merrill Lynch and the Marine Corps League of Central Oregon were busy Thursday assembling bicycles to be donated to Toys for…
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Prineville fugitive caught after DCSO chase NE of Redmond
A pursuit northeast of Redmond Thursday morning hit speeds of nearly 80 mph and ended with the car losing two tires and ending up in a ditch, where…
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Report outlines sexual abuse at Portland private school
A report says at least nine former teachers and other staffers at a private school in Portland sexually abused, groped or had sex with students in…
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IRS reminds retirees of Dec. 31 deadline for required distributions
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service reminds retirees born before July 1, 1949, that they usually must take distributions from their…
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Oregon E911 tax rate to rise Jan. 1
The Oregon Emergency Communications (E911) tax rate will increase from $.75 cents to $1, beginning Jan. 1. This is the first increase to the E911 tax…
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State OKs sale of Stevens Road tract, outlines plans
The State Land Board on Tuesday approved the sale of 382 state-owned acres in southeast Bend, laying out its plans for putting the property on the…
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Man jailed on 23 years of child sex abuse charges
Authorities say a man was arrested on child sex abuse charges, some of which date back to the…
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Seattle reducing speed limits to increase safety
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Tuesday that speed limits on city streets will be dropping to 25 mph as part of an overall $20…
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Portland residents may vote on funding for homeless
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County commissioners have agreed to cuts across departments to ensure that they can send money to the Joint Office…
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Bend Salvation Army less than halfway to Christmas bell-ringing goal
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With just 14 days of bell ringing this season, The Salvation Army needs to raise $120,000 to keep critical programs alive and…
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Prineville couple’s fall prompts 2-county rescue effort
A Prineville man was seriously injured in a 30-foot fall when part of a rock ledge broke loose during a hike in the Crooked River Canyon south of…
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Hwy. 26 reopens N. of Madras after 6-car, 3-truck pileup, jet fuel spill
Crashes involving nine vehicles in freezing fog and ice, including a semi-truck and a jet-fuel tanker truck that caught fire, sent two people to the…
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C.O. military families get Holiday Express train ride
BNSF Railway brought its 12th annual Holiday Express to Bend on Monday evening as more than 300 military family members got to go on a train ride,…
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Tumalo Mtn. hikers get to pose with Santa
Hikers up Tumalo Mountain found a holiday surprise at the top on Sunday — Santa Claus, along with a photographer to snap a unique Christmas…
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Person dies in Juniper Acres travel trailer fire, explosion
A person was found dead Sunday morning in a travel trailer destroyed by a fire and explosion in the off-the-grid Juniper Acres subdivision east of…
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