Update: Power back on for over 1,000 Central Electric Co-Op members after four-hour outage
More than 1,000 Central Electric Cooperative members lost power for several hours Thursday due to an equipment issue at the Madras…
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UPDATE: Four-vehicle injury crash on U.S. Highway 97 near La Pine
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Oregon State Police, OSP responded to a four-vehicle injury crash Wednesday on Highway 97 near milepost 167…
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Three people seriously hurt in van-semi collision on Highway 26 north of Madras
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three people were seriously injured when a van collided nearly head-on with a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras…
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Federal immigration officials issue arrest detainer for trucker charged in Highway 20 double-fatal crash, say he was in U.S. illegally
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal immigration officials said late Monday a California truck driver arrested after a crash east of…
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OSP arrests California truck driver after SUV struck his jackknifed semi on Highway 20, killing two people
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A California truck driver was arrested by Oregon State Police on two counts of criminally negligent homicide after an SUV struck…
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Cascade Natural Gas crews stop leak, repair line broken by contractor that closed Highway 126 for several hours
A contractor working on an ADA curb ramp project in Redmond hit a natural gas line Monday afternoon, causing a leak that shut Highway 126 and other…
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Coast Guard suspends search for mariner missing near Columbia River Bar
ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday for a person reported missing after a vessel was found partially submerged near…
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Governor Kotek declares fuel emergency following Olympic Pipeline shutdown
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency Monday due to potential disruptions in fuel delivery as a result of the…
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Rollover crash on Juniper Canyon Road injures driver and passenger
(Update: Adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two people were injured in a rollover crash Wednesday night on Juniper Canyon Road southeast of…
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Prineville man injured, cited for DUII after crash on Powell Butte Highway
(Update: Adding video) POWELL BUTTE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Prineville man was hospitalized and cited for DUII after a crash on the Powell Butte Highway…
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WATCH LIVE: At least 3 killed, 11 injured after a UPS cago plane crashes near the Louisville Airport
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (CNN) — A UPS cargo jet carrying three crew members crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening near Louisville Muhammad Ali…
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Redmond woman killed, two people injured in crash at intersection of Highways 97 and 370
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman was killed and two people suffered minor injuries in a crash at the intersection of…
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Oregon father charged with child neglect in drowning death of 2-year-old son
(UPDATE: adding video) SILETZ, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Lincoln County father has been charged with child neglect in connection with the drowning death…
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Log truck and semi collide, close Highway 20 east of Bend; here’s what authorities say happened
(Update: Adding video, more details) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A crash involving a semi-truck and a loaded log truck caused no serious injuries but closed…
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‘She had a calling’: Thousands honor Bend native, California Police Officer Lauren Craven, killed in the line of duty
A funeral procession and heartfelt services were held Tuesday morning for Lauren Craven, a young La Mesa Police Department officer who was fatally…
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Bend Police release new details about victim of 30-foot fall from cliff at Sawyer Park
Bend Police on Tuesday had some new information to share about a man who was seriously injured in a 30-foot fall from from a cliff at Sawyer…
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Bend native, La Mesa officer killed in San Diego County crash remembered for kindness and service
A tragic crash in Southern California has claimed the life of a Bend native who was serving as a police officer with the La Mesa Police Department…
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Drivers escape serious injury in three-car crash at Crook County intersection
POWELL BUTTE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at a Crook County intersection fortunately led to only minor injuries, Oregon…
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Major disaster response, training drill planned at Redmond Municipal Airport; many agencies to take part
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Municipal Airport and Redmond Fire & Rescue will conduct a full-scale emergency response…
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Search ends in tragedy: Bend man dies after motorcycle crash in Horse Ridge area east of Bend
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man who went missing after a Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride was found dead Monday morning in the…
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