Lake County Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Dog Aboard Makes It Out Alive
SILVER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A pilot is dead after a small plane crash in a remote area near Silver Lake on Tuesday morning, according to the Lake…
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Coos Bay woman killed, Bend driver hurt in icy Highway 97 crash
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Coos Bay woman was killed and a Bend woman hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on an icy stretch of…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office arrests driver following Saturday evening crash
(Update: adding video) CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, December 20th just after 6 p.m., the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a…
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Update: Driver cited after crash that closed U.S. Highway 20 near Suttle Lake
A driver received minor injuries and was cited after a single-vehicle crash that closed U.S. Highway 20 near Suttle Lake late Tuesday night, Oregon…
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Missing Bend kayaker, 74, rescued from Lake Billy Chinook
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, working with Jefferson County Fire and EMS, rescued a missing kayaker from Bend late…
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Chiloquin man killed in head-on collision of two pickups on Highway 97
CHILQQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 26-year-old Chiloquin man was killed in the head-on collision of two pickup trucks Tuesday evening on Highway 97 south of…
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UPDATE: OSP identifies Bend driver, 79, killed in Highway 97 crash south of Redmond
Oregon State Police on Wednesday released the names and details of Tuesday evening’s fatal crash in which a minivan driver from Bend crossed into the…
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NEW VIDEO: Sheriff’s Office releases dash cam video from pursuit and PIT maneuver tied to alleged kidnapping case
Deschutes County deputies safely recovered a 9-year-old child reported kidnapped out of Multnomah County after a 30-minute pursuit that stretched…
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Crash slows Highway 97 traffic in both directions north of Bend
A crash reportedly involving four vehicles slowed traffic in both directions and created backups Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 97 north of…
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Grieving Crook County community comes together, holds candlelight vigil in wake of tragic crash
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A grieving and supportive Central Oregon community came together Monday evening to support two families after tragedy…
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DEADLY CRASH: 15-year-old killed in Prineville head-on collision, another juvenile remains in serious condition
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, December 6th at 9:23 p.m., deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motorcycle crash…
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Bend woman killed in single-vehicle car crash
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On December 4, 2025, at 8:23 p.m., deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a…
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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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