A contractor on a roundabout project hit a main Avion Water Co. line in northern Bend Tuesday afternoon, “causing widespread water outages and loss of pressure,” the utility said. Repairs were underway, but about 1,500 customers faced a boil-water notice until test results are received Wednesday evening.
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A late-night crash at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation after a truck reportedly drove through the secure vehicle gate on Saturday.
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One person was taken to a hospital by Life Flight helicopter after a semi-truck hauling hay and an SUV collided on U.S. 26 early Friday morning, closing all of the lanes for several hours five miles west of Government Camp.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 25-year-old Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison and permanent loss of his driver’s license after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, DUII and assault in a 2023 rollover crash that claimed a La Pine man’s life. Bryce Tanner Lupton was arrested
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By Libby Dowsett, KGW OREGON CITY, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators have turned up more information about the missing kayaker who went over the Willamette Falls in Oregon City late Saturday night, but the search for the man continued without success Monday. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Marine Unit said people camping near the railroad tracks in Oregon City
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transporation Safety Board will investigate a small plane that crashed along a busy street and erupted into a fireball just outside the Boca Raton, Florida, airport Friday morning. Three people who were onboard the twin-engine Cessna 310 when it crashed
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Taylor Romine, Aaron Cooper and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A family’s afternoon sightseeing excursion above the misty shoreline of Manhattan ended in tragedy Thursday after the helicopter carrying them crashed off the New Jersey shoreline, killing them and the pilot. Spectators watched the helicopter as it dropped from the sky and
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By Alexandra Skores, Annie Grayer and Sarah Ferris, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after two American Airlines regional jets bumped wings at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. “The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway … around 12:45 p.m,” the FAA said in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the wake of two tragic deaths at Mt. Bachelor in the past month — including the recent loss of a 13-year-old skier from Washington — experts are urging families and young skiers to take every possible safety precaution on the mountain. Lauren Ringrose, a ski instructor based at Mt. Hood,
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A 13-year-old boy from Anacortes, Washington, died Wednesday morning after crashing into a tree while snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp said.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A special gathering took place at Hoodoo Ski Area over the weekend, as a Redmond man returned with his wife to thank the people who helped save his life on the slopes just over a month ago. On Saturday, March 1, EMS personnel from the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch
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A small plane skidded off the runway and into the Pacific Ocean Monday morning at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. The five people aboard were rescued and taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, authorities said.
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Oregon State Police on Tuesday identified a Crescent man who was killed when he lost control of his car on icy Highway 97 south of La Pine and collided with a semi-truck. A grieving sister shared with us photos and memories of Leif Celusta, a “wonderful man with a big heart.”
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(Update: Adding video) TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers responded to help an injured hiker and a lost hiker at Smith Rock State Park in two separate incidents last week. On Tuesday, March 25, around 11:25 a.m., SAR volunteers were requested to assist with an injured hiker at
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A power outage in the Tumalo area hit 2,100 Central Electric Cooperative members for about three hours Tuesday afternoon and extended into the Bend area as well, leaving the new Costco warehouse store in the dark.
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SWEET HOME, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two off-duty firefighters from Crook County are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a driver on U.S. Highway 20 who crashed down an embankment into the South Santiam River near Sweet Home on Saturday morning. The crash, reported around 11:25 a.m., prompted a multi-agency response that included the Sweet Home
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The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday released the name of a 74-year-old Bend, Oregon man who died after crashing his white BMW into a motorhome in a Desert Hot Springs mobile home park.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The regional airline flight in Alaska that crashed, killing all 10 people onboard, was overweight before it took off, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Cessna Grand Caravan operated by Bering Air as flight 445 crashed about 34 miles southeast of
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Following Monday’s tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers’ minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports.
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In the wake of Monday’s tragic death of a Seattle man who fell into a deep tree well while skiing at Mt. Bachelor, the resort issued a statement offering condolences to his family and friends while reminding all on the slopes to practice heightened safety measures due to the recent deep snowfall.
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