BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Many people across the High Desert and beyond are mourning and remembering Terry and Renee Skjersaa, who tragically lost their lives in an avalanche this week. Former Skjersaa’s Ski Shop employee Randall Barna tells Isabella Warren he watched Terry Skjersaa grow up when he worked for the family at their store
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after two small aircraft collided in midair at an Arizona airport Wednesday, authorities said. A Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II collided at 8:28 a.m. near the Marana Regional Airport, just northwest of Tucson, according to preliminary information from the National
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (KTVZ) – A backcountry skier from South Lake Tahoe was killed in an avalanche Monday at California’s Luther Pass, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office reported. Dispatchers received a call late Monday afternoon of an overdue skier in the area of Powderhouse Peak, deputies said. His vehicle was found at a parking area.
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Authorities on Wednesday identified the two victims of a deadly avalanche as a well-known Bend couple, Terry and Susan Skjersaa, whose family is well-known for their long-time role in skiing in Central Oregon.
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By Luisa Anderson, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Widespread snow has arrived in northwestern Oregon and it’s sticking, creating slippery road conditions from Salem to Portland on Thursday. TriMet service has also been disrupted, with some bus lines in higher elevations suspended and some MAX lines seeing delays. Multiple crashes have been reported throughout the region, according
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An SUV caught on fire in an over-100-car pileup on Interstate 84 Thursday, KGW reported. But Oregon State Police said the numerous crashes did not result in serious injuries.
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By KOBI NBC5 Staff MEDFORD, Ore. (KOBI/KTVZ) — The roof of the North Medford High School gymnasium collapsed late Tuesday morning, prompting immediate evacuations and school closures for the remainder of the day and on Wednesday as officials assess the damage, KOBI-5 TV reported. The collapse, which occurred just before 11 a.m., followed days of
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A single-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck closed US Highway 97 between Sunriver and La Pine for over an hour late Wednesday afternoon, ODOT reported.
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(Update: Added video) CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Sunday evening in a crash on U.S. Highway 97 near Chiloquin, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. Troopers said a preliminary investigation indicated Wyonna Elaine Weiser, 38, of Chiloquin, was driving a Ford Expedition heading south on the highway near
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By Alex Didion, KING 5 SEATAC, Wash. (KING5/KTVZ) — No injuries were reported after two planes collided while on the ground at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday morning, KING 5 reported. Around 10:17 a.m. Wednesday, a taxiing Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of a parked Delta Airlines plane, an airport spokesperson told KING 5.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Snowfall returned and lingered across much of the High Desert on Tuesday in the wake of Monday’s first round in weeks, leading to dozens of crashes, rollovers, slide-offs and fender-benders on area highways and reminders about proper preparation and safe winter driving. Deschutes County 911 dispatch reported that they sent first
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A Redmond man was located and cited by police on hit-and-run and reckless driving charges in the Sunday crash of a dump truck into a southwest Redmond dental office, after which the driver allegedly fled the scene.
Continue ReadingWPVI, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Mark Morales, Danny Freeman, Taylor Romine, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A twin-engine medevac jet crashed in a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia Friday night, causing a fiery explosion, according to authorities and video from the scene. A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. ET after
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A second Redmond resident has died following a head-on crash two weeks ago on state Highway 22 in Linn County, Oregon State Police reported Friday.
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CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A crash closed state Highway west of the junction with Highway 97 for a time Friday afternoon and evening, prompting ODOT to advise motorists to use an alternate route if possible. ODOT’s TripCheck posted the alert at 3:20 p.m. of the crash, which occurred at milepost 83, three miles west of
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KTVZ) — With more than 1,400 hours of flying Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army, retired Colonel David Shaw believes a miscommunication between those in the helicopter and air traffic control may be the cause behind Wednesday’s tragic crash into the Potomac River. In an interview Thursday with a former college friend,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County sheriff’s deputies and Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid of four motorists, including a young child, whose two vehicles became stuck on snowy Forest Service roads Sunday afternoon. On Sunday at around 3:45 pm, deputies responded to a report of a stuck motorist in the Ochoco
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LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The rescue of a motorist who left her car along Highway 20 in Linn County Wednesday morning and had walked about a mile prompted reminders from the two agencies involved that winter travelers need to be prepared and exercise caution. Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, an Oregon State Police Fish and
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HERMISTON, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond woman was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday. A preliminary OSP investigation found that Madyson Braelyn Curtis, 20, was driving a black Chevrolet Tahoe heading west on I-82 near milepost 8 when it left the roadway
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Search teams have located a climber who went missing after summiting Mount Hood on Thursday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. He was found safe and was able to hike out on his own.
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