Mother of teen trapped on upside-down Oaks Park ride sues, alleging injuries and trauma
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oaks Amusement Park has been hit with a lawsuit over a ride malfunction last week that resulted in 28 people being…
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2 crop dusting airplanes collided in southern Idaho, killing 1 pilot and severely injuring the other
ARCO, Idaho (AP) — Two crop dusting airplanes collided near an airport in southern Idaho on Thursday and crashed to the ground, killing one of the…
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Two 14-year-old Sisters High students killed in dirt bike crash on Forest Service road NW of Sisters
Two 14-year-old Sisters residents were killed Wednesday evening when their dirt bike crashed on a Forest Service road about nine miles northwest of…
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Prineville man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 26 near Ochoco Reservoir
PRINEVILLE Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man was killed early Monday morning when his pickup truck drifted across the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 26…
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Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues Keizer dad, injured teen daughter and their dog in Three Sisters Wilderness
A Keizer father, his 14-year-old daughter and their dog planned to wrap up their fun five-day hiking trip in the Cascades on Sunday, Father’s Day.…
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28 people rescued after getting stuck upside down on ‘AtmosFEAR’ ride at Portland’s Oaks Park
Portland firefighters rescued dozens of people trapped upside down on a ride at Oaks Park Friday afternoon. Riders on the AtmosFEAR ride said they…
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NewsChannel 21 exclusive: Lost driver speeds onto Bend Airport runway; plans for fence, gates are in the works
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Municipal Airport manager confirmed a tip to NewsChannel 21 and provided some details about a woman who was lost and…
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Hiker falls 40 feet into Deschutes River below Benham Falls, reaches log, prompting water rescue effort
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Eugene hiker who fell about 40 feet into the Deschutes River below Benham Falls Sunday morning was able to reach a log in the…
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Cloverdale fire chief, volunteer talk about scary moments after bull escaped; Sisters Rodeo will see if any changes needed
Some things went awfully wrong when a bull jumped a fence and escaped from the Sisters Rodeo arena late in Saturday night’s performance and ran…
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A dog helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a remote, steep ravine in Oregon
BAKER COUNTY, Ore. (AP) — A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in mountainous northeastern Oregon,…
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OSP identifies Crescent man killed in pickup rollover crash on Highway 97 between La Pine and Sunriver
A Crescent man was killed Friday morning when his pickup truck left U.S. Highway 97 about 10 miles north of La Pine and struck a road sign and…
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Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial begin deliberating whether he’s guilty of federal firearm charges
By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun…
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‘There’s a bull out!’: Bull jumps Sisters Rodeo arena fence; several injured in fleeing crowd; all reported to be back home
A bull jumped a fence and escaped from the Sisters Rodeo arena during the bull-riding event at Saturday night’s performance, striking and injuring…
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SUV crashes in Highway 20-Old Bend-Redmond Highway roundabout; driver has minor injuries, cited for speed
A rollover crash of an SUV Friday evening closed the new roundabout at U.S. Highway 20 and the Old Bend-Redmond Highway west of Bend for a time and…
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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash
By GENE JOHNSON and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise”…
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Redmond Police cite SUV driver for illegal U-turn after collision with motorcycle injures both riders, one seriously
An SUV driver was cited for an illegal U-turn Wednesday morning after a collision with a motorcycle on SW Airport Way in Redmond that sent both…
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ODOT crews reopen Highway 101 on Oregon coast after landslide forces closure for several hours
MANZANITA, Ore. (KTVZ) — A landslide closed U.S. Highway 101 early Monday morning for several hours but it was fully open again by the noon hour,…
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Montana man pleads not guilty to manslaughter, DUII charges in fiery Hwy. 97 crash that killed Portland-area family
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 43-year-old Montana man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven charges, including four counts of manslaughter and one of DUII,…
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6 killed in Idaho crash were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials say
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — Six people killed when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho on Saturday were agricultural workers from Mexico,…
Continue ReadingHiker dies after falling from trail in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, officials say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A young woman died after falling off a cliff while hiking in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, officials said Monday.…
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