(Update: Adding video, comments from police, MADD) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said in 2024, nearly 600 drivers were arrested, accused of DUII. “We encourage, the bar staff to stop serving alcohol to obviously intoxicated people,” Cindy Ksenzulak, Bend Police traffic sergeant, said Tuesday. “Other than that, this town does serve a lot of alcohol,
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Driver expresses ‘pain, guilt and remorse’; victims’ family and friends mourn lives cut short BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Montana man who took cocaine and caffeine pills for a long work-related drive and a sedative to take a nap – then crashed head-on into an SUV on Highway 97 north of Redmond, killing a Troutdale
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Oregon State Police on Monday released the identity of a 21-year-old Nevada man who was struck and killed by a semi-truck last week while crossing Highway 97 on foot north of Madras.
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A 16-year-old Bend Senior High School student was killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Redmond Thursday evening, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KOBI-5) – Community efforts are underway to help the families of four Klamath County residents killed in a car crash outside of Chiloquin on Highway 97. The ages of those who passed were 13, 13, 15, and 21 years old. According to Oregon State Police, a
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(UPDATE: Adding video, comments from husband) TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Daniel Perrine is remembering the legacy of his wife Becka, who tragically died in a crash last week “She had so many stories, so many jokes, so many laughs. Life had to go on. And that’s the worst part of all this. Life has to go
Continue Reading LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tonight family and friends are mourning the devastating loss of Rebecka Ann Perrine who lost her life after being struck head on, by an oncoming driver Friday evening while driving home on Highway 97. Perrine was known as a true Central Oregonian – a lover of her family, the outdoors
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(Update: Oregon State Police say crash was fatal, investigation underway.) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine woman was killed and a Madras man is fighting for his with serious injuries, after a 2 car-crash on Highway 97 near Terrebonne Friday night. Oregon State Police are investigating the cause. On Friday, December 27, 2024, at
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — First responders rushed to the scene of a violent two-vehicle crash along US 20 west of Santiam Pass. Before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, the highway camera, provided by ODOT, showed traffic backed up and moving slowly in both directions.Oregon State Police tell NewsChannel 21 that they do not have a lot
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ASHLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A $33.2 million federal grant will allow the Oregon Department of Transportation to build the state’s first wildlife overcrossing over Interstate 5 in southern Oregon’s Cascade Siskiyou National Monument. It’s also the first such crossing for the entire stretch of I-5 between Mexico and Canada. The Federal Highway Administration grant was
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(updated with new information on crash; deceased person’s name released) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – One person was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Redmond that closed the key Central Oregon travel route for close to two hours, authorities said. The crash was reported around 4:20 a.m. near
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A string of crashes on slick, snow-covered Cascade Lakes Highway closed the road to Mt. Bachelor for over an hour Saturday morning, reports indicated.
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A two-vehicle, serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras for about two hours Thursday night amid continued icy roads across the region due to snowfall earlier in the day, authorities said.
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The first significant snowfall this winter arrived early Thursday across the lower elevations of Central Oregon, bringing two or more inches in some areas and making for slick roadways and crashes.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A pilot who reported landing-gear issues was uninjured in an emergency “belly landing” of a small plane at the Redmond Airport Monday afternoon, officials said. The pilot of a single-engine Cessna 177 reported the rear landing gear issue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Redmond Fire & Rescue Fire Marshal Tom Mooney said.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — During the Christmas and New Year holiday periods, we often see a rise in drunk-driving deaths. Recent data shows December drunk driving deaths are the highest in almost 15 years. As a result, the Prineville Police Department will be participating in NHTSA High Visibility Enforcement national event Drive Sober or Get
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 27-year-old Bend man was killed Wednesday evening in the fiery collision of two pickup trucks at the intersection of Dean Swift and Bear Creek roads in NE Bend amid freezing fog and icy road conditions, police said. Officers responded around 7:22 p.m. to the reported crash and
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LOWELL, Ore. (KTVZ) – Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue were still searching in the Lowell area late Wednesday night for a missing 76-year-old Bend woman suffering from memory issues and dementia who was believed to be driving in the area on Tuesday. Cheryl Leigh Guajardo last was believed to be driving near Highway 58,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As a strong storm brings high winds and potential power outages to the High Desert, there are places online to track the latest information from each of the region’s three largest utilities. Here’s that list: Pacific Power: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety.html Central Electric Cooperative: https://www.cec.coop/outage/outage-info-updates/ Midstate Electric Cooperative: https://www.midstateelectric.coop/live-outage-map
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A 52-year-old Bend man was struck and killed by a freight train while lying on the tracks near Southeast Wilson Avenue Monday evening, police said. No foul play is suspected.
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