Forest Service firefighter, 21, killed in on-duty crash in SW Oregon
A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in a crash on Friday while on duty near the Coos County community of Powers, agency…
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Small plane lands on its nose at Bend Airport after front landing gear fails to deploy; 3 people aboard uninjured
An “aircraft emergency” was declared and there were some tense moments at Bend Airport early Thursday afternoon when a small plane with three people…
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A crash involving a freight train and a car kills 3 people in Oregon
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) — Three people were killed Wednesday and another person was injured when a Union Pacific freight train crashed into a car north…
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Head-on crash at La Pine intersection injures 3, 1 seriously
Three people were injured, one seriously, in a head-on crash Wednesday at a La Pine intersection, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies…
Continue Reading Seattle monorail hits and kills a 14-year-old boy who was spray painting a building
SEATTLE (AP) — A 14-year-old boy who was spray painting a Seattle building was struck and killed by the Seattle Center Monorail on Sunday night,…
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Portland woman killed in U-turn crash on Highway 20 in Tumalo; 2 others injured
A Portland woman suffered fatal injuries and two other people were injured late Friday afternoon when she made a U-turn in the middle of Highway 20…
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Fiery SUV-fuel tanker truck collision injures 1; 4,200 lose power; Hwy. 126 shut at Cloverdale Road for hours
The fiery collision of an SUV and fuel tanker truck on Highway 126 east of Sisters injured one person early Sunday morning sent tall flames soaring…
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Driver crashes car fully into Bend’s Dollar Tree South; no injuries reported
A driver crashed her car fully into the Dollar Tree store on Bend’s south end late Tuesday afternoon, but reports from the scene fortunately…
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Bend motorcyclist crashes into parked car, seriously injured near Devils Lake on Cascade Lakes Hwy.
A 61-year-old Bend man was flown to St. Charles Bend with serious injuries after he crashed his motorcycle into a parked car near Devils Lake Sunday…
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Prineville-area woman crashes SUV 70 feet down embankment, is awakened by drone searching for her
A Prineville-area woman who crashed her SUV about 70 feet down an embankment off Juniper Canyon Road early Saturday morning managed to get out and…
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Drone video helps searchers find fallen Bend climber’s body near summit of North Sister
Using drone video as a guide, Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue personnel flying over the North Sister Thursday located the body of a…
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Man succumbs to injuries from dog attack at Juniper Ridge ‘Dirt World’ transient camp
A man living in a transient camp at Juniper Ridge known as “Dirt World” has died of injuries from being attacked by up to three dogs early…
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Busy summer weekend for DCSO Search and Rescue assisting 2 injured bike racers, hiker with medical issue
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers had a busy summer weekend, called out to assist two injured bike racers and a hiker…
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Highway 97 reopens north of Terrebonne, hours after semi-truck crash blocks road
A semi-truck flipped onto its side on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne Monday morning, causing reported minor injuries to the driver while blocking and…
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3 killed when freight train collides with a car in Idaho
SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Two adults and a child were killed Saturday in Idaho when a freight train slammed into their car, pushing it off the road…
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6 dead and 3 injured in two-car collision in Tacoma, Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The death toll of a two-car collision rose from five to six Sunday afternoon in Tacoma, Washington, according to…
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Two semi-truck drivers, one’s husband killed in head-on crash of two rigs on Highway 20 in Harney County
Two semi-truck drivers, from Montana and Florida, and a passenger were killed in the head-on crash of their rigs late Tuesday afternoon on U.S.…
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Driver runs from crash into power pole on Third Street in Bend; caught nearby, charged with DUII
A woman crashed her pickup into a power pole on Third Street at O.B. Riley Road on Tuesday morning, then took off but was found behind the Shilo Inn.…
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On hot days in Bend, the Deschutes River beckons — but jumping from a bridge can land you in hot water
When it gets warm – make that hot – the cooling waters of the Deschutes River flowing through Bend can be an attractive place to float, or swim.…
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Prineville woman killed in 2-vehicle crash in Corvallis; 4 others injured
Corvallis police have identified a 65-year-old Prineville woman who was killed in a crash last week that also injured four other…
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