Turkey smashes through semi windshield, injures trucker on I-5 near Medford
By Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman is warning people to be on the lookout for wildlife…
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With NW work zone fatalities on the rise, DOT workers struck by drivers plead for careful, attentive driving
After work zone fatalities in Washington state doubled in 2023 from the previous year, state agencies from both sides of the Columbia River are…
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NTSB: Small plane dropped rapidly in moments before crash at power lines SE of Madras, killing Idaho couple
A small plane on a flight from the Portland area to Idaho descended 8,600 feet in 78 seconds before it clipped a wire atop a high-voltage power line…
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Culver HS teen, active athlete killed in weekend single-car crash; special tributes planned by softball team
A 17-year-old Culver High School student and active athlete was killed early Sunday morning when her car left Eureka Lane north of Culver and…
Continue Reading2 dead after car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper, authorities say
SEATTLE (AP) — Two people were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper just west of Seattle, authorities said Saturday…
Continue ReadingBoeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation for the blowout of a panel during flight from PDX
Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid the carrier $160 million in “initial compensation” for a panel that blew out of an Alaska Boeing 737 Max 9…
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Thousands of spring Chinook smolts killed in NE Oregon fish tanker truck accident
LA GRANDE, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than 25,000 spring Chinook smolts died in the crash of a fish tanker truck last Friday while transporting about…
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OSP identifies Bend man, 75, struck and killed by semi-truck in southbound lanes of Bend Parkway
A 75-year-old Bend pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-truck Wednesday night in the southbound left-hand lane of the Bend Parkway, Oregon…
Continue Reading2 pilots taken to hospital after Army helicopter crashes during training in Washington state
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army helicopter crashed at a military base in Washington state during a routine training exercise Monday…
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SUV hits school bus carrying 14 Baker Co. FFA youth on Hwy. 126 in Redmond; 3 minor injuries, driver charged with DUII
A Culver woman was arrested on DUII, reckless driving and assault charges Friday night after Oregon State police say she ran a stop sign on Highway…
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Memorial service honors 80th anniversary of WWII explosion at former Umatilla Army Depot that claimed 6 lives
HERMISTON, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Columbia Development Authority and the Oregon Military Department hosted a memorial service Thursday to observe the…
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DCSO identifies armed Bend 18-year-old shot and killed by Bend Police officer after Bend Parkway crash
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday released the name of an 18-year-old Bend resident who a Bend police officer shot and killed when…
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Prineville man killed in fiery head-on collision with semi-truck on Highway 97 in Sherman County
MORO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 23-year-old Prineville man was killed late Monday night when his car crossed into the oncoming lane of US Highway 97 in…
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Redmond man, 81, killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 19 in Grant County
An 81-year-old Redmond man was killed Monday afternoon in the crash of his motorcycle, which left state Highway 19 in Grant County and traveled down…
Continue Reading2 Japanese men die in river near Washington state waterfall made popular on TikTok
INDEX, Wash. (AP) — The bodies of two people recovered over the weekend after they fell into the water at a dangerous swimming area in Washington…
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‘It will save lives:’ Bend Police become first in Oregon to deploy Live911, cutting response times by minutes
Bend Police have implemented a new, live dispatch system in most of their patrol cars, allowing officers to hear nearby dispatch calls livestreamed…
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Recent injury crash in NE Bend crosswalk puts spotlight on safety rules and laws for pedestrians, drivers
Two weeks ago, two students at Phagan’s Beauty School in Bend were struck by a car while crossing a crosswalk on NE 27th Street and taken to St.…
Continue Reading4 killed, 4 hurt in multiple vehicle crash in suburban Seattle
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Four people were killed and four others were hurt in a multiple vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in suburban Seattle, fire…
Continue ReadingWindshield cracks on Boeing plane during Alaska Airlines flight from D.C. landing in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Alaska Airlines flight landed safely in Portland after the plane’s inner windshield cracked during descent Sunday…
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One driver injured in 2-vehicle crash that shut down U.S. Highway 20 west of Santiam Pass for over an hour
A two-vehicle injury crash west of Santiam Pass shut U.S. Highway 20 late Sunday afternoon for over an hour while first responders treated those…
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