Man, 19, killed, several others injured in rollover crash SE of Madras
A 19-year-old man was killed and several other young people were injured late Friday night in a single-vehicle rollover crash southeast of Madras,…
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Bend man pleads not guilty to assault, hit-and-run charges in road-rage ramming, crash east of Alfalfa
A Bend man pleaded not guilty Friday to assault, hit-and-run and other charges in an alleged road rage incident last week east of Alfalfa in which…
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DEQ responds to 1,200-gallon diesel spill from railroad accident in Cottage Grove
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said it responded to a diesel spill in Cottage Grove that occurred Tuesday around noon.…
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‘Watch for Wildlife’ license plate funding to go toward Hwy. 20 wildlife crossings between Bend, Suttle Lake
A deer crossing the road might be a brief inconvenience or a close-call accident to you, but for species like mule deer, it’s a matter of…
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in rollover crash on snowy Highway 97 south of Sunriver
A 54-year-old Bend man was killed in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Highway 97 south of Sunriver as snow made for slick driving conditions,…
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Mid-April snow makes for slick mountain travel; spin-outs, jackknifed semi close Hwys. 58, 20 for a time
A few hours after Oregon Highway 58 over Willamette Pass was closed for a time Wednesday due to spun-out vehicles on the snowy roadway, a jackknifed…
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Madras man killed, second seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97 south of Madras
One Madras man was killed and another was seriously injured in the head-on collision of a minivan and SUV Sunday night on U.S. Highway 97 south of…
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Investigation of non-injury hit-and-run crash closes SW Reservoir Road near Alfalfa for hours
A criminal investigation of a non-injury hit-and-run crash closed Southwest Reservoir Road east of Alfalfa for several hours Monday, Crook County…
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Two Idaho men killed in Hells Canyon plane crash
Two Idaho men were killed in the crash of a small plane Sunday morning in the Hells Canyon area of northeast Oregon, authorities…
Continue ReadingAt least 25 cars of a freight train derail in western Montana
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN A freight train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, according to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office.…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office joins in blitz to mark National Districted Driving Awareness Month
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office would like to let everyone know April is a National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Sheriff’s Office…
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Two people injured in semi-car crash on Hwy. 97 south of Chemult; truck catches fire, road closed for 4 hours
Two Washington state residents were injured Tuesday evening when the driver of a semi-truck lost control on icy Highway 97 south of Chemult and…
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Two unrelated outages – one due to bird – knock out power for hours in Redmond, Deschutes Jct. area
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A pair of unrelated outages – one caused by a bird – knocked out power to thousands of Redmond and Deschutes…
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Fatal crashes on the rise in Oregon, echo nationwide trend: Hwy. 97 second-deadliest in state
Recent state and federal reports rank U.S. Highway 97 as the second-deadliest in Oregon. Only Highway 101 on the coast has more fatalities, according…
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Officials: Safety device, human error derailed Wash. train
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — A safety device meant to keep trains from tipping into Puget Sound knocked a train off the tracks last week, spilling 3,100…
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in rollover crash on icy Highway 97 south of Lava Butte
Oregon State Police on Tuesday released the name of a 31-year-old Bend man who was killed Monday morning when his SUV left icy Highway 97 south of…
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DCSO ID’s Bend snowboarder killed in Paulina Peak avalanche, offer details of recovery efforts
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified a 33-year-old Bend snowboarder who was killed in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon while…
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Bend woman pleads not guilty to manslaughter, DUII in Hwy. 26 crash that killed 3 Warm Springs residents
A 29-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Monday to six counts of manslaughter and one of DUII, three days after her arrest in a November 2022…
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Calif. man dies at Cape Kiwanda; was swept out into Pacific after 20-foot fall
A California man hiking beyond a safety fence at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area was killed Saturday afternoon when he slipped and fell about 20 feet…
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Deschutes County SO releases name of Bend backcountry skier killed in avalanche at Black Crater
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released the name of a 46-year-old Bend man who was struck and killed Thursday by an avalanche he…
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