Semi rollover crash north of Madras blocks, closes Highway 26 for six hours
A semi-truck rollover crash blocked U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras for about six hours Thursday, after ODOT advised motorists to expect extended…
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‘I’m so grateful’: Family, friends thankful after missing Bend man found in 10- to 12-foot-deep dry well at storage facility
NewsChannel 21 learned more Thursday about the rescue of a Bend man from a six-foot dry well. John Michael McLerran, 34, had told his roommates he…
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Judge hears from tearful family member, keeps $2 million bail for driver in Hwy. 97 DUII crash that killed family of 4
After a family member’s tearful plea, a judge rejected a defense lawyer’s request Wednesday and kept bail at $2 million for a Montana man facing…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue comes to the aid of two men whose car broke down deep in the Ochocos
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was called out Wednesday to help two Salem-area men whose car became disabled on Tuesday, stranding them…
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Truck driver cited after sliding on icy Hwy. 20, hitting OSP patrol SUV, Black Butte Ranch FD ambulance
A truck driver was cited for careless driving after he lost control on icy Highway 20 near the entrance to Suttle Lake on Tuesday morning, crashing…
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‘I was really surprised’: Bend Police make 10 DUII arrests in 48 hours, several for reckless driving, endangering
Ten drivers were arrested in Bend on DUII charges in less than 48 hours last Friday and Saturday, several also for reckless driving and reckless…
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Prineville man killed, Bend woman seriously injured in crash on icy Highway 20 bridge over Snake River
A Prineville man was killed and a Bend woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a crash amid icy conditions on the Nyssa Snake River Bridge on…
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Warm Springs man struck, killed by pickup on Highway 97 in Redmond
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Warm Springs man was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Highway 97 in Redmond early Tuesday morning, Oregon State…
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‘They were heroes’: 3 men killed in Polk County plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who served with US military
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The victims of a small plane crash in Independence Saturday evening were all Afghan refugees and former pilots…
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OSP IDs two killed in Hwy. 97 crash south of Redmond; 2 DUII crashes, arrests during closure, one hit ODOT vehicle
A Redmond man from India and a Bend woman were killed Saturday evening when the man lost control of his van on U.S. Highway 97 south of Redmond and…
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Three people killed in Independence plane crash; plane hit power lines in heavy fog, causing outage, small brush fire
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Police on Sunday identified three people who were killed late Saturday afternoon when their small plane crashed into…
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: Prineville PD joins high-visibility enforcement national campaign
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — During the Christmas and New Year holiday periods, we often see a rise in drunk-driving deaths. Recent data shows December…
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Redmond woman driving in oncoming lane killed in head-on crash on SW Canal Boulevard, deputies say
A Redmond woman was driving in the oncoming lane on SW Canal Boulevard when her car collided head-on with a pickup truck and she was killed late…
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Boy, 13, struck by van, injured while riding bike in crosswalk across Bend’s NE Greenwood Avenue
(Update: Police say it was a van that struck the boy) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 13-year-old boy was struck by a van and injured while riding his bike…
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‘Just felt so unreal’: Bend moving company crew rescues four people, dog after SUV rollover crash near Santiam Pass
A crew with Bend’s Higher Ground Moving travels over the Santiam Pass every week, helping people move their belongings. But last weekend, a typical…
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New scholarship will honor OSU-Cascades student Joel Tranby, killed in fall while climbing North Sister
The family of an Oregon State University-Cascades student killed in a mountaineering accident last July has committed more than $55,000 to create an…
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A climber tumbled hundreds of feet down Oregon’s highest peak. Volunteer rescuers happened to see it – and saved her life
By Sarah Dewberry and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 36-year-old woman slipped and fell several hundred feet from Oregon’s highest mountain…
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Redmond woman, 85, struck and killed crossing SW Canal Boulevard near Odem Medo Road
An 85-year-old Redmond woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck as she tried to cross Southwest Canal Boulevard late Tuesday afternoon, police…
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Wyden, colleagues want critical road safety provisions implemented: ‘Now is not the time to turn on cruise control’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senate colleagues has sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,…
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Bend-La Pine school bus hits patch of black ice, crashes on Crescent Cutoff Road; La Pine HS student injured
A La Pine High School student sustained non-life threatening injuries and six others also went to the hospital Wednesday morning after their school…
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