A Redmond man was killed and two family members injured in a five-vehicle crash on icy Highway 97 in Jefferson County early Monday morning, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. It began when one semi-truck struck the rear of another that slid into the oncoming lane, where it was struck by two pickup trucks.
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A collision of two snowmobiles among a group riding on Alaska’s Denali Highway has killed a Bend man, Alaska State Troopers said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday evening on first-degree manslaughter, DUII and assault charges in a rollover crash last fall in southeast Bend that claimed the life of a 23-year-old La Pine man and injured a Redmond woman also riding in the car. Bryce Tanner Lupton was lodged
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A serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 26 in both directions near Warm Springs for a time late Saturday afternoon, officials said, on a day when slick, snowy and icy roads led to numerous crashes around the High Desert.
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Wednesday’s snowfall and slick roads led to a few school closures and delays Thursday around the High Desert, and forecasters said a blue-sky break between storms would end later in the day.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — A southern Oregon man who made a wrong turn and became separated from his group on a rented snowmobile near Crater Lake was rescued by search and rescue teams late Tuesday night after several hours in the cold he was ill-equipped for, Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber said.
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A driver left SW Helmholtz Way near Canal Boulevard south of Redmond Sunday evening in a rollover crash that broke one power pole and left others leaning and lines down across the road, knocking out power to about 450 Central Electric Cooperative members for several hours.
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A Bend woman is recovering at St. Charles Bend from critical injuries suffered in a head-on crash last month on Highway 97 near Chemult.
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A Bend woman listened Friday afternoon to the evidence against her and the tearful pain expressed by relatives, friends, a supervisor and coaches of three members of a tight-knit Warm Springs family she killed in a 2022 head-on crash, then stood and said: “I wish I could trade my life for theirs.”
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A Bend woman has pleaded no contest to three counts of manslaughter and DUII-alcohol in a November 2022 head-on crash on Highway 26 that killed three members of a Warm Springs family. Prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison term at sentencing set for Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Jason Hanna and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed and nine others were injured when a privately owned hangar under construction collapsed on airport property in Idaho’s capital Boise on Wednesday evening, city officials said. Officials have identified the three victims as Craig Durrant, 59, of Boise, Mario Sontay Tzi,
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A person walking several dogs in a vacant field across SE 27th Street from Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill reported a startling, even grisly find when one of the dogs returned with what appeared to be – and indeed, turned out to be – part of a human foot.
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A 32-year-old Bend man who accidentally shot his 7-year-old son with a handgun at their home Sunday afternoon has been cited on assault and other charges, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Monday. The boy is recovering at a Portland-area hospital.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old driver who sped down Bend’s Northeast Third Street the wrong way and onto the sidewalk Friday morning was arrested on DUII charges after crashing and rolling his Tesla several times, coming to rest at a bank retaining wall, police said. Officers were called shortly before 8 a.m. to the
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A La Pine-area woman who left her home late Wednesday without a phone or ID and was reported missing the next day, prompting an extensive search and public notice, was found deceased Saturday, and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said foul play is not suspected.
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A food truck in Redmond hosted one in a series of fundraisers Saturday for a Bend family who lost five members in a recent highway crash. The Ochoa family is survived by an 11-year-old girl who was critically injured.
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The Oregon State Marine Board reported Friday that 2023 was a safer boating year across the state than the previous three years. But the number of fatalities is still in the double digits, with 14 last year.
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Bend city councilors gave Police Chief Mike Krantz a “green light” Wednesday evening to continue developing what might become the most controversial element of his department’s technology advances, joining Oregon cities who have installed “red light cameras” at the most dangerous intersections, to reduce crashes and save lives.
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U.S. Highway 26 closed for nearly five hours Wednesday between Mt. Hood and Warm Springs for the recovery of a car hauler semi-truck that crashed Tuesday, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ)- Two weeks ago, Lauren and Brooks Bramscher were on their way to Mt. Bachelor when their SUV hit ice on Century Drive and collided with a Cascades East Transit shuttle bus. On Monday, their dad said he’s finding hope in their progress and appreciates the overwhelming support from the community. “We were
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