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…
Continue Reading3 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…
Continue Reading6 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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OSP identifies two drivers killed in weekend head-on crash on Hwy. 26 on Warm Springs Reservation
Oregon State Police on Tuesday released the victims’ names and more details about a head-on crash of an SUV and van on U.S. Highway 26 Saturday…
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Two motorcycle riders seriously injured in crash into tree, barbed wire fence north of Prineville
A motorcycle operator and passenger were seriously injured in a crash into a tree and barbed wire fence north of Prineville late Sunday afternoon,…
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Chiloquin man killed in head-on crash with tanker truck on Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls
A Chiloquin man was killed in a head-on collision with a tanker truck early Saturday morning on Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls, Oregon State…
Continue Reading Five people, including teen and infant, killed in fiery Hwy. 20 crash west of Vale; 3 killed in Hwy. 126W crash
Five people, including a teen and 8-month-old girl, were killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 20 west of Vale, Oregon…
Continue ReadingOregon father dies after falling from cliff while hiking with family near popular waterfall
MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a father died over the weekend when he fell roughly 200 feet (61 meters) while hiking with his wife…
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Montana man killed in pickup-semi crash at Highways 97/197 junction in Wasco County
A Montana man was killed Thursday afternoon when he drove his pickup across the median into the oncoming lanes of Highway 97 in Wasco County and…
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Bend woman hits gas instead of brake; SUV crashes into La Pine hardware store, causing damage, injuries
A Bend woman hit the gas pedal instead of the brake Saturday, sending her SUV smashing into the Ace Hardware store in La Pine. Several customers and…
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