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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Madras man sentenced to 13-plus years in prison in Hwy. 361 DUII crash that killed Metolius woman
A Madras man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for a January 2022 head-on drunk-driving crash south of Madras that claimed the life…
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Warm Springs man killed in Hwy. 26 rollover crash
A Warm Springs man was killed in a rollover crash on Highway 26 early Friday morning, Oregon State Police…
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Calif. driver cited for drugged driving in rear-end crash at La Pine intersection that sent 3 to hospital
A Redding, California man was cited on drugged and reckless driving charges after slamming his SUV into the back of another SUV that was stopped at…
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OSP: Driver who struck, totaled S. Oregon school bus on Hwy. 97 near La Pine cited for careless driving
A driver who struck and totaled a Southern Oregon basketball team school bus on Highway 97 near La Pine on Saturday evening was cited for failure to…
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Crook County SO Search and Rescue assists more stranded motorists to safety — 14 missions so far this year
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue undertook two more rescues of motorists stranded in the snow on Sunday, bringing this year’s total such…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists Bend woman who injured her ankle while hiking at Horse Ridge
A Bend woman injured her ankle while hiking in the Horse Ridge area east of Bend on Saturday, prompting a rescue effort by Deschutes County…
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Two Portland residents killed in Hwy. 26 crash involving ODOT snowplow
Two Portland residents were killed Saturday afternoon in a collision with a snowplow on Highway 26 in Clackamas County in which Oregon State Police…
Continue ReadingBody of 1 Washington state avalanche victim recovered
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — The body of one of three climbers killed in an avalanche on Washington state’s Colchuck Peak last weekend was recovered…
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‘He made us all better’: Lifelong friends of skier killed in fall at Mt. Bachelor share fond memories
Larry Godfrey, 79, a former San Diego resident who retired in Bend, suffered a fatal fall on the Wanoga run at Mt. Bachelor last week. Lifelong…
Continue Reading15-year-old accidentally shot, killed in eastern Washington
REARDON, Wash. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by another teen at a home Wednesday west of Spokane, police said. Reardan…
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Grieving, lifelong friends offer fond memories of Mt. Bachelor skier killed in recent fall
A 79-year-old experienced skier from San Diego died last week after falling on the Wanoga Run at Mt. Bachelor, and two lifelong friends are sharing…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s busy winter continues with 2 more rescues of stranded motorists
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue has been very busy this winter rescuing stranded motorists stuck in the snow, including two more such…
Continue ReadingSheriff IDs 3 climbers killed in Washington state avalanche
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Washington state on Wednesday released the identities of three climbers…
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Shaniko woman, 76, killed in car-box truck crash at junction of Highways 97 and 197
A 76-year-old Shaniko woman was killed in a nearly head-on crash of a car and box truck Tuesday morning at the junction of Highways 97 and 197 in…
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