Body 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…
Continue ReadingAvalanche in Washington’s Cascade Mountains kills 3
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Heavy snowfall and high winds on Tuesday kept searchers away from a remote, jagged peak in…
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DCSO Search and Rescue helps 6 stranded motorists after 4 vehicles get stuck in snow S. of Bend
A call to help a pair of stranded motorists stuck in the ice and snow on China Hat Road south of Bend Sunday night turned into a lengthy operation…
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Soldier from Texas killed in Hwy. 30 crash
A U.S. Army soldier from Texas was killed Sunday evening in a crash on U.S. Highway 30 while a military convoy was stopped to address a technical…
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Bend pedestrian struck and killed on NE Boyd Acres Road
A 39-year-old Bend man was struck and killed on Boyd Acres Road early Tuesday morning after he apparently fell in the roadway while walking home from…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue helps five stranded motorists in Maury Mountains
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s busy year of rescuing motorists stranded in the snow continued Thursday evening, as they brought five…
Continue ReadingFamily, community still searching for missing crabber
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Family and members of the community are still searching for a missing crabber days after two others were rescued from a…
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Crook County SAR rescues Portland-area couple after pickup slides off snowy forest road north of Prineville
Crook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue’s eighth rescue of motorists stranded in the snow so far this year involved a Portland-area…
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Nearly 60 years after rancher is lost in John Day River flood, answers finally come, thanks to advanced DNA testing
Nearly 60 years after an Eastern Oregon rancher was lost in a John Day River flood, and 33 years after remains were discovered by a rafting group,…
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Corvallis woman injured in snowmobile crash at Elk Lake; Deschutes County SAR assists in rescue effort
A Corvallis woman was injured in a snowmobile crash near Elk Lake on Saturday, bringing out Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue…
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Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in ‘Goonies’ fish incident
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River as a massive…
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Crook County SAR crews rescue seven motorists stranded in deep snow in past month, prompt safety reminders
Three rescues of motorists stranded in deep snow in the woods east of Prineville since Saturday and seven since the start of the year prompted Crook…
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Bend snowmobiler flown to hospital after fiery crash into tracked vehicle threw him nearly 100 feet
A Bend man was injured and flown to St. Charles Bend Sunday evening after crashing his snowmobile into a stationary tracked vehicle on the Cascade…
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Jefferson County jury convicts Redmond man of manslaughter, DUII in fatal 2020 crash on Highway 97
A Jefferson County jury on Monday convicted a 31-year-old Redmond man of manslaughter, drunken driving and assault in a November 2020 head-on…
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