Two Bend climbers rescued after getting stuck 200 feet up Smith Rock’s Red Wall
Two young Bend men found themselves stuck 200 feet up while rappelling down Smith Rock’s Red Wall late Friday afternoon when their climbing ropes…
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Snowshoer twists knee during Tumalo Mtn. descent; DCSO Search and Rescue comes to her aid
A snowshoer from Redmond suffered a knee injury in a fall while descending Tumalo Mountain Friday morning, prompting a call for help and a rescue by…
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Bend woman says four cars damaged in hit-and-run crashes on Portland Avenue
In the past week, four cars were left damaged after several hit-and-run crashes on Portland…
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Pickup leaves Deschutes Market Road, topples power pole; road reopening, CEC restores power
A driver was unhurt when a pickup truck left Deschutes Market Road east of Bend and toppled a power pole late Tuesday morning – one of several…
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I-84 reopens in E. Oregon after ODOT, OSP, others clear 170 vehicles from crashes; 19 people injured
Crews working through the night cleared about 170 vehicles and reopened Interstate 84 Tuesday morning in Eastern Oregon, nearly a day after snowy…
Continue Reading1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say
KABC By Melissa Alonso, CNN A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night,…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s office IDs 2 Bend men killed in Mt. Bachelor skiing accidents
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified two Bend men who died after skiing accidents on Mt. Bachelor about 24 hours apart, on…
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Man experiencing medical emergency flown from Mt. Bachelor to St. Charles Bend
An AirLink helicopter was called to Mt. Bachelor on Sunday morning to take a man experiencing a medical emergency to St. Charles Bend for treatment,…
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Bend motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 31 in Lake County
A motorcyclist from Bend, riding on state Highway 31 in Lake County, was killed Tuesday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the…
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Bend snow biker hits tree, injured near Kwohl Butte, prompting rescue effort
A Bend man was injured Saturday afternoon when his snow bike struck a tree near Kwohl Butte, south of Mt. Bachelor, and a satellite GPS monitoring…
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Drivers unhurt in crash of semi, 2 other vehicles that shut icy Hwy. 26 south of Mount Hood
Three drivers escaped injury Saturday morning when a semi-truck driver hit a patch of ice and the rig jackknifed on Highway 26 south of Mount Hood,…
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Hummel clears DCSO deputy in fatal crash near Alfalfa after attempted traffic stop, pursuit
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Thursday his investigation found no misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy who pursued a suspected…
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Redmond driver arrested in DUII crash that sheared off power pole by Bend Parkway, causing blackout
A DUII driver from Redmond crashed into and toppled a power pole on the Bend Parkway Wednesday night, knocking out power to about 1,100 Pacific Power…
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DCSO deputy on leave after Bend woman fleeing stop, pursuit killed in rollover crash near Alfalfa
A Bend woman, apparently fleeing an attempted traffic stop for possibly impaired driving by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy, prompting a…
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Rosburg woman charged in Hwy. 97 head-on DUII crash in La Pine; both drivers injured
A Roseburg woman faces drunken and reckless driving, assault and other charges after she drove into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 97 in La Pine…
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Portland man dies in skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows
A Portland man has died in a skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows, the ski resort…
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Driver killed in Hwy. 26 head-on crash on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
An SUV driver traveling at a high rate of speed and passing other vehicles on Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Friday evening…
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Authorities ID two people killed in small plane crash at Salem Airport, give details
Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a small plane near the end of the runway at the Salem Municipal Airport that killed two people.…
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Bend snowmobiler hits downed tree, seriously injured, prompting rescue effort
A Bend snowmobiler struck a downed tree and was seriously injured near Sparks Lake Sunday afternoon, prompting a call for help, a rescue effort and…
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Sheriff: ‘Miraculously,’ no one hurt in crash south of Madras that totaled car, pickup
A 16-year-old licensed driver with three passengers failed to stop and yield to oncoming traffic on Highway 26 south of Madras late Friday afternoon,…
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