Frigid cold: Sub-zero temperatures reported across the High Desert
Temperatures plunged below zero across much of Central Oregon early Monday as the Arctic front that brought some weekend snow got even…
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Hwy. 26 reopens after closures due to 2 crashes between Madras and Mt. Hood as snow sweeps into region
Two crashes about 50 miles and two hours apart closed U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras for several hours Saturday evening as an Arctic front sweeping…
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Bend man gets 5-year prison term in serious-injury road rage incident; 2nd driver awaits trial
One of two Bend men charged in a 2021 road rage incident on Highway 97 in Bend that led to a crash in which four people were seriously injured has…
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Bend man killed, 2 others injured in crash at intersection east of Bend
A T-bone crash at an intersection east of Bend Monday morning killed a 74-year-old Bend man and injured two others, one critically, Deschutes County…
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California pair’s SUV slides off snowy forest road SE of Bend; Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR comes to rescue
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid of two California residents whose SUV slid off a…
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Oregon recreational boating deaths decline in 2022, but still considered high; most weren’t wearing life jackets
The Oregon State Marine Board said Thursday that 2022 was a safer boating year than 2020 and 2021, but the number of fatalities is still…
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Hwy. 20 reopens 80 miles east of Bend after crash involving several semis blocked snowy road
A crash involving several semi-trucks closed U.S. Highway 20 about 80 miles east of Bend for a time Wednesday night, before a partial reopening of…
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Crook County SAR rescues motorist stranded in deep snow at Big Summit Prairie
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Tuesday night of a stranded motorist from Redmond whose pickup truck became stuck in heavy…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue comes to aid of stranded motorist south of Prineville
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue crews used GPS data and new mapping software to find a stranded motorist from Bend whose car had left the…
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After sad discovery of Melissa ‘Rose’ Trench’s remains, grieving family says: ‘Her spirit is free and she is at peace’
Nearly three weeks of searching by police, SAR teams, family, friends and community members came to a sad end Sunday, as searchers at Shevlin Park…
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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, husband struck by car at NW Portland crosswalk
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., and her husband, a federal judge, were struck by a car Friday evening as they crossed a northwest Portland street, an…
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Redmond minivan driver crashes into parked cars, duplex garage; 3 people injured
Three people in a minivan were injured and taken to the hospital Wednesday evening after the driver lost control and struck three parked cars and a…
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Two rescue calls prompt Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue to offer tips to stay safe in backcountry
Two recent rescue calls for people stranded in the backcountry prompted Crook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue to issue some tips Monday…
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Sisters man, 89, charged in hit-and-run crash
An 89-year-old Sisters man faces felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor assault charges, accused of striking a pedestrian standing by a parked car in…
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‘He was my everything’: Mother mourns loss of son, 12, in Hwy. 97 crash that also claimed his father
Oregon State Police are conducting a criminal investigation into this week’s crash on Highway 97 in Klamath County that claimed the lives of a Madras…
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Bend man jailed on DUII, hit-and-run charges in Cooley Road crash that seriously injured motorcyclist
A 50-year-old Bend man was arrested on DUII and felony hit-and-run charges Sunday afternoon after allegedly fleeing the scene of a collision with a…
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Pedestrian struck by truck, seriously injured in crash that closes Hwy. 97 in La Pine for over 2 hours
A serious-injury vehicle-pedestrian crash Friday evening closed U.S. Highway 97 at Burgess Road just north of La Pine for more than two hours,…
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Authorities ID two Prineville men killed in head-on crash on Juniper Canyon Road
Crook County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday released the names of two Prineville men killed in a fiery head-on crash on Juniper Canyon Road late…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon’s 2022: A reflection on the accomplishments and tragedies Oregonians faced
The shocking interruption of a typically quiet, late-August Sunday evening, when a disturbed young man fired off 100-plus bullets on the way to and…
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Snowy winters cause issues for C.O. drivers, also make for busy times for towing companies
The snowy start to winter has made for more slick roads around Central Oregon. It’s also meant busier days for tow truck operators, as they’re…
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