Two Idaho men killed in Hells Canyon plane crash
Two Idaho men were killed in the crash of a small plane Sunday morning in the Hells Canyon area of northeast Oregon, authorities…
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At least 25 cars of a freight train derail in western Montana
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN A freight train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, according to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office.…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office joins in blitz to mark National Districted Driving Awareness Month
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office would like to let everyone know April is a National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Sheriff’s Office…
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Two people injured in semi-car crash on Hwy. 97 south of Chemult; truck catches fire, road closed for 4 hours
Two Washington state residents were injured Tuesday evening when the driver of a semi-truck lost control on icy Highway 97 south of Chemult and…
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Two unrelated outages – one due to bird – knock out power for hours in Redmond, Deschutes Jct. area
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A pair of unrelated outages – one caused by a bird – knocked out power to thousands of Redmond and Deschutes…
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Fatal crashes on the rise in Oregon, echo nationwide trend: Hwy. 97 second-deadliest in state
Recent state and federal reports rank U.S. Highway 97 as the second-deadliest in Oregon. Only Highway 101 on the coast has more fatalities, according…
Continue ReadingOfficials: 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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