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…
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…
Continue Reading 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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