DEQ responds to 1,200-gallon diesel spill from railroad accident in Cottage Grove
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said it responded to a diesel spill in Cottage Grove that occurred Tuesday around noon.
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‘Watch for Wildlife’ license plate funding to go toward Hwy. 20 wildlife crossings between Bend, Suttle Lake
A deer crossing the road might be a brief inconvenience or a close-call accident to you, but for species like mule deer, it’s a matter of survival.
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in rollover crash on snowy Highway 97 south of Sunriver
A 54-year-old Bend man was killed in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Highway 97 south of Sunriver as snow made for slick driving conditions, Oregon State Police said Thursday.
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Mid-April snow makes for slick mountain travel; spin-outs, jackknifed semi close Hwys. 58, 20 for a time
A few hours after Oregon Highway 58 over Willamette Pass was closed for a time Wednesday due to spun-out vehicles on the snowy roadway, a jackknifed truck blocked U.S. Highway 20 just west of Santiam Pass for more than an hour, causing more traffic backups, ODOT reported.
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Madras man killed, second seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97 south of Madras
One Madras man was killed and another was seriously injured in the head-on collision of a minivan and SUV Sunday night on U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras, Oregon State Police said Tuesday.
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Investigation of non-injury hit-and-run crash closes SW Reservoir Road near Alfalfa for hours
A criminal investigation of a non-injury hit-and-run crash closed Southwest Reservoir Road east of Alfalfa for several hours Monday, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
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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 said.
Continue ReadingAt 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. Approximately 25 cars were derailed around 9:20 a.m. near Highway 135, dispatcher Bill Brown told CNN. The train derailed on the banks of the Clark Fork River, approximately 200 miles northwest of Bozeman. Images from
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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 along with other agencies around the state and nation will be participating in a State and National Distracted Driving Awareness Blitz. This Blitz will be held April 3-10.
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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 struck their oncoming car, causing the truck to catch fire, Oregon State Police said. The crash and firefighting effort closed the highway for about four hours.
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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 Junction-area residents for hours on Tuesday. The first power outage occurred around 2:45 a.m. on SW Second Street in Redmond. Pacific Power spokesman Brandon Zero said 3,889 customers lost power
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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 to 2020 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
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 gallons (11,734 liters) of diesel fuel in Washington state, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The seven-car BNSF Railway train was approaching a swinging bridge over the Swinomish Channel
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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 Lava Butte and rolled several times.
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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 out with two friends who were skiing at Paulina Peak.
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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 head-on crash on Highway 26 north of Madras that killed three Warm Springs residents – two teens and their aunt.
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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 from a rocky bluff and was swept into the Pacific Ocean, Oregon State Police said.
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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 apparently triggered while skiing with a friend at Black Crater, a steep-sided shield volcano north of the Three Sisters.
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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 of a 56-year-old Metolius woman.
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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 said.
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