Accidents and Crashes Archives

Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues 2 missing Lane County hikers who wrote ‘SOS’ in snow

January 1, 2022 10:38 pm KTVZ - News Team

A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew helped the Lane County Sheriff’s Office in locating two 19-year-old…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR assists injured skier off Tumalo Mountain

January 1, 2022 10:08 pm KTVZ news sources

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue assisted an injured skier who sought help Saturday in getting down the east slope of Tumalo…

Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission

December 31, 2021 4:27 pm Barney Lerten

A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…

SW Redmond crash into power pole sparks multi-agency investigation; Canal Blvd. reopens

December 30, 2021 11:22 am Barney Lerten

A car crashed into a power pole in southwest Redmond early Thursday morning, seriously injuring the driver and prompting a multi-agency investigation…

DCSO Search and Rescue teams find, help overdue cross-country skier west of Bend

December 27, 2021 10:25 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers found and helped an overdue cross-country skier who became separated from family members on…

Oregon recreational boating deaths fall in 2021, but still above historical levels

December 28, 2021 12:11 pm KTVZ news sources

The year 2021 was a safer boating year in Oregon than 2020, the Oregon State Marine Board said Tuesday, but the number of fatalities was still…

Propane truck overturns in Terrebonne; leak prompts evacuation of 15 homes

December 27, 2021 4:33 pm Barney Lerten

A propane delivery truck slid off an embankment and rolled onto its side next to a home in a Terrebonne cul-de-sac late Monday morning. A resulting…

Crash leads to man being arrested for attempted murder

December 25, 2021 1:02 pm CNN Newsource

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story HAPPY VALLEY, Oregon (KPTV) — Clackamas County deputies say a crash…

Boy, 7, killed in head-on crash on icy Highway 97 near Chiloquin

December 23, 2021 11:44 am KTVZ news sources

A 7-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries and five other people were injured Wednesday evening when a van driver lost control due to icy conditions on…

Surprising rise in semi-truck rollovers seen on Highway 97 curve in Redmond

December 22, 2021 12:07 pm Bola Gbadebo

With slick, icy roads and more cars on the road, the heavy duty supervisor for Consolidated Towing Inc said he expects to be a lot busier towing…

Redmond police seek witnesses, info in July 2 fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash

December 20, 2021 1:56 pm Barney Lerten

Redmond police investigators turned to the public Monday for any information that could help them find a driver who struck and fatally injured a…

Oregon Air National Guard apologizes for ‘inadvertent’ sonic boom on coast

December 18, 2021 2:14 pm The Associated Press

Oregon military officials say a sonic boom that caused widespread concern on the Oregon coast that an earthquake had happened earlier this week was…

Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue comes to aid of 2 lost snowmobilers near Todd Lake

December 17, 2021 3:11 pm KTVZ news sources

Two snowmobilers who became lost in blowing snow on the trails near Todd Lake southwest of Bend late Thursday afternoon called 911 for help and were…

Snowfall brings slick roads, crashes around High Desert, state; I-5 at Calif. border may reopen today

December 15, 2021 12:58 pm KTVZ news sources

The first widespread snowstorm of the season for much of the Bend area and Deschutes County led to slick roads and crashes on Wednesday, one of which…

Fundraiser in honor of missing Bend kayaker to raise money for Rwandan children

December 15, 2021 10:48 am Noah Chast

A fundraiser in honor of Alex Kollar, the Bend kayaker who went missing a few months ago, will take place this Friday, raising money for a cause…

Squirrel causes outage: 1,800 CEC customers in SE Bend lose power for nearly an hour

December 9, 2021 4:22 pm Barney Lerten

About 1,800 Central Electric Cooperative members in southeast Bend lost power for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon for the smallest of reasons: a…

Warm Springs tribal member struck, killed on U.S. Highway 26

December 9, 2021 3:15 pm KTVZ News Team

A Warm Springs tribal resident was struck and killed by an SUV Tuesday evening while attempting to cross U.S. Highway 26 near the Indian Head Casino,…