Injury pickup crash sparks 1-acre brush fire on Highway 26 north of Madras
A pickup crash into dry vegetation on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras Monday afternoon sent the driver to the hospital and sparked a wildfire that…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue aids second hiker with medical issue near Chush Falls
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers came to the assistance Sunday of a hiker with a medical issue near Chush…
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Federal investigators issue first report on Idaho plane crash that killed Bend firefighter, twin brother
Federal investigators’ initial report sheds some new light on an August 15 small plane crash that killed a Bend firefighter and his twin brother just…
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Deschutes, Lane County rescuers come to aid of Minnesota pair who got lost twice hiking near South Sister
Deschutes and Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue members came to the aid of two Minnesota residents who got lost twice while hiking near the…
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NW Redmond family gets quite a dinnertime scare when a car smashes into their house, living room Â
It was a typical Wednesday evening for the McCleary family, relaxing at their home on NW Larch Spur Court in Redmond — until a car crashed into the…
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Bend Fire had a busy Monday: House fire, six natural gas leaks, 51 calls
Bend Fire & Rescue had a busy Monday, with a total of 51 calls, including a house fire and six natural gas leaks. Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki…
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Three injured, one critically, in SUV-semi crash that shut Hwy. 22E for 7 hours
Three people were injured, one critically, in a collision of an SUV and a UPS semi-truck hauling double-trailers on Highway 22E west of Detroit…
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‘He helped me stand on so many mountains’: Hundreds come together to celebrate the lives of Bend twin brothers
Hundreds gathered at Hayden Homes Amphitheater Sunday morning to honor, remember, mourn and share funny, sweet and touching memories of the lasting…
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Leaburg woman killed in crash on Hwy. 126E east of Vida
A 40-year-old Leaburg woman was killed Friday morning when she crashed into a flatbed trailer being backed into a driveway on Highway 126 east of…
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DCSO identifies Bend man, 41, who died going over Dillon Falls on inner tube
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released the name of a 41-year-old Bend man who died Tuesday when he went over turbulent Dillon…
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Public invited to joint memorial service Sunday for Bend twin brothers killed in Idaho plane crash
Bend Fire & Rescue announced plans on Tuesday for a public joint memorial service for twin brothers Mark and Daniel Harro, next Sunday at 11 a.m. at…
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Semi-truck smashes all the way into Shaniko antique, ice cream shop
A semi-truck crashed deep into an historic building in the ghost town of Shaniko late Sunday night, causing substantial damage, but no injuries in…
Continue ReadingHiker who died in fall at Oregon’s Multnomah Falls ID’d
MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The woman who fell and did while hiking near Multnomah Falls east of Portland, Oregon, on Friday afternoon has been…
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Independence man, 78, killed, wife seriously injured in crash of single-engine plane east of Scio
A 78-year-old Independence man was killed and his wife was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in the crash of a single-engine plane east of Scio,…
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Ocean rip currents prompt three rescues in 2 hours off Seaside, Cannon Beach; one victim dies
There were three rescue efforts for six people from dangerous ocean currents on the north Oregon coast Saturday afternoon, but a man in his 50s who…
Continue ReadingHiker dies after 100-foot fall in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN A woman hiking with a group of friends in the Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, Oregon, died on Friday…
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Bend community, firefighters line streets as procession returns twin brothers killed in Idaho plane crash
Community members lined Greenwood Avenue in northeast Bend Wednesday afternoon as Bend Fire & Rescue led a procession carrying firefighter Engineer…
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Pilot killed in crash on Warm Springs Reservation was incapacitated, federal investigators say — but why is unknown
A 72-year-old Portland businessman killed in the January 2001 crash of his business jet on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation had apparently become…
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OSP identify pair killed in crash of stolen car in Wasco County
Oregon State Police said Monday they have identified a man and woman who were killed in the crash of a stolen car last week off state Highway 293 in…
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Blown fuse: Some 3,800 Pacific Power customers, including Third Street businesses, lose power for hours
Pacific Power said a blown fuse triggered an outage that affected nearly 3,800 customers for several hours on Bend’s north end Sunday morning,…
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