Climber loses South Sister trail on descent, prompting air and ground rescue effort
A Springfield woman who formerly lived in Bend and had summitted South Sister a dozen times lost the climbers trail on her descent Friday afternoon…
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Klamath County ambulance hits car in NE Bend intersection; no serious injuries
A Klamath County ambulance taking a critical patient to St. Charles Bend struck a car in a busy northeast Bend intersection Thursday morning, causing…
Continue ReadingBodies and floatplane parts recovered from Puget Sound
SEATTLE (AP) — The bodies of some of the 10 victims and most of a floatplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound earlier this month…
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Plane crash near Mount Jefferson kills Chehalis, Wash. pilot; family raising funds to remove wreckage
A pilot killed in the crash of his small plane last Thursday east of Marion Lake, between Mount Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack, has been…
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Bend man jailed on DUII, assault, reckless driving charges in early-morning crash that injured several people
A 31-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed on DUII, felony assault and reckless driving charges early Sunday morning, accused of running a red…
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Bend woman struck, killed on Bend Parkway
A Bend woman was struck and killed while apparently standing in the northbound lanes of the Bend Parkway early Wednesday morning, police…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, AirLink come to aid of ill hiker near Broken Hand
A La Pine man became ill while hiking the Tam McArthur Rim Trail near Broken Hand in the Three Sisters Wilderness and his condition worsened…
Continue ReadingEye surgery team’s jet crashes at Pasco airport; no injuries
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Ten passengers and crew escaped from a small jet aircraft that crashed and caught fire while landing Tuesday morning at an…
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Smith Rock hiker injured in fall; mountain rescue teams in training step in to assist DCSO SAR
A 21-year-old Seattle man setting up a slack line at Smith Rock State Park was injured in a 35- to 50-foot fall Saturday morning, prompting a rescue…
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Redmond 16-year-old killed, 4 people injured in 4-vehicle crash on Highway 97 south of Redmond
A 16-year-old Redmond teen was killed and four other people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 about five miles south of…
Continue Reading2 from Oregon dead in southeast Idaho small plane crash
PRESTON, Idaho. (AP) — Two people from Oregon were killed after a plane crashed in southeast Idaho, authorities said. The Franklin County…
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DCSO closing offices Wednesday to attend celebration of life for Lt. Ernie Brown, killed in motorcycle crash
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will be closing all offices, including the jail administration office, on Wednesday at 12:30 PM in order for…
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in weekend crash on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 64-year-old Bend man was killed early Sunday in the crash of his SUV on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, Oregon State…
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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
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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