Man gets nearly 5 years in 2019 DUI crash that killed 4
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Wapato man to nearly five years in prison for a 2019 driving under the influence crash that…
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Bend police seek suspect SUV in hit-and-run crash that injured 15-year-old riding e-bike
Bend police sought information from the public Wednesday to help find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in northeast Bend late Tuesday afternoon that…
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La Pine man, 21, faces DUII, other charges in Bend Parkway rear-end crash that seriously injured 2
A 21-year-old La Pine man faces drunken driving, assault and reckless endangering charges in a four-vehicle rear-end crash Friday afternoon on the…
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Visiting Swiss mtn. biker encounters cougar near Broken Top, becomes lost; DCSO SAR’s tracked ARGO gets stuck in snow
A lost mountain biker from Switzerland called for help Wednesday afternoon, saying he left a trail near Broken Top when he encountered a cougar. The…
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Powell Butte Highway head-on crash sends 3 people to hospital
Three people were injured and taken to St. Charles Bend after a two-vehicle head-on crash Wednesday morning on the Powell Butte Highway east of…
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Bend Third Street Safeway, nearby businesses evacuated due to odor traced to rooftop HVAC unit
A report of an odor from a possible natural gas leak prompted evacuation of a Safeway grocery store and adjacent businesses on Northeast Third…
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Authorities ID man whose remains were found near Hwy. 242 snow gate west of Sisters; foul play not suspected
A small group of mushroom hunters discovered a man’s remains near the snow gate on state Highway 242 (the McKenzie Pass Highway) west of Sisters on…
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Parachute training accident leaves Redmond smokejumper facing up to year of recovery, without firefighting work
15-year U.S. Forest Service Wildland Firefighter Ben Elkind is at his home in Redmond, recovering from a parachute training…
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AirLink helicopter crashes while landing at Christmas Valley Airport; 2 of 4 crew members seriously injured
An AirLink helicopter on a flight from Bend crashed Wednesday evening while landing at the Christmas Valley Airport to pick up a patient, injuring…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue comes to aid of family whose UTV became stuck in snow west of Bend
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team came to the aid of five members of a Bend family whose side-by-side UTV became stuck in the…
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Redmond motorcyclist killed in crash on Old Bend-Redmond Highway
A motorcyclist who witnesses said had been speeding and passing in no-passing zones on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway was killed Wednesday night when…
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As weather warms, look twice for motorcycles and mopeds, ODOT urges
As Oregon weather turns warmer, drivers should expect to see more motorcycle and moped riders. By intentionally looking for riders, drivers can…
Continue Reading Bend woman, 87, seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash that closed NE 27th Street for hours
An 87-year-old Bend woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash at a busy northeast Bend intersection when she turned her SUV into the path…
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BPRD director: Teen surfer’s father wants Whitewater Park wave reopened — once it’s made safer
The Bend Whitewater Park’s wave pool, where a 17-year-old surfer became trapped underwater and later died, is closed for an investigation and any…
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‘He loved with a massive heart’: Family, friends and community grieve passing of Bend surfer, 17
The loss of 17-year-old Ben Murphy after a tragic accident at the Bend Whitewater Park is a heavy burden to bear for his friends, family, and…
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‘I was so fortunate to be their dad’: Bend couple start trade scholarship fund in their sons’ names
It’s been three years now since Phyllis and Scott Eckstein of Bend had the worst day of their lives, losing their two sons in a tragic crash while…
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Truck crash spills hot ‘asphalt binder’ in California forest
GASQUET, Calif. (AP) — A truck that crashed on a remote highway spilled 2,000 gallons of hot asphalt binder in a Northern California forest last…
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Teen surfer who was trapped underwater, rescued at Bend Whitewater Park has died, pastor says
A Bend 17-year-old who became trapped underwater for several minutes Saturday while surfing with friends at the Bend Whitewater Park has died, the…
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Oakridge man killed in pickup-semi crash on Highway 58
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oakridge man was killed Tuesday when his pickup truck crossed the center line of state Highway 58 west of Oakridge and…
Continue ReadingCrash kills 2 teenagers, injures 4 others including deputy
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Two teenagers were killed and four others, including a Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputy, were critically injured…
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