Man dies after swim off Oregon coast; teen missing off Washington coast
Authorities say a 37-year-old man died after swimming in the surf off of Rockaway Beach in northwest Oregon on Memorial…
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Three Wash. residents killed, fourth seriously injured in Hwy. 58 crash west of Oakridge
Three Washington state residents were killed and a fourth seriously injured Sunday when an Oakridge man passing in a no-passing zone on state Highway…
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13 stranded after boats get stuck in the mud at Tillamook Bay
More than a dozen people were stranded after two boats got stuck on mud in Tillamook Bay on the Oregon coast.…
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Michigan woman injured in Crook County dirt bike crash, cited on DUII charge
A Michigan woman injured in a Crook County dirt bike crash on Saturday was cited on a drunken driving charge after being taken to St. Charles…
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Mount Hood climber killed in 500-foot fall
A climber was killed Sunday in a 500-foot fall at 11,250-foot-tall Mount Hood, Oregon’s tallest peak, authorities…
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La Pine man killed in pickup crash into Little Deschutes River
A La Pine man died Saturday night after his pickup truck left the end of Bridge Drive, hit a fence and landed on its side in the Little Deschutes…
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Bend man killed in Hwy. 97 rollover crash south of La Pine
A Bend man was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of La Pine, Oregon State Police…
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Redmond man arrested in NE Bend DUII crash into 5 parked cars
A 24-year-old Redmond man faces drunken and reckless driving and hit-and-run charges after he allegedly crashed into five cars parked along Northeast…
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Gov. Brown vetoes motorcycle ‘lane splitting’ bill
Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill that would allow motorcyclists to drive between slowed or stopped traffic. But Gov. Kate Brown this week…
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Three Bend teens seriously injured in early-AM crash on Skyliners Road
Three Bend 16-year-olds were seriously injured in a rollover crash early Thursday morning on Skyliners Road west of Bend, Deschutes County…
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Search finds missing fisherman in SW Oregon woods after more than 2 weeks
A fisherman missing for more than two weeks in the wilderness of southwestern Oregon has been found alive.…
Continue ReadingAt least 13 killed as Italian cable car plunges into woodland
At least 13 people have died in a cable car accident in northern Italy on Sunday, officials said. A group was riding in a Stresa-Mottarone cable car…
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Prineville 19-year-old crashes car into irrigation canal, jailed on DUII, reckless driving charges
A 19-year-old Prineville man who crashed his car into an irrigation canal west of Prineville on Saturday afternoon was arrested and jailed on DUII…
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Coast Guard rescues Wash. boating family of 3 after signs of carbon monoxide poisoning
The Coast Guard said it rescued a father and two daughters Saturday following a medical emergency — likely carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a…
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Bend man charged with DUII, assault in Hwy. 26 three-vehicle head-on crash
Three drivers were taken to hospitals after an unsafe pass attempt led to a crash Sunday night on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian…
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Alaska Airlines Seattle-Fresno flight diverted to Redmond due to electrical issues
An Alaska Airlines/SkyWest flight from Seattle to Fresno, California diverted to Redmond Municipal Airport late Friday night due to an electrical…
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Happy update: Dog swept away days ago in Smith Rock canal turns up safe in Terrebonne
A German shepherd who was swept away in an irrigation canal at Smith Rock State Park on Tuesday has been found and is being reunited with his…
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Madras police ID man struck, killed while crossing Highway 97
Police have identified a Madras-area man who was struck by a car and killed last week as he crossed U.S. Highway…
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‘They’ve failed to act’: Family of woman killed in Hwy. 97-Bear Drive crash suing Jefferson County, state
Ron Adams of Portland is suing Jefferson County after his wife, Nadia Rankov Adams, was killed in a fatal car crash last August at the intersection…
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Prineville woman injured when rockslide crashes into couple’s car near Cougar Hot Springs
Jessica Officer and Danny Lopez were driving back home to Prineville from Terwilliger Hot Springs over the weekend when their car got hit by a…
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