Amtrak to resume service on bypass, 4 years after derailment
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia, nearly four years after a deadly…
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‘Very lucky’ driver escapes injury, but charged after freight train clips SUV north of Bend
A 32-year-old Bend man was uninjured but was charged with reckless driving, uninsured and with a suspended license after his SUV was clipped by a…
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Mother, 2-year-old daughter survive 50-foot fall at Multnomah Falls
A mother and her 2-year-old daughter fell about 50 feet on Sunday while hiking at Multnomah Falls, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s…
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2 killed by falling tree branches during Saturday Portland-area storm
 PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — Two people died, including a teenager, after being hit by fallen branches from trees in a strong storm that passed…
Continue Reading2 killed by falling tree branches during Portland-area storm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two people died, including a teenager, after being hit by fallen tree branches as a strong storm passed through the Portland…
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Motorcyclist injured in crash near Edison Sno-Park; DCSO Search and Rescue goes to assist
A Washington state man was injured Friday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on a forest trail southwest of Bend, prompting an assist from Deschutes…
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Roseburg tow truck driver struck, killed by semi-truck on I-5
A Roseburg tow truck driver was killed when a semi-truck driver failed to move over on Interstate 5 Wednesday night and struck him and his truck,…
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Oregon OSHA fines Wilsonville firm $14K in Klamath Falls tree-removal worker’s death
Oregon OSHA said Monday it has fined a Wilsonville company $14,375 in the wake of a Klamath Falls worker’s death, saying it violated job safety…
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SW Redmond apparent hit-and-run crash leaves woman seriously hurt; police seek witnesses
Redmond police are seeking witnesses or any information after a woman was found lying in a southwest Redmond street early Tuesday morning with…
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Dozens of fallen shipping containers bobbing along Vancouver Island
The Canadian Coast Guard says maritime workers are waiting for calmer weather before they can retrieve some 35 shipping containers that fell off a…
Continue Reading Container ship loses 40 shipping containers overboard near the Strait of Juan de Fuca
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday they responded and have been monitoring a container vessel that lost 40 containers overboard during…
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Log truck flips at Empire Avenue and Third Street in NE Bend; no injuries reported
A fully loaded log truck tipped over at the intersection of Empire Avenue and Third Street in northeast Bend, causing no injuries but blocking the…
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Madras boy, 8, back home recovering after being hit by car; neighbors voice street safety concerns
Liam Mantiega, an 8-year-old Madras boy, is back home, recovering from injuries he suffered after getting hit by a car and dragged 20 feet on…
Continue ReadingUPS driver among at least two killed after small plane crashes in Southern California neighborhood
By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN At least two people died when a twin-engine Cessna crashed in a Southern California neighborhood on Monday…
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Madras boy, 8, struck by car, seriously injured after crashing scooter on street
An 8-year-old Madras boy was seriously injured when his non-motorized kick scooter crashed onto a southeast Madras street and he was hit by a car,…
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Bend memorial bike ride Saturday for cyclists killed, injured in crashes; organizer says roads more risky
A memorial is being held in Bend this Saturday to honor cyclists killed or injured by impaired drivers and call for more steps to make cycling…
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Authorities identify Bend kayaker who disappeared, apparently drowned on Deschutes River
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released the name of a 28-year-old Bend man who disappeared and apparently drowned on Saturday…
Continue Reading Florence woman killed in head-on collision with semi-truck on Hwy. 58 west of Oakridge
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Florence woman was killed on state Highway 58 west of Oakridge early Wednesday morning when her car crossed the center…
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Bend police: Fatal train-pedestrian collision determined to be suicide
A man was struck and killed on railroad tracks in northeast Bend late Saturday afternoon by a BNSF Railway freight train, in what police said Monday…
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Cyclist injured in Kent’s Trail bike crash prompts rescue effort
A California woman was injured in a bike crash on a trail southwest of Bend Saturday afternoon, prompting a rescue effort, officials…
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