Pedestrian struck, seriously injured while walking in NW Redmond street
A pedestrian walking in a northwest Redmond street was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle early Sunday morning, police…
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School bus collides with flatbed trailer that came unhooked west of Portland; 7 injured
Seven people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries Friday after a school bus headed to a field trip collided with an unloaded flatbed trailer…
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Bend woman seriously hurt in SE Third Street vehicle-pedestrian crash
A Bend woman was struck and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Southeast Third Street, police…
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Frequent crashes spark safety concerns on curving stretch of Murphy Road in SW Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some southwest Bend residents are voicing concern about the safety of a stretch of Murphy Road, from South Highway 97 to…
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SUV driver seriously injured in collision with school bus on Hwy. 20 at Cooley Road
A 48-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Monday afternoon when his SUV veered into the turn lane of Highway 20 at Cooley Road and struck the…
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Deschutes County Search and Rescue assists fallen, injured hiker near Eagle Crest
A 79-year-old Redmond woman injured in a fall while hiking along the Deschutes River near Eagle Crest on Sunday afternoon called for help, prompting…
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Hay truck flips, spills load on Reservoir Road in Crook County; no serious injuries
A hay truck driver and passenger escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when their truck overturned and load of hay spilled near Prineville…
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Oregon State Police identifies trooper critically injured in crash during pursuit
Oregon State Police on Friday identified a trooper who was critically injured Thursday afternoon when a fleeing suspect’s vehicle rammed his patrol…
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Metolius woman killed, 2 others injured in 4-vehicle Hwy. 97 crash near Terrebonne
A Metolius woman was killed and two people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne that closed the highway for…
Continue Reading Bend driver stopped, charged in DUII hit-and-run rear-end crash
A Bend woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated rear-ended another vehicle on South Highway 97 and left the scene Wednesday evening before…
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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…
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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…
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