Bend woman says four cars damaged in hit-and-run crashes on Portland Avenue
In the past week, four cars were left damaged after several hit-and-run crashes on Portland Avenue.
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Pickup leaves Deschutes Market Road, topples power pole; road reopening, CEC restores power
A driver was unhurt when a pickup truck left Deschutes Market Road east of Bend and toppled a power pole late Tuesday morning – one of several weather-related crashes around the region. The crash closed the road for repair work that required cutting power to about 130 Central Electric Cooperative members.
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I-84 reopens in E. Oregon after ODOT, OSP, others clear 170 vehicles from crashes; 19 people injured
Crews working through the night cleared about 170 vehicles and reopened Interstate 84 Tuesday morning in Eastern Oregon, nearly a day after snowy weather sparked several multi-vehicle crashes that injured nearly 20 people, ODOT and Oregon State Police reported.
Continue Reading1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say
KABC By Melissa Alonso, CNN A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night, officials said. The two officers were aboard the Huntington Beach Police Department’s helicopter “HB1” responding to a disturbance call when it crashed into the water in Newport Beach, Chief Eric Parra said
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Deschutes County sheriff’s office IDs 2 Bend men killed in Mt. Bachelor skiing accidents
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified two Bend men who died after skiing accidents on Mt. Bachelor about 24 hours apart, on Friday and Saturday.
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Man experiencing medical emergency flown from Mt. Bachelor to St. Charles Bend
An AirLink helicopter was called to Mt. Bachelor on Sunday morning to take a man experiencing a medical emergency to St. Charles Bend for treatment, the resort said. The call came after two skiers suffered fatal injuries in accidents on the mountain about 24 hours apart, on Friday and Saturday, also bringing a helicopter to the scene.
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Bend motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 31 in Lake County
A motorcyclist from Bend, riding on state Highway 31 in Lake County, was killed Tuesday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the road and struck a tree, Oregon State Police reported.
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Bend snow biker hits tree, injured near Kwohl Butte, prompting rescue effort
A Bend man was injured Saturday afternoon when his snow bike struck a tree near Kwohl Butte, south of Mt. Bachelor, and a satellite GPS monitoring device helped prompt a rescue effort and air ambulance flight to the hospital, authorities said.
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Drivers unhurt in crash of semi, 2 other vehicles that shut icy Hwy. 26 south of Mount Hood
Three drivers escaped injury Saturday morning when a semi-truck driver hit a patch of ice and the rig jackknifed on Highway 26 south of Mount Hood, causing a crash that spilled about 300 gallons of fuel and closed the highway for several hours, Oregon State Police reported.
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Hummel clears DCSO deputy in fatal crash near Alfalfa after attempted traffic stop, pursuit
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Thursday his investigation found no misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy who pursued a suspected DUII driver near Alfalfa who was speeding and weaving into oncoming traffic before she crashed into a rock embankment and died earlier this week.
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Redmond driver arrested in DUII crash that sheared off power pole by Bend Parkway, causing blackout
A DUII driver from Redmond crashed into and toppled a power pole on the Bend Parkway Wednesday night, knocking out power to about 1,100 Pacific Power customers in the area and leading to his arrest on several charges, police said.
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DCSO deputy on leave after Bend woman fleeing stop, pursuit killed in rollover crash near Alfalfa
A Bend woman, apparently fleeing an attempted traffic stop for possibly impaired driving by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy, prompting a pursuit, was killed Monday night in a rollover crash north of Alfalfa, Oregon State Police reported Tuesday.
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Rosburg woman charged in Hwy. 97 head-on DUII crash in La Pine; both drivers injured
A Roseburg woman faces drunken and reckless driving, assault and other charges after she drove into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 97 in La Pine and struck a pickup truck head-on Tuesday evening, sending both drivers to St. Charles Bend, Oregon State Police reported.
Continue ReadingPortland man dies in skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows
A Portland man has died in a skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows, the ski resort said.
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Driver killed in Hwy. 26 head-on crash on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
An SUV driver traveling at a high rate of speed and passing other vehicles on Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation Friday evening collided head-on with a pickup truck, killing one driver and leaving two other people with minor injuries, tribal police said Monday.
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Authorities ID two people killed in small plane crash at Salem Airport, give details
Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a small plane near the end of the runway at the Salem Municipal Airport that killed two people.
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Bend snowmobiler hits downed tree, seriously injured, prompting rescue effort
A Bend snowmobiler struck a downed tree and was seriously injured near Sparks Lake Sunday afternoon, prompting a call for help, a rescue effort and an air ambulance flight to St. Charles Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Sheriff: ‘Miraculously,’ no one hurt in crash south of Madras that totaled car, pickup
A 16-year-old licensed driver with three passengers failed to stop and yield to oncoming traffic on Highway 26 south of Madras late Friday afternoon, resulting in a collision with a pickup truck. “Miraculously, no one was injured, but both vehicles were totaled,” Jefferson County Sheriff Marc Heckathorn said.
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Deschutes County SO SAR comes to aid of injured cross-country skier
A cross-country skier from Beaverton, injured west of Bend on Friday, called 911 for help. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue traveled by snowmobiles to treat him and get him back to the sno-park and a waiting ambulance.
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Madras man struck, killed on Hwy. 97; was walking back to car after running out of gas
A Madras man was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend Wednesday night as he was walking in the roadway back to his car, which had run out of gas, Oregon State Police reported.
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