Cyclist injured in crash on trail SW of Bend, prompts rescue effort
A Bend cyclist was injured in a crash on a popular trail southwest of Bend Saturday morning, prompting a call-out for help from Deschutes County…
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Crescent Lake drowning one of several across Northwest
Several people have drowned or been reported missing after swimming in Pacific Northwest bodies of water during the record-breaking heat wave in the…
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Bend teen, 17, arrested in fatal Wickiup Reservoir plunge that killed passenger, 16, injured 3 others
A 17-year-old Bend resident was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII and other charges after a pickup he was driving on the dry bed of…
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Redmond man enters not-guilty pleas in hit-and-run DUII crash that killed man, 90
A Redmond man pleaded not guilty Monday to numerous charges in a drugged driving hit-and-run crash that killed a 90-year-old Redmond man crossing…
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Silverton truck driver killed in crash of rig off Highway 58
A semi-truck driver from Silverton was killed Sunday when his rig crashed through a guardrail and down a steep embankment on state Highway 58 just…
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Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies, bystanders rescue 2 men drowning at Lake Billy Chinook
Two Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies and several bystanders helped rescue two men who were drowning at Lake Billy Chinook Saturday evening,…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue completes 3 simultaneous missions
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue had a busy Friday night, with three simultaneous rescue missions for an injured hiker near Broken…
Continue Reading‘Worst case scenario’: Reporter on hot-air balloon crash in New Mexico
Five people have died after a hot-air balloon crash in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The balloon crashed into a power line, causing power to go out in the…
Continue ReadingFire chief tells families of the 159 people unaccounted for after a Florida building collapse to have hope
By Aya Elamroussi, Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse…
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Man killed in Southern Oregon plane crash
A Medford man died Sunday after crashing a small airplane into a field in White City, sheriff’s deputies…
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9 children, 1 adult killed in interstate accident involving Alabama Girls Ranch vehicle
Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident on Interstate 65 in Butler County, Alabama, on Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner…
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DCSO SAR volunteers help injured mtn. bike rider near Phil’s Trail, lost hikers SW of Sisters
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue helped an injured mountain bike rider from Eugene make it back to the Phil’s Trailhead parking lot…
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‘He would’ve died on the spot’: Bystanders lift car, rescue man pinned in Redmond parking lot
Coleen Mitchell and Cindy Leroue work at two businesses in a strip mall off Southwest Sixth street in Redmond. On Thursday morning, Mitchell was the…
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Ontario man killed in SUV-semi head-on crash on Highway 20E near Hampton
An Ontario man was killed Wednesday night when his SUV crossed the center line of Highway 20E west of Hampton and collided head-on with a semi-truck,…
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Teen crossing Bend Parkway struck, critically injured by pickup, now in medical coma
An 18-year-old Bend man was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck on the Bend Parkway late Monday afternoon, police said. The crash and…
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Marion County deputy, other driver injured in head-on crash into patrol car
A Marion County sheriff’s deputy escaped serious injury Saturday night when his patrol car, with lights and siren going, was struck head-on by a…
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Wash. man convicted of manslaughter in DUII crash that killed 2 Sweet Home teens
A Woodland, Washington man has been found guilty of manslaughter and other crimes for killing two Sweet Home teens in a head-on drunken driving…
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Prineville police sergeant responding to crash learns it killed one son, seriously injured another
A Prineville police sergeant who responded to a single-vehicle crash south of town Wednesday night learned it was his two teen-age sons who were…
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Prineville man killed, Crook County HS student seriously injured in rollover crash south of Prineville
A northeast Oregon man was killed and his younger sibling, a Crook County High School student, was seriously injured Wednesday night in a…
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Bend police ID pedestrian struck, killed on NE Third Street as Arizona man, 23
Bend police on Wednesday released the name of a 23-year-old pedestrian from Arizona who was struck by two vehicles and killed Monday night as he…
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