Bend man jailed on drugged-driving charge after head-on crash east of Prineville
A Bend man was arrested on drugged driving and other charges Sunday after a head-on crash east of Prineville that sent both drivers to the hospital,…
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Man walking on Eugene railroad tracks struck and killed by train
A man walking on the railroad tracks in Eugene was struck and killed by a train Friday afternoon.…
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Plane on Bend-Tacoma flight crashes in SW Washington; Navy helicopter rescues 2
A U.S. Navy helicopter crew searching for a missing plane found and rescued two people whose small plane crashed Monday afternoon on a flight from…
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Motorcyclist critically injured in crash on Hwy. 26 north of Prineville
A motorcycle rider was critically injured Saturday afternoon when his rear tire locked up and the motorcycle skidded and rolled several times on U.S.…
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Injured hiker rescued at Smith Rock State Park
A Portland-area woman was rescued Saturday afternoon after she became injured while hiking on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, Deschutes…
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DCSO SAR volunteers come to aid of 2 motorists stuck in snow S. of Bend
Two motorists whose pickup truck got stuck in the snow south of Bend Tuesday evening were rescued by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue…
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SW Simpson Avenue reopens after Bend road construction crew hits natural gas line
A road construction crew struck a four-inch gas line in southwest Bend Monday afternoon, prompting a closure of Simpson Avenue, fire officials…
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Rescuers come to the aid of Salem woman injured on Smith Rock hike
A Salem woman who was injured while hiking at Smith Rock State Park on Sunday got help from Redmond Fire medics and Deschutes County Sheriff’s…
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C. Oregon Peacekeepers help search for missing Bend man
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it is seeking public assistance in its search for a 52-year-old man last seen northwest of Redmond…
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NTSB: Engine cut out on plane that crashed at Sisters Eagle Airport
A small plane crashed earlier this month at Sisters Eagle Airport, leaving two occupants with minor injuries, when the engine suddenly stopped 150…
Continue Reading Prineville-area man fatally electrocuted while burning designs into wood
A 26-year-old man was fatally electrocuted Tuesday afternoon while burning decorative designs into wood outside his camp trailer at an RV park east…
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Bend cyclist remains in critical condition, day after collision with car in NE Bend
A Bend bicyclist remained in critical condition Sunday, one day after a collision with a car in a northeast Bend intersection, police said.…
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I-84 wrong-way driver jailed after colliding with OSP trooper’s patrol car
A wrong-way driver on Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon collided with an Oregon State Police senior trooper’s patrol car Friday afternoon, but both…
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Warm Springs police ID 2 pickup drivers killed in Hwy. 26 head-on crash
Warm Springs police have identified two drivers killed Sunday when one pickup truck crossed the center line and collided head-on with another in a…
Continue Reading Two Bend residents escape serious injury in Sisters single-engine plane crash
Two Bend residents sustained non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening when their single-engine plane struck a treetop and crashed in a field…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling two trailers slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border early…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling trailers of gravel slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border…
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15 killed in SUV-semi crash in Imperial County, California
An SUV packed with people crashed into a semi-truck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead, hospital officials said. A…
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Two companies appeal OSHA fines in roofer’s fatal fall at Caldera HS construction site
The general contractor and roofing subcontractor for the new Caldera High School under construction in southeast Bend have been fined about $6,000 in…
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Alleged drugged driver cited after car slams into Bend convenience store
An alleged drugged driver from Seattle was cited on several charges early Thursday morning after his car left North Highway 97 in Bend and crashed…
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