BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend’s low railroad bridge near Murphy Road claimed another victim Monday afternoon, when an enclosed semi-truck struck the overpass and became wedged underneath, forcing a closure of Brosterhous Road in both directions while crews worked for hours to free it. Bend Police said the crash happened at 1:43 p.m. on Brosterhous Road
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A weekend crash into a utility box and brick wall in downtown Bend led to a driver’s arrest and also took down Bend-La Pine Schools’ external phone system until repairs were completed on Monday.
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HARNEY COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A two-car New Year’s Eve crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Harney County claimed the life of a Terrebonne man, Oregon State Police reported Monday. Around 5:40 p.m. last Wednesday, Christopher Emanuel Cortez Morales, 25, of Terrebonne, lost control of his Honda Accord, leading to a collision with an Audi
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor ski patrol responded to a minor guest on the afternoon of December 31, providing immediate care before transferring her by helicopter to St. Charles Bend for further treatment. Mt. Bachelor officials confirmed the incident but shared no additional details about the circumstances or the guest’s condition. St.Charles said
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SILVER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The pilot of a small plane crash near Silver Lake on Tuesday morning has been identified as 66-year-old, Jeffry Scott Gorman. Lake County Sheriff’s Office told KTVZ, Gorman was traveling from Susanville, California to Salem, Oregon at the time of the incident. A dog that was also on board initially
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Coos Bay woman was killed and a Bend woman hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on an icy stretch of Highway 97 in Klamath County Sunday morning. Troopers said 47-year-old Kristara Leah Lopez of Coos Bay died at the scene after her northbound black Toyota Tacoma was struck head-on by a
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(Update: adding video) CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, December 20th just after 6 p.m., the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on SE Juniper Canyon near milepost 4. An investigation was conducted and the driver was arrested. The agency said a white Dodge pickup was traveling southbound but went
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A driver received minor injuries and was cited after a single-vehicle crash that closed U.S. Highway 20 near Suttle Lake late Tuesday night, Oregon State Police said.
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CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, working with Jefferson County Fire and EMS, rescued a missing kayaker from Bend late Tuesday night from the Deschutes Arm of Lake Billy Chinook. Around 10:40 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a missing kayaker near the Lower Deschutes Boat Ramp, Sheriff Jason Pollock
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CHILQQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 26-year-old Chiloquin man was killed in the head-on collision of two pickup trucks Tuesday evening on Highway 97 south of Chiloquin in Klamath County, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. The crash occurred around 6:40 p.m. near milepost 255. OSP’s preliminary investigation found that Gordon Travis Gilmer, 37, of Sacramento, was
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Oregon State Police on Wednesday released the names and details of Tuesday evening’s fatal crash in which a minivan driver from Bend crossed into the oncoming lane, sideswiped two cars and collided head-on with a semi-truck on Highway 97 south of Redmond.
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Deschutes County deputies safely recovered a 9-year-old child reported kidnapped out of Multnomah County after a 30-minute pursuit that stretched across multiple Central Oregon communities Monday night.
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A crash reportedly involving four vehicles slowed traffic in both directions and created backups Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A grieving and supportive Central Oregon community came together Monday evening to support two families after tragedy struck two teens who both attended Crook County High School, over the weekend. A public vigil was held at Crook County High School to honor 15-year-old Tyler Maxey, who died in a motorcycle crash
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, December 6th at 9:23 p.m., deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motorcycle crash involving two motorcycles and two 15-year-olds on SE Indian Lane in Prineville. One of the juveniles was pronounced deceased at the scene while the other was life-flighted to St. Charles Bend with
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On December 4, 2025, at 8:23 p.m., deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Johnson Road between Tyler Road and Tamoli Lane, northwest of Bend. Callers reported a vehicle had left the roadway, struck a tree, and caught on fire. Deputies and
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More than 1,000 Central Electric Cooperative members lost power for several hours Thursday due to an equipment issue at the Madras substation.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Oregon State Police, OSP responded to a four-vehicle injury crash Wednesday on Highway 97 near milepost 167 where a semi-truck collided into the rear end of a white Dodge truck. OSP says the white Dodge truck rotated into oncoming traffic due to the rear-end collision, colliding with the
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three people were seriously injured when a van collided nearly head-on with a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras Monday morning. According to Oregon State Police, a Chrysler van was heading east near milepost 112 around 6:20 a.m. when the driver drifted into the westbound lane and the path
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal immigration officials said late Monday a California truck driver arrested after a crash east of Bend that killed a newlywed couple has been in the country illegally for three years, and that they have issued an arrest detainer. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in a
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