Challenging mission recovers body of Bend climber who died on Mount Hood
A multi-agency team of expert mountain rescuers laid out the details Friday of their technically challenging mission on Mount Hood last weekend to…
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Crook County DA ID’s Redmond fugitive shot, wounded by CERT Team
Members of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team shot and wounded a wanted Redmond man during a guns-drawn, “high-risk” traffic stop north…
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City of Bend repairs broken water main that flooded, closed streets
City crews have completed repairs to a broken water main that caused flooding and shut several streets in northeast Bend, officials said Friday.…
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Redmond girl, 8, recovering from gunshot wound; owner of unsecured gun charged
An 8-year-old Redmond girl shot with an unsecured handgun by a younger sibling earlier this week is recovering and back home, while a man living…
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NE Bend water main break floods area, closes several streets
A 12-inch water main broke and flooded an area of northeast Bend Wednesday morning, closing several streets and prompting emergency repairs,…
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One person killed, two seriously injured in 3-vehicle Hwy. 26 crash NW of Madras
A Vancouver, Washington, man was killed and two other people were seriously injured Tuesday in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 northwest of…
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8-year-old girl shot, seriously injured at her SW Redmond home
An 8-year-old girl was shot and seriously injured by a gun in her southwest Redmond home Monday afternoon, police…
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Woman killed in ATV crash NW of Prineville
A 23-year-old Prineville woman was killed in an ATV crash northwest of Prineville Sunday afternoon, Crook County sheriff’s deputies…
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Clackamas fisherman drowns in Santiam River
A Clackamas man fishing with a companion on the Santiam River drowned when both fell in the water from their boat Saturday afternoon, Marion County…
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Central Oregon tow truck drivers deal with close calls on the highways
A local tow truck driver has a message for other drivers: “Move…
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Highway 97 wrong-way DUII driver charged after bumper move, use of Taser
It took a bumper-to-bumper maneuver to stop a Canby woman who for a time drove the wrong way on Highway 97 near Sunriver early Friday morning,…
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Tow-truck driver arrested in Redmond hit-and-run crash
A tow truck driver was arrested Thursday on felony hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting and injuring a 77-year-old Redmond woman in a…
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Search ends in tragedy: Bend climber’s body found in crevasse on Mount Hood
An air and ground search of Mount Hood for a missing, experienced climber and wilderness guide from Bend ended tragically Thursday when Austin…
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Search underway for Bend man missing since crash on Hwy. 62 in Southern Oregon
A search is underway, and Oregon State Police troopers are seeking the public’s help in finding a 33-year-old Bend man believed to have been…
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Bend man unhurt, cited after crashing powered paraglider into power lines in Tumalo
A Bend man escaped injury but was cited Tuesday evening after he flew his powered paraglider into power lines over the Deschutes River in Tumalo and…
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Three teens escape injury, driver cited in crash west of Sisters
Three 16-year-old Sisters boys escaped injury but the driver was cited after a crash Thursday night just west of Sisters, not far from a recent…
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Pair of Bend DUII hit-and-run crashes knock out power, lead to arrests
Two allegedly drunk drivers crashed into power poles in Bend in less than six hours, resulting in widespread outages — and in both cases, leading…
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Injured hiker near Broken Hand summit prompts 12-hour rescue effort
A hiker was injured Sunday while trying to stop her fall at a remote spot near the summit of Broken Hand, west of Bend, prompting a challenging,…
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Officials ID Madras man, 20, killed in crash; driver, 17, charged with DUII
Jefferson County authorities on Wednesday identified a 20-year-old Madras man killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash that also brought drunken…
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Aloha boy, 3, finds gun, dies after shooting
Authorities say a 3-year-old Portland-area boy has died following an apparent accidental shooting involving a gun he found in a bedroom drawer.…
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