Bend man killed in Hwy. 97 Wasco County crash
A Bend man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 97 south of Shaniko in Wasco County, Oregon State Police…
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Two injured in three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 126 in Redmond
A three-vehicle crash on state Highway 126 East in Redmond Wednesday evening sent two people to the hospital, one with likely serious injuries,…
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Mother of Sisters HS student speaks after daughter, 2 others die in crash
The mother of a Sisters High School student killed in a car crash last Thursday said she wants to keep her memory…
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Three Hwy. 97 crashes send 6 to hospitals, close NB lanes near Deschutes Juntion
Three separate, related crashes Tuesday afternoon near Deschutes Junction closed Highway 97’s northbound lanes for 90 minutes and sent 6 people to…
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Driver charged with DUII after crashing pickup into SW Redmond home
A Redmond woman was arrested by citation on drunken driving and other charges after her pickup truck crashed into the front of a southwest Redmond…
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Driver killed in late-night SW Redmond crash
A Redmond man was killed late Saturday night when his car left a southwest Redmond intersection at a 90-degree turn and struck a large tree, police…
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ODOT: Distracted driving isn’t just costly, but dangerous — and deadly
In Oregon, over the past five years, 137 people have lost their lives in crashes involving a distracted driver, and more than 20,992 were injured,…
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Seaside man posing for photo in tree falls to death when limb breaks
A Seaside man who climbed a tree to pose for a photo along a cliff along the Oregon coast fell 100 feet to his death after a limb broke Sunday…
Continue Reading California man killed in Hwy. 26 crash on Warm Springs Reservation
A California man was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon State…
Continue ReadingFirefighting pilot dies in Idaho air tanker crash
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a firefighter died after his single-engine air tanker crashed while he was fighting a small fire in…
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Sisters HS graduate, 18, killed in S. Oregon crash
An 18-year-old Sisters resident was killed early Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Josephine County, Oregon State Police…
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Lost motorcycle rider rescued after all-night search west of Bend
A Gilchrist man whose motorcycle wouldn’t start, leaving him stranded in the woods west of Bend, was rescued Sunday morning, cold and tired but OK,…
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Gas line hit; leak at SE Bend road project leads to closures
There was a gas leak at a construction site in a southeast Bend neighborhood Thursday afternoon that led to a few road closures but no evacuations.…
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2-year-old run over, fatally injured NW of Prineville
A 2-year-old child was run over and fatally injured Thursday evening northwest of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies…
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Warm Springs man killed in Hwy. 26 rollover crash near Madras
A Warm Springs man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras, Oregon State Police reported…
Continue Reading Silver Lake man killed when tree falls on camp trailer in Ochoco National Forest
A Silver Lake man hunting in the Ochocos with friends was killed Monday night when a tree fell and crashed down onto his camp trailer, Crook County…
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Hikers who ran into trouble due to heat rescued near George Lake
A Salem man who experienced a heat-related medical emergency while hiking with his wife on the Pacific Crest Trail near George Lake west of Sisters…
Continue Reading 2 Redmond teens riding on outside of car thrown, seriously hurt in sudden stop
Two Redmond teens riding on the outside of a car driven by their older sister were seriously injured Thursday night when she suddenly stopped and…
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Police identify woman who drowned in pool at NE Bend motel
Bend police on Thursday identified a 60-year-old Bend woman staying at a northeast Bend motel who drowned Wednesday afternoon while swimming alone in…
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Audit: ODOT’s work zone safety efforts could use some improvements
ODOT’s roadway project delivery process emphasizes work zone safety, but auditors identified several ways work zone safety can be further enhanced,…
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