Trucker arrested in S. Calif. in Madras fatal hit-and-run
A 47-year-old truck driver was arrested in Southern California Wednesday on second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other…
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Madras man struck, critically injured on Hwy. 97
One of three Madras-area men walking to a warming shelter Monday evening was critically injured when he tried to cross Highway 97 and was struck by a…
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2 pedestrians killed in Vancouver crash
Police say two pedestrians were killed in a crash in Vancouver, Washington, Tuesday morning.…
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Plane with 2 aboard crashes on landing at Sunriver Airport; no injuries
Two licensed pilots on a training flight escaped injury Monday afternoon in the crash of a small plane that was landing at Sunriver Airport,…
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After brother’s death, Redmond woman warns of carbon monoxide dangers
A Redmond woman is speaking out after she lost her brother to carbon monoxide poisoning in December, a month before what would have been his 36th…
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Redmond man arrested in NW Bend DUII hit-and-run crashes
An alleged drunken driver from Redmond who police said struck a mother carrying her infant child in downtown Bend Friday evening fled the scene and…
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Woman dies in NE Oregon snowmobile crash
Authorities say a woman died in a snowmobile crash in northeastern Oregon while trying to traverse winter weather conditions to her home near…
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Coast Guard: 3 men rescued from capsized fishing boat
Three fishermen were rescued Tuesday night from inside their capsized fishing vessel near the entrance to Coos Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard…
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Family struck by coast tragedy: ‘Our hearts … could not be more broken’
A family devastated by the tragic loss of a 7-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy shared some details of what happened on the Oregon coast this weekend…
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Snowmobiler dies in Eastern Oregon avalanche
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an Eastern Oregon man died in an avalanche Saturday while he was snowmobiling in the Elkhorn Mountains. The…
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Bend man arrested in DUII crash into power pole
A Bend man with several previous DUII convictions was arrested on drunken and reckless driving and other charges early Monday after his pickup slid…
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OSP IDs father swept to sea on Oregon coast; daughter dies, son missing
A Portland father and his young son and daughter were swept into the Pacific Ocean by a large wave on the Oregon coast Saturday afternoon, Oregon…
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ODOT urges avoiding Mt. Hood due to dangerous conditions
The initial snowfall from a stormy weekend has made for slick roads on the High Desert and elsewhere, with ODOT warning Saturday of dangerous…
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Condon man killed in Tumalo crash into power pole
A 61-year-old Condon man was killed Friday night when his flatbed pickup truck left Tumalo Reservoir Road, struck a power pole and overturned,…
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OHSU pediatric surgeon ID’d as third Idaho avalanche victim
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have released the name of the third person found buried by an avalanche at an Idaho ski resort. The Shoshone…
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One person remains missing at an Idaho resort near where an avalanche on Tuesday killed two skiers and injured four others.…
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Deschutes SO deputy in 3-car injury crash on Hwy. 97 in Bend
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy heading to a SWAT call in Terrebonne with lights and siren going struck another SUV Sunday night on Highway 97…
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Gresham boy, 11, hit, killed in crosswalk; driver arrested
Police say a driver hit and killed a middle school student in Gresham as he walked to school Monday morning.…
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Both drivers hurt, one cited in NW Redmond intersection crash
Two injured drivers were taken to the hospital after a collision Sunday afternoon at a northwest Redmond intersection, authorities said, and one was…
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Portland co. faces $190K fine for North Dakota grain bin death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Portland-based Columbia Grain International for a fatal worker accident at a North Dakota…
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