Pair escape van stalled on tracks, just before freight train hits it north of Bend
Two people in a van that stalled on the railroad tracks north of Bend early Friday morning narrowly escaped before a BNSF train smashed into it,…
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Hwy. 20 reopened after semi fire east of Sisters
A reported semi-truck fire closed U.S. Highway 20 east of Sisters Tuesday afternoon, officials…
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Aumsville climber falls hundreds of feet, dies at Three-Fingered Jack
A 19-year-old Aumsville man climbing near the summit of Three-Fingered Jack fell hundreds of feet and died on Sunday, Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon…
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2 children seriously injured, others also hurt in jet ski crash near Sweet Home
Two children suffered life-threatening injuries and several others were reported injured Monday afternoon when a man lost control of his jet ski at…
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Major search effort finds missing 3-year-old boy NE of Gilchrist
Searchers from seven counties and numerous agencies scoured an area northeast of Gilchrist on Saturday for a missing 3-year-old boy who wandered away…
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La Pine man killed, woman injured in Hwy. 97 crash north of Sunriver
A La Pine man was killed and a La Pine woman was injured Friday evening when their SUV left Highway 97 just north of Sunriver and overturned, Oregon…
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Redmond motorcyclist killed in Hwy. 20W crash near Sisters
A Redmond man was killed late Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck whose driver had stopped to turn left on U.S.…
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OSP: Wrong-way driver causes crash on Hwy. 97 north of Bend
A two-vehicle reportedly head-on crash closed U.S. Highway 97 near Deschutes Junction, about five miles north of Bend for a time on Wednesday…
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Terrebonne woman recounts rescuing toddler who ran across Hwy. 97, fell in canal
A Terrebonne woman said it was a higher power that put her in the right place at the right time Tuesday evening. She spotted a toddler running…
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GoFundMe page set up for Bend near-drowning victim
Friends and family have rallied to raise money for the family of a Bend man who nearly drowned in the Deschutes River on Sunday but was found and…
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Salem woman dies after crash on Hwy. 20 at Santiam Junction
A Salem woman died after her car and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 20 at Santiam Junction, west of Santiam Pass Monday evening, Oregon…
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Terrebonne man killed, Calif. pair injured in Hwy. 97 crash south of Terrebonne
A 21-year-old Terrebonne man was killed and two Stockton, California residents were injured Monday night in a head-on crash on Highway 97 south of…
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Small plane skids off RDM runway after landing gear collapses; no injuries
A small plane pilot and passenger escaped injury Monday after calling in a possible problem with a landing gear that collapsed during an emergency…
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Bend teen on life support after Alfalfa ATV crash; family to donate organs
A 14-year-old Bend High School freshman badly injured in an ATV rollover crash on the Fourth of July was on life support at St. Charles Bend Monday…
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Good Samaritans rescue Bend man from Deschutes River
Good Samaritans, assisted by police and fire crews, rescued a Bend man who tried to swim across the Deschutes River near the Bill Healy Bridge on…
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Truck driver sentenced to 13 months in Madras fatal hit-and-run crash
A truck driver from Mexico who authorities said struck and killed a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 97 in Madras in January and failed to stop entered a…
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Bend woman among 4 killed in California car crash
A 23-year-old Bend woman was one of four people killed Monday night when their car left a road and hit an oak tree in Templeton, California, the…
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Bend motor glider pilot killed in crash after takeoff from Bend Airport
A motor glider crashed and burned shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon at Bend Municipal Airport, killing the pilot, a 65-year-old Bend man,…
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Couple dead, 1 rescued after crabbing boat capsizes near Florence
FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A well-known couple who ran a crabbing business in Florence died and one person was rescued after a fishing boat sank early…
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Welches woman killed, 2 people injured in Hwy. 26 crash west of Warm Springs
A Welches woman was killed and two Washington state residents were injured late Monday morning in a head-on crash that closed U.S. Highway 26 west of…
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