Citizen finds mtn. bike of Portland man who died near Pine Mountain
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said a citizen found the mountain bike of a Portland man whose body was found by ATV riders east of Bend on…
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Texas man jailed after crash of stolen car east of Bend; stolen rifle found
A Texas man who crashed a stolen pickup truck on George Millican Road east of Bend on Saturday morning was found nearby, wearing body armor, and was…
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DCSO SAR rescues lost hiker near Johnny Lake
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Sunday of a Monmouth man who became separated from others and got lost after…
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Pickup jumps curb, pushes fuel oil tank into La Pine barber shop
A driver’s pickup truck jumped a curb and crashed into the outside wall of a La Pine barber shop Monday morning, also hitting a fuel oil tank and…
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Bend man killed, 2 others seriously hurt in Hwy. 20E rear-end crash
One Bend man was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon when a van crashed into the rear of an SUV as both vehicles prepared…
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Bend driver injured, cited in fiery Highway 97 DUII crash south of Redmond
A Bend woman faces drunken and reckless driving charges after her SUV left Highway 97 south of Redmond Saturday morning and rolled, throwing her to…
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Bend driver cited, accused of crosswalk collision during protest march
Bend police have cited a Bend driver on assault and recklessly endangering charges for allegedly striking a woman pushing a baby stroller in a…
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Two people killed, third seriously injured in fiery Hwy. 20E head-on crash
Oregon State Police on Thursday identified two people who were killed and a third seriously injured in a fiery head-on crash on Hwy. 20E east of…
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Bend PD seek witnesses to possible vehicle-pedestrian collision
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend police said Wednesday they are seeking any witnesses to a reported vehicle-pedestrian collision during Saturday’s “Bend…
Continue Reading Hwy. 20E reopens after fiery, fatal head-on crash east of Brothers
A fiery head-on crash on U.S. Highway 20E more than 50 miles east of Bend killed at least one person early Wednesday morning and closed the highway…
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Mtn. biker injured in crash, rescued on trail west of Bend
A Bend man injured in a mountain bike crash on a trail west of town Friday evening was rescued by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and…
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DCSO Search and Rescue helps mountain biker injured in fall west of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the assistance Wednesday of a mountain biker who was injured when he fell of his bike and hit a…
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Sonar helps searchers find Klamath Lake kayaker’s body
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A special sonar device was able to help divers find and recover the body of a Chiloquin-area man whose kayak overturned…
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Plane skids to safe stop at Prineville Airport after landing gear collapses
A pilot who called in to report a malfunctioning landing gear before landing at Prineville Airport Thursday afternoon brought the plane skidding to…
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1 killed in helicopter crash near Roseburg
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say at least one person was killed in a helicopter crash near Roseburg. KATU-TV reports the crash happened around…
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Vancouver woman cited for texting and driving, causing Bend Parkway crash
A Vancouver, Washington woman was cited for texting while driving on the Bend Parkway on Thursday after her pickup truck struck another while…
Continue Reading Search continues for Chiloquin man whose kayak flipped on Klamath Lake
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Searchers by air, ground and water have so far been unable to find a Chiloquin-area man whose kayak overturned during a…
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Bend man seriously injured in motorcycle crash, found the next morning
A 20-year-old Bend man reported missing Saturday morning after failing to go to work or return home was found laying in the brush off a Forest…
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Junction City driver jailed after crash kills 2, seriously injures third
A 21-year-old Junction City man was jailed on DUII and criminally negligent homicide charges after a crash early Saturday morning killed two people…
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Injured Colorado climber rescued after small Mount Hood avalanche
A Colorado woman climbing Mount Hood was struck by a small avalanche and injured Saturday, prompting the second rescue operation on Oregon’s tallest…
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