Ruptured Madras gas line sealed; Hwy. 97 reopens
An excavation crew punctured a four-inch natural gas line in Madras late Tuesday morning, forcing closure of U.S. Highway 97/26 for about two hours…
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2 boys shot at NE Portland apartment complex
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say two boys were shot inside a Northeast Portland apartment complex. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports police…
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Sisters man, 70, struck, killed by truck on Hwy. 20W
A 70-year-old Sisters man was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck by a box truck while walking across U.S. Highway 20W, Oregon State…
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Fathers of 2 Mt. Bachelor tree well victims sue resort for $30 million
The fathers of a skier and snowboarder who died on the same day nearly two years ago after falling into tree wells and suffocating on the slopes of…
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Bend Police ID woman struck, critically injured by pizza delivery driver
A 20-year-old Bend woman was critically injured and a second pedestrian also was hurt Wednesday night when they were struck by a Pizza Hut driver…
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Hood River surgeon identified as Mount Hood fall victim
A well-known doctor and surgeon from Hood River has been identified as the skier who died after a fall on Mount Hood…
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Mt. Hood climber’s body recovered after fall
The body of a climber who fell and was found Tuesday at 9,400 feet elevation on Mount Hood has been recovered, according to the Clackamas County…
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Oregon man dies after rescuing drowning boy in Micronesia
According to authorities, a 30-year-old man with ties to Central Oregon died after sacrificing his life to rescue a drowning boy in the Federated…
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Madras lumber co. cited, fined for job safety violations after accident
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it has cited Mid-Columbia Lumber Products in Madras for six violations of job safety rules – half of them repeat offenses…
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Bend police cite 2 DCSO deputies for ‘excessive speed’ in injury crashes
Bend police said Tuesday they have cited two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies after determining that “excessive speed” — hitting 90 mph on…
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Family, friends mourn Redmond man killed in land kiteboarding crash
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Redmond man fatally injured Sunday morning when he fell nearly 30 feet while practicing land…
Continue Reading Bend teen skateboarder being towed in parking garage seriously injured in fall
A 17-year-old Bend skateboarder was seriously injured Monday when she lost her grip on a car’s side mirror and fell while being towed to the top of…
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Wash. man critically injured when tree falls on apartment
RENTON, Wash. (KTVZ) — A man was critically injured when a tree fell onto a six-unit apartment building in Renton on Sunday morning. Dispatchers…
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Hwy. 22 reopens, five days after tanker crash, fuel spill
Cleanup crews finished excavating petroleum contaminated soil Thursday at the site of a fuel spill along the banks of the North Santiam River near…
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Driver cited in Crook County rear-end crash
A two-vehicle rear-end crash southeast of Prineville Thursday evening left one pickup atop another, sending one driver to the hospital for…
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Albany foundry fined $27,500 for furnace explosion that injured 2
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health has fined Selmet Inc. $27,500 for an August 2019 titanium furnace explosion that injured two employees.…
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I-5 reopens at Wilsonville after multi-vehicle crash injures 6
A multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning that included a jack-knifed tractor and trailer closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in the Wilsonville…
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DEQ: ‘Extremely low’ fuel levels in N. Santiam from tanker crash, spill
The Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality said in an update Thursday that only “extremely low levels” of fuel-related chemicals have been found in…
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Second Mt. Hood Meadows snowboarder dies in 2 days
A Northern California man who had been reported missing when he didn’t return home after a work trip to Oregon was found dead in Heather Canyon at…
Continue Reading Mt. Hood Meadows snowboarder killed in fall
A 45-year-old Portland snowboarder died after a fall Sunday at Mt. Hood Meadows, authorities said…
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