$10M verdict for man injured in Wash. Amtrak derailment
A jury has awarded more than $10 million to a man who was seriously hurt when an Amtrak train derailed between Tacoma and Olympia in 2017.…
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Dozens of cats rescued from crash near Prineville heading to Portland shelter
Dozens of cats rescued after a crash last October on Highway 26 east of Prineville are being brought to the Oregon Humane Society to receive…
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Oregon OSHA fines cos. $31K for boom accident that killed 2
Oregon OSHA has issued $31,000 in fines against two companies for safety violations after investigating a boom lift accident last summer that killed…
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DCSO: Shooting accident seriously injures Redmond man
A Redmond man scouting for mountain bike riding trails on BLM land northwest of Redmond was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when his pistol fell…
Continue ReadingPlane breaks apart after skidding off runway in Turkey
(CNN) — All 183 people on board a passenger plane survived after it skidded off the runway and broke apart while landing at…
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Redmond woman killed in Alfalfa Market Road crash east of Bend
A 32-year-old Redmond woman was killed Sunday night in the rollover crash of her car on icy Alfalfa Market Road east of Bend, Deschutes County…
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Bend driver critically injured in Hwy. 20-Cooley Road crash
An 89-year-old Bend man was critically injured Friday evening when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Cooley Road, stopped in the middle of Highway…
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OSP cites Bend truck driver in Hwy. 20E crash for falling asleep
A Bend truck driver was cited Tuesday for falling asleep at the wheel, leading to a crash into a utility pole on U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend that…
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DCSO adds deputy training in wake of 2 crashes involving patrol cars
Two crashes in recent months involving Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies driving patrol cars has led to some added training for deputies in safely…
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Benton County road worker who died was operating faulty equipment
Findings from two investigations show a Benton County road worker who died on the job last year was operating a poorly maintained piece of leased…
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Florence woman dies of ‘medical event’ at Terwilliger Hot Springs
A Florence woman has died at Terwilliger Hot Springs, a destination between Eugene and Bend known for its scenic soaking pools in the Cascade…
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Lucy, stuck in icy Little Deschutes, got tail-wagging rescue
Lucy, a 5-year-old golden retriever, had better days than Friday, when she ended up clinging to the icy banks of the Little Deschutes River in La…
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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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