4 rescued from sinking fishing boat in Coos Bay
NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Coast Guard crew rescued four people from a commercial fishing vessel that sank in Coos Bay. The World reports the…
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Redmond man killed in SUV crash near Diamond Lake
A 23-year-old Redmond man was killed and his three passengers were injured on Christmas night when his SUV plunged over a 150-foot embankment and…
Continue Reading Cyclist struck, killed on Hwy. 126W in Lane County
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Wednesday morning on state Highway 126W in Lane County, Oregon State Police…
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Prineville couple’s fall prompts 2-county rescue effort
A Prineville man was seriously injured in a 30-foot fall when part of a rock ledge broke loose during a hike in the Crooked River Canyon south of…
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CRR man whose truck was hit by train recovering
A 74-year-old Crooked River Ranch man whose pickup truck was struck by a train at a private crossing on Wednesday morning is recovering at St.…
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Hwy. 26 reopens N. of Madras after 6-car, 3-truck pileup, jet fuel spill
Crashes involving nine vehicles in freezing fog and ice, including a semi-truck and a jet-fuel tanker truck that caught fire, sent two people to the…
Continue Reading Train hits pickup at crossing S. of Redmond; CRR man critically injured
A freight train struck a pickup truck at a railroad crossing south of Redmond Wednesday morning, sending the 74-year-old driver to the hospital by…
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Prineville fugitive caught after DCSO chase NE of Redmond
A pursuit northeast of Redmond Thursday morning hit speeds of nearly 80 mph and ended with the car losing two tires and ending up in a ditch, where…
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Two drivers injured, one cited in Hwy. 126 crash
Two pickup trucks collided nearly head-on Friday on state Highway 126 about five miles west of Redmond, sending both drivers to the hospital, one…
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Bend man arrested after Hwy. 20 DUII head-on crash
A 65-year-old Bend man was arrested on drunk and reckless driving and assault charges after a head-on crash on Highway 20 west of Tumalo Monday…
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Oregon OSHA fines Bend co. $15K after staircase collapse
Oregon OSHA has fined a Bend contractor more than $15,000 following an accident investigation that found the company failed to protect workers from…
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Snowmobilers get lost, crash, prompting DCSO rescue
A Washington state couple out for a snowmobile trip to Elk Lake got separated from others Thursday, crashed and got stuck, prompting a call-out of…
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Ice house burns on Oregon coast, toxic ammonia released
An ice house near Coos Bay caught fire and released ammonia that caused temporary evacuations…
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Five-semi crash shuts Hwy. 97 for nearly 4 hours
A five-semi-truck crash in icy road conditions Saturday night closed U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls for nearly four hours,…
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Canadian couple gets $9 million jury verdict in bike wreck
A Portland jury has awarded more than $9 million to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while…
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Prineville PD offer details of what led to high-speed Hwy. 26 chase, crash
Prineville police provided details Monday on the events that led to a wild high-speed chase of a menacing suspect Friday on U.S. Highway 26 that…
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Umatilla woman jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in fatal crash
A Umatilla woman was arrested on manslaughter, drunken driving and other charges Friday night after she allegedly ran a red light and crashed into…
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2 businesses sue pipeline company over 2016 Portland blast
Two businesses whose Northwest Portland storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was…
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Driver gets 16 years for striking pregnant woman in Gresham
A man on methamphetamine when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a sedan in Gresham, causing catastrophic injuries to the pregnant…
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Bend man charged in DUII wrong-way roundabout crash
A Bend man faces charges of drunk driving and felony hit-and-run after a wrong-way head-on collision Friday afternoon in a southeast Bend roundabout…
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