Accidents and Crashes Archives

March 11, 2024 3:25 pm Associated Press

NORTH POWDER, Ore. (AP) — An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick…

March 9, 2024 11:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that about 18% of all traffic deaths between 2017 and 2021…

March 8, 2024 3:01 pm Barney Lerten

Two women attending Phagan’s Central Oregon Beauty College in northeast Bend were struck and injured in a 27th Street crosswalk Friday morning and…

March 7, 2024 11:30 am Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) Residents of four-plex were evacuated during late-night repairs BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man suspected of drunk and…

March 5, 2024 6:26 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Tree-well suffocation confirmed, victim identified; information on past incidents. lawsuits) Robert Harrington, 58, was wearing helmet,…

March 5, 2024 9:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

CANBY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Canby High School community is mourning the loss of a student who was struck and killed by a train Monday evening,…

March 5, 2024 7:56 pm KTVZ - News Team

Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels talked to us Tuesday about why no criminal charges were filed in connection with a northwest Bend…

March 4, 2024 3:09 pm KTVZ

Trenton’s Law (HB 4103), legislation that updates definitions of electric-assisted bicycles in the Oregon Vehicle Code, passed the Oregon Senate…

March 4, 2024 5:11 pm Associated Press

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two snowmobilers have been killed in separate avalanches in Washington state and in Idaho. Two snowmobilers riding in the…

March 4, 2024 2:58 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Sunday evening of a stranded Redmond family – two women, two young kids and three…

March 3, 2024 1:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Washington State Patrol trooper who was struck and killed on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning was a “truly dedicated” member and “an even…

March 1, 2024 7:12 pm KTVZ - News Team

Several crashes were reported Friday on Century Drive (state Highway 372), the road to Mt. Bachelor. A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy was at the…