Four people photographed or recorded Oregon wolf OR-213 along roads near Crater Lake on Saturday, six days after two Bend couples encountered him along Cascade Lakes Highway in the Deschutes National ... Read More

This story has been updated with additional information. Highway 22 is open again after a crash briefly closed both lanes of the busy thoroughfare just after 2 p.m. June 26, according to the Oregon ... Read More

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- ODOT has just informed KTVZ News that OR 126, between Sisters and Redmond near Buckhorn Road, milepost 104, due to a crash. At this time, ODOT is urging drivers to find an ... Read More

A vegetation fire broke out today at 3:13 p.m. at 859 SW 1st Street in Redmond, sending large plumes of smoke into the air near Highway 97. Multiple fire crews responded to the blaze, which has been ... Read More

U.S. Highway 20 reopened in both directions at the Santiam Pass Summit on the evening of May 3 after a crash, according to ODOT. Read More

Rajinder Kumar, the truck driver accused in a November crash that killed a newlywed couple east of Bend, has pleaded not guilty in Deschutes County court, setting the stage for a lengthy legal fight. Read More

Oregon State Police on Thursday released the victim's name and other details of Wednesday's head-on crash of a Jeep and box truck near the intersection of Highway 126 and the Powell Butte Highway. Read More

The driver was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled. OSP believes the crash had occurred in the early hours that morning. Bonivert was declared deceased at the scene. ' 11:43 p.m. - Troopers ... Read More

MORROW COUNTY - Oregon State Police reported a Bend man died Friday night, Sept. 12, in Morrow County in a collision with a semitrailer. According to state police, troopers at 11:43 p.m. responded to ... Read More

The eastbound lane of Highway 22 reopened at milepost 27 about 3 miles west of Mill City at 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 due to a crash, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Both lanes of ... Read More

Both lanes of Highway 22 were closed at milepost 27 about 3 miles west of Mill City due to a crash the afternoon of Aug. 20, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT said the closure ... Read More

Bend Police have confirmed a motorcycle and car collided late this afternoon near the Les Schwab Tire Center, just off South Highway 97. The crash happened sometime before 6 p.m. Sergeant Scott ... Read More

A fast-moving wildfire broke out Sunday evening near Highway 97 and Willowdale northeast of Madras, tearing through grass, brush, timber and leftover logging debris. It was still growing fast Monday, ... Read More

Santiam Highway was closed June 25 after a crash near the Santiam Pass summit, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read More

Santiam Highway was closed June 25 after a crash near the Santiam Pass summit, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read More

: The Crook County Sheriff's Office tells KTVZ News two people were transported to St. Charles in Bend. The 80-year-old male pilot and 46-year-old male passenger both sustained serious injuries. Below ... Read More

U.S. Highway 101 was closed between Coos Bay and North Bend due to a crash at milepost 237, Oregon Dept. of Transportation reports late Friday afternoon. ODOT reports the road is now reopened. Read More

The 21-year-old Bend woman, whose name has not yet been released, was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 97 when her black Chevrolet Silverado was struck head-on by a Toyota Sienna. The woman was ... Read More

A 74-year-old Bend, Oregon man died after crashing his white BMW into a motorhome in a Desert Hot Springs mobile home park.    The crash was first reported at around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday on North ... Read More

Last week's three-day Deschutes County-wide traffic safety enforcement blitz and the hundreds of tickets that resulted have understandably brought many comments to Bend Police, as well as questions, ... Read More

Nestled along the path of historic Highway 395, Heller's Bend is more than a sharp curve-it's a gateway into the region's rich past and preserved natural beauty. From early travel routes ... Read More

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ ... traffic stop for a speed violation on Wednesday in the 51000 block of Highway 97. "During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy established reasonable suspicion ... Read More

A crash closed state Highway west of the junction with Highway 97 for a time Friday afternoon and evening, prompting ODOT to advise motorists to use an alternate route if possible. ODOT's TripCheck ... Read More

On Tuesday January 29th the Coos Bay North Bend Water Board will repair asphalt roadway damaged in a water main leak on Newmark Avenue between Sheridan Avenue and Highway 101. Read More

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Traffic is backed up on U.S Highway 97 north of Redmond after a crash, according to ODOT. Extended delays are likely and ODOT recommends taking another route. This is a developing ... Read More

After many years of planning and nearly two years of construction, the U.S. Highway 97 / 20 Bend North Corridor Project is '?substantially complete,'? two months ahead of schedule and within its $175 ... Read More

Tel and Lacey Abbe own the 314-acre property just south of Interstate 84 between Huntington and Farewell Bend. Read More

Relief is coming for commuters in the Okanagan who rely on Highway 97. The section of Highway 97 ... Marshall Jones at What to do with those Oregon grape berries Sometimes the most ordinary ... Read More

Wheat said Oregon's first dedicated wildlife crossing was built on Highway 97 outside Bend. '?Since that structure was built, wildlife vehicle collisions were reduced by 80%,'? she said. State ... Read More

On Friday evening, southbound traffic on U.S. Highway 97 on the north side of Bend will be permanently shifted to the newly built southbound Bend Parkway lanes, and the southbound U.S. 97 onramp at ... Read More

On July 13, just before 11 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Tumalo Road and Highway 97 in Bend. Read More

(KTVZ) - A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday on a murder charge in the killing of a 62-year-old Bend man whose body was found a day earlier in a ditch near North US Highway 97. Officers responded .. Read More

The North Bend fire department was quickly able to distinguish the fire. Both drivers were transported to Bay Area Hospital by ambulance. The conditions of both drivers are unknown currently. The ... Read More

Buckingham Elementary School in northeast Bend was placed in a '?secure'? status Friday morning while police were investigating a '?suspicious vehicle parked near the school,'? Bend-La Pine Schools said ... Read More

A Bend transient who used a ride-share service to travel from the Deschutes County Stabilization Center to Sisters early Friday morning then assaulted the 77-year-old driver and stole his car, driving ... Read More

Deschutes County sheriff's deputies on Saturday released the names of a Gilchrist couple who were killed Friday when the SUV's speeding driver tried to pass a commercial truck, clipped it and ran off ... Read More

For most travelers '?road trip'? brings to mind a vehicle journey in which the destination is less important than the experience of getting there. A leisurely drive along Route 66, ... Read More

NORTH BEND, Ore. - The community of North Bend is mourning after a student at North Bend High School passed away in a car crash in the evening of February 22. Read More

BEND - The five family members killed in slick road conditions on U.S. Highway 97 Wednesday, Jan. 17, were all from Bend, authorities said. The fatalities included two teenagers and a 1-year-old boy, ... Read More

Five members of a Bend family, including a 1-year-old boy, were killed and a sixth critically injured Wednesday morning when the driver lost control of their minivan on icy Highway 97 near Chemult and ... Read More

Oregon State Police said two cars crashed in Klamath County on Wednesday, killing 5 people and leaving one hurt. Read More

A 19-year-old West Bend man is now charged in connection with a crash in Fond du Lac County. Jatziel Encarnacion is facing a single charge of hit-and-run, great bodily harm. Read More

A man has been arrested after a police say a vehicle search uncovered methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and cash at Tailem Bend. Read More

Bend-La Pine and Jefferson County schools and area colleges were closed Wednesday due to the slick roads from Tuesday night's mix of rain, snow and freezing rain, much of it atop packed snow from ... Read More

While temperatures warmed across the Central Oregon on Wednesday, reaching a balmy 40 degrees ... Standing water, slush and slick conditions could be found throughout Bend on Wednesday. Compacted snow ... Read More

OSU-Cascades announced it will open the Bend campus at 11 a.m. due to the weather and road conditions. Central Oregon Community College campuses at first were on a delayed opening, with classes before ... Read More

Bend Police arrested an attempted robbery suspect Tuesday, five days after they say he fled from police by speeding into oncoming traffic during an attempted traffic stop. A SWAT team responded to the ... Read More

The City of Great Bend Public Works Department has announced the receipt of a grant totaling $58,802.25 for the Traffic Signal Battery Back-Ups project. Read More

An Oregon family is both rattled and amused after a giant tree crashed through their roof and landed perfectly in their toilet ... Read More

If city streets aren't snow-plowed, accumulated snow and ice can pose serious hazards. For drivers it can mean costly accidents ... for pedestrians slips and falls. The City of Bend's Public Works ... Read More

After a couple of years of planning, Collision Bend Brewing Co. is opening its East Side location today - Friday, Jan. 5. The production brewery-taproom-kitchen is scheduled to open at 3 p.m. in an ... Read More

Two people were killed and a third injured in a head-on crash Saturday evening on U.S. Highway 97 between Bend and Redmond, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels confirmed Sunday. Read More

The principal of Clements High School in Sugar Land is charged with soliciting prostitution following a sting operation by the Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance Taskforce on Monday in Missouri City. Read More

Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas,including Hunter Creek near Gold Beach and Highway 101 near CoosBay and ... Coos Bay, Brookings, Reedsport, Port Orford, North Bend,Coquille ... Read More

COOS COUNTY, Ore. - A North Bend man is dead after a crash on Highway 101 in Coos County Monday morning. According to Oregon State Police, Andrew Chase Carlson, 24, was driving northbound near ... Read More

A 24-year-old North Bend man was killed on Monday, November 27, 2023, after mechanical issue with vehicle lead to a fatal two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 101, acco ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash near Mapleton Sunday afternoon killed a Florence man and seriously injured a man and woman from North Bend, state police said. Read More

BEND, Ore. - In a news release from the Oregon State Police, a head-on crash on US 97 near Bend resulted in two people injured and two arrests for DUI ... Read More

Two people were injured in a suspected DUI head-on accident in Bend earlier this month, according to the Oregon State Police. The wreck happened at about 10:30 p.m.October 14, on US 97 near milepost ... Read More

The project to reroute US 97 on the north side of the city will complete the final segment of the Bend Parkway. The money from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for Rebuilding ... Read More

Bad weather, traffic and hazards combine to make U.S. Highway 20 between Sisters and Bend an accident-prone stretch of road, Oregon State Police troopers say. Read More

A Culver woman is in fair condition at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, following an 8 a.m. rear-end collision on U.S. Highway 97 five miles south of Madras, according to hospital and Oregon ... Read More

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Transportation Department expects to reopen Highway 101 at North Bend on Monday afternoon, after crews finish clearing a slide that blocked all four lanes ... Read More

Should U.S. Highway 97 in Oregon be a four-lane freeway from the Columbia River to the California border? That's the question some Central Oregonians are asking after a state transportation ... Read More

The windshields of at least two vehicles - one an Oregon State Police patrol car - were damaged early Sunday morning after rocks or concrete were apparently thrown from a railroad overpass onto ... Read More