Two consecutive train-versus-vehicle collisions occurred near Chemult in mid-July, resulting in three deaths. The first collision took place Friday, July 17, north of Chemult near the intersection of ... Read More

(KTVZ) -- U.S. Highway 97 has reopened north of La Pine after a crash temporarily shut down the roadway in both directions, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT says the closure ... Read More

A motor vehicle crash has closed both directions of Highway 97 north of Redmond on June 5. Oregon State Police and Deschutes County Police released an advisory warning drivers of a motor vehicle ... Read More

A significant crash has led to the closure of US-97, 3 miles north of Terrebonne, affecting all lanes and shoulders in both directions. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes as the Oregon ... Read More

Highway 97 was closed north of Terrebonne due to a crash Friday afternoon. Oregon State Police spokesperson Jolene Kelley told the Spokesman in an email that one person died in a two-car collision. 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

An Oregon teen died on Saturday after being run over by a semi-truck on Highway 97, Oregon State Police said. Officials say the crash occurred around 4:15 a.m. near milepost 264 in Klamath County. Read More

A woman walking along Oregon 97 was hit by a semitruck and then struck again by a second vehicle in a fatal crash Tuesday night near Bake Oven Road in Wasco County. Lutah Avis Wallulatum, 42, of Warm ... Read More

A Klamath Falls man was killed in a head-on crash on Tuesday on Highway 97 at mile post 259, between Chiloquin and Klamath Falls. Read More

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - A fiery and fatal collision in Klamath County caused a major traffic backup Tuesday morning. According to ODOT, the crash was reported at 9:20 a.m. The crash involved a ... Read More

An Idaho man died on Friday evening after running into a semi truck on Hwy 97, Oregon State Police announced. The crash took place around 6:20 p.m. near milepost 228 in Klamath County. Investigators ... Read More

A vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash along U.S. Highway 97 near Falcon Lane in Madras is under investigation. Authorities say the incident happened Saturday, along the busy highway corridor through ... Read More

A traffic incident on Highway 97 near Crystal Waters Road has slowed traffic. DriveBC confirmed that the incident has slowed both sides of the highway, as crews are currently on scene. According to ... Read More

Eastbound lanes of Highway 97 were closed just before 8 a.m. after a reported motorcycle crash and the closure has caused significant traffic issues, as drivers were directed off Highway 97 and down ... Read More

DriveBC is reporting lane closures in both directions on Highway 97 at Bailey Road. The major vehicle incident took place shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25. 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

Highway 97 is now open to single-lane alternating traffic between Quesnel and Williams Lake. Traffic delays are still expected in both directions. A vehicle incident has closed Highway 97 in both ... Read More

The southbound lanes on Highway 97 at Grizzly Road are now closed due to a serious two-vehicle collision. Motorists are advised to use Old Okanagan Highway or Daimler Road. It's not known how long the ... Read More

Highway 97 is closed between Okanagan Falls and Vaseux Lake as crews work on vehicle recovery. The Fire department recommended using Oliver Ranch Road as a detour. Read More

A two-vehicle incident has traffic slowed on Highway 97 near the Vernon scales. Emergency crews are on scene at the incident at Meadowlark Road. Northbound traffic is being rerouted at Stickle Road to ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash is currently slowing down Highway 97. Shelaine Waugh told Castanet the incident happened on the highway close to Meadowlark Road. Pictures from before emergency crews arrived, show ... Read More

A crash on Highway 97 near Peachland has brought traffic to a standstill. The collision happened around 1 p.m. near Hardy Road at Antlers Beach. It is not known at this time how many vehicles have ... Read More

The fire near Madras is 0% contained. Crews are working to hold lines and protect ranches as smoke impacts drivers on Highway 97. Level 3 evacuations remain active. 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

A fast-moving wildfire broke out Sunday evening along The Dalles-California Highway near Madras, tearing through grass, brush, timber, and leftover logging debris. The Cram Fire was first reported by ... Read More

Highway 97 south of Okanagan Falls is expected to remain closed for a couple more hours as investigators review the crash site. Okanagan Falls Fire Chief Fred Dobransky said three people were injured ... Read More

(UPDATE: July 3 @ 3:40 pm) - Highway 97 has reopened south of Okanagan Falls. (Original story: July 3 @ 2:44 pm) - A vehicle incident has closed Highway 97 in the South Okanagan. DriveBC says the ... Read More

The stretch of the Alaska Highway near Fort Nelson, B.C., that closed Monday due to a nearby wildfire has reopened to single lane traffic. Read More

A semi-truck driver was injured in a collision on Thursday evening in Biggs Junction. At around 7:10 p.m., officers responded to the scene of a collision on US 97, according to the Oregon State Police ... Read More

Sunriver, OR (May 26, 2025 ... and limited access points. US 97, which spans central Oregon, is a common route for both local and long-distance travelers. The crossing of divided highways can be ... Read More

A crash closed Highway 97 in Klamath County for a time Tuesday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Transportation reported. Read More

Highway 97A has reopened to single lane alternating traffic following a vehicle crash Tuesday morning. Video of the scene shows a truck with its front hit being loaded onto a tow truck. Mounties and ... Read More

Tragedy struck on Highway 97 in ... to Oregon State Police reports, at approximately 8:52 p.m., a southbound Dodge Caravan, driven by 25-year-old Anthony Buddrick Torres of La Pine, swerved ... 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 two-car crash on U.S. 97 in Klamath County killed one person Monday. Oregon State Police responded to the wreck near milepost 176 at 8:46 a.m and found Leif Taylor Celusta, 34, of Crescent, dead at ... Read More

A crash Monday morning closed U.S. Highway 97 south of La Pine, and ODOT advised motorists to expect extended delays om the area. The crash was reported around 9 a.m. at milepost 177, about seven ... Read More

According to the report, Robinson was riding an electric bike westbound at the intersection when he failed to stop for a red light and was hit by a southbound Subaru Outback Klamath County, CA. Read More

KLAMATH FALLS ... killed by an SUV, Oregon State Police said Friday. At 9:42 a.m. on Wednesday, OSP responded to a vehicle vs. bicycle crash on Crater Lake Parkway (Highway 97 Business), at ... Read More

Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97 in Klamath County on Monday, according to Oregon State Police (OSP).Police responded to the crash n ... 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

Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a crash Sunday near Chiloquin in Klamath County, according to Oregon State Police. Read More

Two Klamath County women were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near Chiloquin last weekend. Winnie Mae Hescock, 41, of Klamath Falls, and Laurice Lee Foster, 41, of Chiloquin, were ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash is causing some delays for motorists travelling Highway 97. The incident took place just south of Vernon, near Kalamalka Lakeview Drive, shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3. Read More

Highway 97 is currently closed to all traffic due to a crash near Chiloquin. An emergency alert from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) said both north and southbound lanes are closed to ... 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

In Oregon, call 511 or visit tripcheck.com ... Lake County and eastern Klamath County, Modoc County. This includes Highway 97 north of Chiloquin, Highway 140 near Bly Summit, Quartz Mountain ... Read More

A pedestrian was struck and killed late Thursday, Jan. 9 night on Highway 97 near milepost 85 just north of Madras, near the intersection with Fern Lane in Jefferson County, according to Oregon State ... Read More

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. NewsChannel 21 has reached out to Oregon ... 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

A devastating two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 near milepost 234 claimed the lives of four individuals early | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this accident. Read More

DriveBC is reporting Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector) is closed in both directions just south of 100 Mile House Saturday, Oct. 12. There is a multi-vehicle incident between Elefson Road and Campbell ... Read More

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) - A drug-detection K-9's alert during a recent traffic stop by Deschutes County sheriff's deputies on Highway 97 in La Pine turned up over 22 pounds of methamphetamine ... 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

Caltrans recently announced crews will begin work on Sept. 22, to repave a 2-mile stretch of Highway 161 west of Tulelake, from just west of South Merrill Road to slightly east of Hill Road in ... 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

Man dies, commercial truck catches fire after crash on U.S. 97 east of The Dalles A 50-year-old The Dalles man was driving south on the highway south of Biggs Junction in a 2008 Toyota Tacoma ... Read More

Yesterday firefighters responded to the Jackpine Fire approximately one and a half miles southwest of La Pine, south of Masten Road and west of Highway 97. Responding resources included engines, dozer ... Read More

A wildfire reported early Friday afternoon off Masten Road south of La Pine brought in crews from numerous agencies for an air and ground attack, prompting a Level 1 BE READY evacuation notice, then a ... Read More

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is on scene monitoring the Jackpine Fire on Masten Road, south of La Pine. The following evacuation notice has been issued: Level 2 Be Set: West of Highway 97 and ... Read More

You can find an interactive map of evacuation zones here. For updates on Highway 97 visit Oregon Department of Transportation's TripCheck. The Juniper Fire was caused by a vehicle fire that ... Read More

After months of blasting the hillside above Highway 97 north of Summerland, the province says delays of more than 20 minutes will no longer be required. The major route through the Okanagan was hit ... Read More

The wildfire that broke out in La Pine, Oregon ... 3 '?Go Now'? evacuation notice for areas East of Highway 97. Shortly after it started, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency ... Read More

As of Saturday morning, the Darlene 3 wildfire near La Pine in Deschutes County has reached 50% containment, according to Central Oregon Fire ... area west of Highway 97 and north of Burgess ... Read More

People in La Pine have been ordered to evacuate near Highway 97 due to the Darlene Fire.Level 3: Go NowEast of the railroad tracks near Darlene Way and Ice Cave RoadEast of Highway 97 north of Reed ... Read More

was issued for the west side of Highway 97. "Winds and warm temperatures this afternoon are expected and will test established lines," Central Oregon Fire Information said. "Today's focus will ... 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

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

One person is dead and one has been hospitalized after a two-car crash on Highway 97 near milepost 174 yesterday. Read More

One person was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on Highway 97 in La Pine Thursday morning. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, the wreck was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on ... Read More

A crash on U.S. Highway 97 in Klamath County resulted in the death of one driver and the unborn baby of her passenger. Oregon State Police reported responding to a two-vehicle crash near milepost 174 ... Read More

A crash Thursday morning closed U.S. Highway 97 in both directions at milepost 174, about five miles south of La Pine, and ODOT said '?this may be an extended closure.'? The crash was reported after 10 ... Read More

A Redmond man was killed and two family members injured in a five-vehicle crash on icy Highway 97 in Jefferson County early Monday morning, Oregon State Police said Tuesday. It began when one ... Read More

A Redmond man was killed in a crash on Highway 97 in Jefferson County north of Terrebonne after two commercial motor vehicles crashed while driving on icy the icy road on Feb. 19, Oregon State Police ... Read More

A rainy warmup brought welcome relief from snow and ice for much of the High Desert on Sunday and allowed Redmond Airport's runway, closed by freezing rain on Saturday, to reopen for flights. But ... Read More

La Pine, Ore. - One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision at an intersection in La Pine Friday afternoon, according to the Oregon State Police. The collision was reported on Highway 97 and ... Read More

A two-vehicle crash claimed a life early Friday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 97 and state Highway 31 south of La Pine, Oregon State Police said. Troopers said the stretch of highway ... 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

Maria said Juan let her know they were almost home before setting his eyes on the stretch of U.S. Highway 97 that slices through southern Oregon forests. It would be another four hours before Maria ... Read More

The wreck happened at around 10 a.m. on Highway 97 about two miles north of the Oregon Highway 58 interchange and just south of Crescent, according to Oregon State Police. A semi-truck collided with a ... Read More

A car and a semi-truck collided on U.S. Highway 97 in northern Klamath County Wednesday morning, claiming five lives, Oregon State Police confirmed. ODOT said the highway north of Chemult would be ... Read More

A natural gas leak prompted closure of U.S. Highway 97 near Chemult Friday afternoon and evening, and ODOT advised motorists to expect extended delays. The closure was reported around 3:30 p.m. and ... Read More

A longstanding, independent nonprofit is offering a crash course on how to lead reflective conversations in Klamath Falls ... Endowment for the Humanities, Oregon Humanities provides community ... Read More

The Oregon State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Highway 97 near Redmond.Shortly after midnight, OSP responded to a pedestrian ... Read More

Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near milepost 128 not far from 61st Street, the release said. Read More

The fatal crash happened around 7:15 p.m. Saturday on Hwy 97 south of Redmond, the Oregon State Police said. The 23-year-old driver of a Ford Econoline, Ghandi Lakshmi Satya Sai Yerramsetti of ... 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

A vehicle incident has shut down Hwy 1 west of Glacier National Park. Traffic is currently at a standstill about 50 kilometres east of Revelstoke. Drive BC is currently assessing the situation and an ... Read More