CRIME & SAFETY
Driver killed in 600-foot plunge off Hwy. 26 to Mill Creek, north of Warm Springs; road reopens after 4-hour recovery
A car plunged about 600 feet off U.S. Highway 26 to Mill Creek at a bridge north of Warm Springs early Saturday morning, killing the driver and leading to a recovery operation that closed a 25-mile stretch of the highway and detoured motorists for about four hours, officials said. The post Driver killed in 600-foot plunge off Hwy. 26 to Mill Creek, north of Warm Springs; road reopens after 4-hour recovery appeared first on KTVZ.
Firefighters called out on NE Madras brush fire instead find, douse outbuilding blaze; losses estimated at $20,000
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A report of a brush fire in a northeast Madras neighborhood early Saturday morning brought out fire crews who instead found and put out a blaze that caused an estimated $20,000 damage to an outbuilding on Lakeside Drive and its contents, officials said. Jefferson County Fire & EMS firefighters were dispatched The post Firefighters called out on NE Madras brush fire instead find, douse outbuilding blaze; losses estimated at $20,000 appeared first on KTVZ.
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