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The section of US Highway 20 between Suttle Lake and Bend sees the highest density of deer and elk wildlife-vehicle collisions in the state, with 350 to 600 mule deer and elk killed yearly by vehicle ... Read More

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As a local of Bend, Oregon, it pains me to reveal this secret ... or you'll be able to visit some of the lesser-known lakes along the Cascade Lakes Highway and enjoy them all to yourself. Hiking ... Read More

A cooking fire at a homeless camp on a privately owned 13-acre lot east of Highway 97 caused the 78-acre Mile Marker 132 Fire last Friday that threatened hundreds of homes on Bend's north end, ... Read More

A cooking fire at a camp on private property was the cause of a wildfire last Friday just north of Bend off Highway 97, according to Bend Fire & Rescue. The resident of the camp is not known and w ... Read More

According to Oregon Department of Transportation data ... and Gabriela Gomez walk along a pedestrian path passing beneath heavy rail and highway 97 in Bend, Ore., on July 26, 2024. Read More

Additionally, just after 4:30 p.m., areas east of Highway 97 and North of Cooley up to Wagontire Way were under Level 2: '?Be Set'? orders. According to the Oregon Fire Map, the fire was discovered just ... Read More

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office issued the evacuation order Friday afternoon for an area on the east side of Highway 97 immediately north of Bend. Read More

A 20-acre wildfire north of Bend that caused traffic delays and cut power to thousands on Friday is now almost completely contained, according to local fire officials. The Milemarker 132 fire started ... Read More

Additionally, just after 4:30 p.m., areas east of Highway 97 and North of Cooley up to Wagontire Way were under Level 2: '?Be Set'? orders. According to the Oregon Fire Map, the fire was discovered just ... Read More

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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. Police say the driver of a Toyota Prius ... Read More

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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. Read More

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The old Highway 97 will be the new exit for drivers looking ... just people from all over Central Oregon are going to be going over there now. And so with that increase in volume, and then in ... Read More