One woman died and six others were seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a head-on crash about six miles west of Bend on Highway 20, authorities reported.  All persons involved in the three-vehicle collision were from the Central Oregon area. Shortly before 3 p.m., March 17, a silver 1999 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Beverly Leatrice Walter, 52, of Sunriver, was eastbound on Highway 20 near milepost 9 when it crossed into the westbound lane, Oregon State ... [full story]

Eight others win $200k-$600k each Powerball paid off in BIG ways Saturday evening. One lucky ticket in Oregon matched all 6 numbers to win the $182.7 million jackpot. The holder of the winning ticket will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash "lump sum" amount of $88,067,283.  Five tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These tickets were sold in Indiana (1), Kentucky ... [full story]