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Coast Guard suspends search for pilot after plane crash off Oregon coast
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Coast Guard suspends search for pilot after plane crash off Oregon coast

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard said Monday night it has suspended its search for a missing pilot after a Beechcraft B95 aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport Monday afternoon.

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026

Mountain biker, 73, rescued after serious-injury crash west of Redmond
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Mountain biker, 73, rescued after serious-injury crash west of Redmond

REDMOND, Ore. -- A mountain biker was seriously injured Sunday afternoon at a popular recreation area west of Redmond, officials said. He was helped by Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue volunteers, Redmond Fire & Rescue medics and an AirLink helicopter crew who flew him to the hospital.

Monday, Sep 21, 2026