LA PINE, OR -- A motorcycle rider was seriously hurt in a collision with an elk on Paulina Road, Wednesday evening. According to La Pine Fire, medics were able to stabilize the patient and they were flown to St. Charles Bend. The elk did not survive.

Around noon Thursday, five people were hurt in a T-bone crash at Highway 97 and Rosland Road, in La Pine. State Police are investigating that incident involving an SUV and a convertible.