Company plans to spend $45M annually for Baker
BAKER CITY — The three men sitting outside a motel in Baker City are confident that the richest gold vein in Baker County’s glittering history had given...
May 7, 2026Open source
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Wildfire near Huntington prompts evacuations; spreads to over 1,000 acres
The Baker County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation notices in response to the Frontage Fire near Huntington, Oregon, north of Ontario.
Jun 7, 2026Open source
Baker County public safety log for June 5, 2026 1 MIN READ
POLICE LOG Baker City Police OREGON STATE PAROLE BOARD WARRANT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT WARRANT (possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; felon in p...
Jun 6, 2026Open source
Chris Warner, Baker High grad, named interim ODOT director 1 MIN READ
Chris Warner, who grew up in Baker County and graduated from Baker High School in 1981, has been named interim director of the Oregon Department of Transport...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
BAKER/POWDER VALLEY BASEBALL: 5 Bulldogs named to Greater Oregon League all-star team 1 MIN READ
Five members of the Baker/Powder Valley baseball team were named to Greater Oregon League all-star teams by a vote of league coaches.
Jun 5, 2026Open source
Highway 26 chip seal work starts June 8 in Grant County
JOHN DAY — The Oregon Department of Transportation advised travelers should expect daytime lane closures and delays starting Monday, June 8, on Highway 26...
Jun 5, 2026Open source
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Commentary: Looking at late Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood beyond the scandals 4 MIN READ
Packwood’s extensive history of sexual harassment and abuse overshadowed his political work After Robert Packwood, the long-time U.S. senator from Oregon,...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Federal judge allows class action over eastern Oregon water pollution to move forward 3 MIN READ
Eastern Oregon residents who have lived for years with contaminated water can move forward with a class action lawsuit against the Port of Morrow and large f...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kotek approves first request to return civil jurisdiction to an Oregon tribe 3 MIN READ
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is 1st tribe in Oregon to request governor retrocede civil jurisdiction of tribal matters MISSION —...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Oregon State announces $25 million athletics facility project
A new facility will support 150 student-athletes in softball, soccer, cross country and track and field.
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Fort Vancouver HS alum Spencer Tibbits comes up 1-shot short for U.S. Open in 9-hole playoffUpdated 20 hour...
Fort Vancouver High alum and former Oregon State standout Spencer Tibbits came up one shot short of qualifying for the U.S. Open on Tuesday morning at Creswe...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Everything you need to know about LSU track & field ahead of the NCAA Championships
LSU track & field will have 23 entries at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, starting on June 10. Find out which events coach Dennis Shaver’s men’...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of interco...
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. He comes from Ohio State Unive...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
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Alec H. Rutherford, 33, was taken into custody following a June 4 incident at his home north of Oregon.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
7 ways to make the best zucchini of your life
Zucchini’s pros — its neutral flavor, high water content and ubiquity — are also its cons. That neutral flavor could be boring, or it could be a thrill...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Eastern Oregon groundwater contamination lawsuit moves forward 1 MIN READ
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundw...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Umatilla pollution ‘conspiracy’ claims allowed to proceed 2 MIN READ
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of pollutin...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Oregon State announces $25 million athletics facility project
A new facility will support 150 student-athletes in softball, soccer, cross country and track and field.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Commentary: Oregon’s wildlife areas: Managed for livestock? 5 MIN READ
The science behind cattle grazing on hunter-funded lands deserves a harder look Every time an Oregon hunter buys a license, pays for a tag or purchases a box...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
New state forester gets to work, says ‘zero tolerance’ for issues that led to predecessor’s ouster 7...
Kacey KC is starting her third month as the new director of the Oregon Department of Forestry following earlier tumult at the agency Oregon’s new state for...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Gov. Tina Kotek won’t expand restrictions on undercover Oregon plates to agencies helping ICE 5 MIN READ
Oregon officials who recently blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from receiving undercover state license plates won’t extend the restrictions...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
In loving memory of Maxine Herron: 1935-2026
Maxine L. Herron, 91, passed away peacefully May 2, 2026, at home with her family by her side. Maxine married Hugh Herron in Lebanon, Oregon, in 1951. They r...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Local youth soccer team wins title
The inaugural season of Red Bluff United FC’s U12 Boys team ended with a statement—a championship victory and a historic first for Red Bluff boys soccer....
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Bob Packwood, former Oregon senator who resigned after scandal, dies
Bob Packwood, a former Oregon Republican senator whose career ended after multiple allegations of sexual harassment, has died at 93.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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Region: Eastern Oregon
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Commentary: Looking at late Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood beyond the scandals 4 MIN READ
Packwood’s extensive history of sexual harassment and abuse overshadowed his political work After Robert Packwood, the long-time U.S. senator from Oregon,...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Federal judge allows class action over eastern Oregon water pollution to move forward 3 MIN READ
Eastern Oregon residents who have lived for years with contaminated water can move forward with a class action lawsuit against the Port of Morrow and large f...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kotek approves first request to return civil jurisdiction to an Oregon tribe 3 MIN READ
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is 1st tribe in Oregon to request governor retrocede civil jurisdiction of tribal matters MISSION —...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Oregon State announces $25 million athletics facility project
A new facility will support 150 student-athletes in softball, soccer, cross country and track and field.
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Fort Vancouver HS alum Spencer Tibbits comes up 1-shot short for U.S. Open in 9-hole playoffUpdated 20 hour...
Fort Vancouver High alum and former Oregon State standout Spencer Tibbits came up one shot short of qualifying for the U.S. Open on Tuesday morning at Creswe...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Everything you need to know about LSU track & field ahead of the NCAA Championships
LSU track & field will have 23 entries at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, starting on June 10. Find out which events coach Dennis Shaver’s men’...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of interco...
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. He comes from Ohio State Unive...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Alec H. Rutherford, 33, was taken into custody following a June 4 incident at his home north of Oregon.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
7 ways to make the best zucchini of your life
Zucchini’s pros — its neutral flavor, high water content and ubiquity — are also its cons. That neutral flavor could be boring, or it could be a thrill...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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