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PENDLETON — The Highway 730/Twin Sisters wildland fire that started Saturday night, June 13, in southeast Washington near the Oregon border remains active, though no evacuations are in place for […]
PENDLETON — Residents in northern Umatilla County should keep an eye out for emergency alerts after a wildland fire crossed state lines from Walla Walla County, Washington. The fire, known […]
Oregon health officials issue tougher air quality guidance for youth sports, outdoor activities 3 MIN READ
Opinion: Oregon anti-animal cruelty initiative sounded like a good idea, until learning details 5 MIN READ
Oregon congresswoman pushes for protections for immigrant children facing detention 3 MIN READ
BAKER CITY — Tires in Northeastern Oregon that haven’t rolled in half a century might end up cushioning the hooves of trotting horses and the cleats of football players. Those […]
1 of 3 alternatives would allow cutting trees more than 21 inches in diameter A proposed new management strategy for the three national forests in Northeastern Oregon could more than […]
MILTON-FREEWATER — The city of Milton-Freewater could receive more than $2.1 million from the Oregon Department of Energy to install a new power transformer, including foundation and containment. ODOE on [...
When the Oregon Legislature in 2025 passed new road user fees for electric vehicle owners, it left out commercial and medium-duty EVs Oregonians driving electric vehicles will be required to […]
At the core of the dispute is how best to ensure the safety of incarcerated Oregonians Editor’s note: This story discusses sexual assault. If you’ve been sexually assaulted, you can […]
HERMISTON — Laws the Oregon Legislature passed to make it easier and faster to build more types of housing are having an effect on Hermiston neighborhoods and Hermiston’s municipal code. […]
UMATILLA — A brush fire Tuesday, June 9, in Umatilla near Highway 730 burned just less than 6 acres and destroyed a home along with numerous other structures and vehicles. […]
ECHO — Voters in Echo in a special election June 9 have recalled Mayor Chad Ray. According to unofficial results, voters approved the recall 92 to 55, amounting to a […]
Packwood’s extensive history of sexual harassment and abuse overshadowed his political work After Robert Packwood, the long-time U.S. senator from Oregon, died last weekend, news stories about him flowed a...
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 food processors in the […]
PORTLAND — Portland State University announced it is bestowing an honorary doctoral degree to Antone Minthorn, former board chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Minthorn...
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is 1st tribe in Oregon to request governor retrocede civil jurisdiction of tribal matters MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian […]
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is the first tribe in Oregon to request that the governor retrocede civil jurisdiction of tribal matters The Confederated Tribes of the […]
HERMISTON — The Hermiston City Council on Monday, June 8, approved a city budget for fiscal year 2026-27 that is 4% smaller than the current budget. The council unanimously passed […]
HERMISTON — The Hermiston City Council took the first steps Monday, June 8, to form a local improvement district to pay for the eastward extension of East Jennie Avenue. The […]
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area can move forward. U.S. Distri...
STANFIELD — A Stanfield home on Friday, June 5, sustained significant damage from a fire. Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched around 12:30 p.m. to a report of […]
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of polluting Oregon’s Umatilla basin have failed to convinc...
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 forester Kacey KC’s first […]