With the November midterm elections rapidly approaching, voters in Eastern Oregon are thinking about more than just national politics. Umatilla County voters have a choice between an an incumbent and ...

Federal officials intercepted a “suspicious package” addressed to Oregon’s election office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read said Friday. “We are not aware of any ...

BAKER CITY — The state will seek at least $9,000 in restitution from Izek Matthew Cleveland, the 19-year-old Baker City man who pleaded guilty June 5 to four counts of felony assault stemming from ...

HERMSITON — A pickup truck caught fire Thursday, Oct. 1, in Hermiston. The Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched at 11:05 a.m. to reports of a vehicle fire in the 600 block of Jennie ...

When Dan Long comes across a tree spanning a wilderness trail, as thick through the middle as a barrel of oil and as stolid an obstacle as a medieval wall, he sees a foe. But also, eventually, a ...

The year 2026 has been a bountiful one for making sawdust in Northeastern Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon. And an unusually busy year for the volunteers whose sweat drips onto those ...

PENDLETON — The Hagen Fire has burned 61,380 acres and containment has reached 97%, according to the latest update on the wildfire that began burning July 16 on the Umatilla National Forest. Crews and ...

HERMISTON — Anyone who has lived in Hermiston for the past 20 to 30 years can attest to the growth the city has experienced. But few things can demonstrate the changes over the decades like a pair of ...

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HERMISTON – A crowd of well more than 100 people sat silently Friday, Sept. 11, in downtown Hermiston during a solemn ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Umatilla ...

PENDLETON — Tum-A-Lum Lumber celebrated 100 years of business in Pendleton with a raffle, free food and discounts. The event was open to the community to mark the milestone at the store Sept. 9. From ...

SALEM — The Pendleton Center for the Arts received an $85,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation for an exhibition of miniature woven baskets. The grant was one of a dozen 2026 Creative ...