PENDLETON — A crash Thursday morning, July 16, has closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 at Exit 202 near Pendleton. The Oregon Department of Transportation reported the crash occurred near ...

PENDLETON — Eastern Oregon Climate Change Coalition’s pub talk Wednesday, July 15, in Pendleton focuses on the recent record drought. Larry O’Neill, Oregon’s state climatologist, Oregon State ...

HERMISTON — Umatilla County Fire District. No. 1 had a busy June, averaging nearly 18 calls per day. The district in a post on its Facebook page reported its crews responded to 533 calls for service ...

JOHN DAY — The death of a 16-year-old John Day girl who died early Friday, July 10, in a car crash has sent a shockwave of grief through the tight-knit community. More than 100 stunned and saddened ...

HERMISTON — A semitruck caught fire Sunday, July 12, at the Space Age Fuel gas station in Hermiston with the fire spreading to the fuel pump area. Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 reported it was ...

GRANT COUNTY — The Oregon State Fire Marshal reported the Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday evening, July 11, issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for the town of Granite. Level 3 is the “go now ...

LOSTINE — What’s a pie orchard? No, it’s not a grove where you pluck a pie off a tree, but close. The South Fork Grange has a 49-year lease on 1.75 acres of Harold Black’s land at Lostine where ...

SUMMERVILLE — Bigfoot is ready for his close-up in Union County. Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke in June 2025 toured the county to see if the Grande Ronde Valley might serve as the perfect ...

Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between ...

Resources assigned: 21 crews, 3 helicopters, 12 engines, 14 dozers, 8 water tenders CURRENT SITUATION: Firefighters are focused on strengthening existing holding features and bolstering control lines ...

The Oregon Health Authority has so far awarded $175.3 million in grants from a new federal program meant to support rural healthcare. The Rural Health Transformation Program, established by the ...

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness CEO Chantay Jett is retiring. The center’s board of directors in a press release July 7 announced Jett will retire from her role at the end of September ...