WESTON — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night, July 15, announced more evacuations for the Lower Dry Creek Fire. Level 3, “go now,” evacuations are in effect for the following areas ...

HERMISTON — Pedestrians walking down 11th Street in Hermiston have long encountered a large, round concrete object in the middle of the sidewalk near Good Shepherd Home Medical Equipment. The ...

PENDLETON — City staff will spend the next four months exploring neighborhood partnerships and third party vendors as alternatives to the state of Oregon for building plan reviews. During a work ...

HERMISTON — Plan ahead and save money for carnival rides at the Umatilla County Fair, Aug. 12-15 at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 E. Airport Road. Presented by Davis Shows Northwest, ...

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 ...

Oregon’s 2025 wine grape production dropped 25% and acreage harvested dipped 12% from the previous year due to declining sales and exports, particularly to Canada. Signs of contraction were ...

Oregon health officials have recorded a handful of verified cases of a parasitic intestinal illness in the state over the past two months, as outbreaks involving the disease continue to grow in other ...

LA GRANDE — Two Oregon departments are partnering this summer to offer free worker safety and health training workshops. The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced in a press ...

NORTHEASTERN OREGON — The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project will host a pair of free public talks in Northeastern Oregon as part of the project’s summer field school. The events are Friday, July 17, at ...

HERMISTON — Hermiston’s Peightin Zumwalt made history for Umatilla Electric Cooperative this summer when she became the first-ever Youth Tour delegate to be selected to serve on the National Rural ...

HERMISTON — Twelve nonprofit organizations in Hermiston on Monday, July 13, received a combined $125,000 in grants from the city of Hermiston’s transient room tax Recreation Projects Fund. The ...

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 ...