Northwest

Eastern Oregon University professor takes on sunscreen project in memory of late sister

LA GRANDE — Amy Yielding, a mathematics professor at Eastern Oregon University, wishes that everyone could have known…

Northwest

Storm leaves trail of damage, injuries in Wallowa

WALLOWA — Bruce Eien said he remembers feeling a sense of deja vu Thursday, Aug. 11, in the…

Northwest

Pair of fires threaten Jim Creek Ranch in Wallowa County

WALLOWA COUNTY — The U.S. Forest Service’s Jim Creek Ranch, 40 miles northeast of Enterprise, is in peril…

Northwest

John Day looks to add 100 homes to city

JOHN DAY — Three new housing developments are underway in John Day that could add 100 new homes…

Northwest

La Grande infant still missing, police say

LA GRANDE — The whereabouts of a 3-month-old boy from La Grande still are unknown after he was…

Northwest

Bunny Bounty: Local brothers see big future in meat rabbits

Big Puff’s days as a show rabbit, Chase Myatt and his younger brother Tyler agree, are over. In…

Northwest

Wolf killed north of Halfway

Oregon State Police is investigating the illegal shooting death of a wolf north of Halfway. Fish and wildlife…

Northwest

Eastern Oregon University Board of Trustees postpones naming an interim president

BOARDMAN — The Eastern Oregon University board of trustees declined to move forward with a resolution to name…

Northwest

$11,500 reward offered for information on illegal wolf kill in Baker County

BAKER COUNTY — Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division troopers are seeking the public’s assistance in finding…

Agriculture

Columbia River grain shipments return to normal after repairs at John Day Dam

Barges are once again moving normally along the Columbia River and through the John Day Dam lock after…

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