Salmon. Dams. When used together, the words stir emotions unseen since the spotted owl debate two decades back. And similar ...

The three national forests in the Blue Mountains have scheduled a series of public meetings during July to gather public ...

I’ve been a member of the Umatilla County Bar Association since 1998. Until my retirement, I was the regional director of the ...

Nolan Bylenga drops into the dunk tank during Pendleton’s Independence Day celebrations July 4, 2025. Bylenga spent about 30 minutes shivering and repeatedly getting dunked in cold water by ...

Comedian Claude Stuart returns to Irrigon for Thursday night comedy at The Rustic Truck Bar & Grill in Irrigon.

The legislation, hailed by Republicans as a signature win for the Trump administration, has been met with fierce criticism ...

The Stanfield Community Center is creating an outdoor eating area and needs volunteers to help with a fence-building project ...

The evacuation levels for people in the area of the wildfire near Hermiston now sit at Level 1. The Umatilla County Sheriff's ...

With hot, dry weather forecast to continue, the Oregon Department of Forestry is tightening restrictions designed to reduce ...

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 is on the scene of a large fire in the Hat Rock area near Hermiston.  The fire district ...

I begin with what is arguably the stock set-up question posed from one human to another: “I have good news and bad news.

I am responding to an article on the East Oregonian website about a demonstration and social media posts critical of Umatilla ...