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Trump picks Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary

SALEM — Oregon Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who cultivated a closer relationship with some labor unions than…

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Search and rescue assists 20 cars stuck on Ruckle Road

UNION COUNTY — The combination of a snow-covered road and GPS maps that led drivers astray left some…

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Kotek calls special legislative session to pay wildfire bills

SALEM — The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and state leaders are…

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Wallowa-Whitman proposing to salvage trees burned in Town Gulch Fire

BAKER CITY — Officials from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest are proposing to log trees killed or burned in…

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Oral history project starts with ‘Paint Your Wagon’

BAKER CITY — Kip Carter was in the darkroom, developing film for the Democrat-Herald newspaper, when his sister…

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Pendleton man gets prison time for Jan. 6 Capitol breach

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Pendleton man is going to federal prison for 90 days for his role in…

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Umatilla psychiatric resident in jail for assault

UMATILLA — A resident at the secure residential treatment facility in Umatilla is in jail following a report…

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Mountain snowpack setting records for early season

A potential solution to Northeastern Oregon’s drought woes is starting to stack up in the mountains. The high-elevation…

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Petition submitted to Pendleton City Council opposing changes to sign ordinance

PENDLETON — More than 100 Pendleton residents have signed a petition opposing the city plan to change the…

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Local students pack Girls’ Tech Day in Hermiston

HERMISTON — Eastern Oregon girl students in sixth to eighth grade converged Saturday, Nov. 16, on Hermiston High…

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