The project to build a new fire station at the site of the old St. Anthony Hospital is on schedule. Public Works Director Bob Patterson says it’s worth a drive by to see the work being done. Next week there will be something.… See More
Category Archives: Regional News
HERMISTON: Pretrial set for Tuesday
A pretrial hearing is set for tomorrow in the attempted murder case against Silvestre Sanguino de la Paz of Hermiston. Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus says a trial date could be set during.… See More
WASHINGTON: Blocking robocalls
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and 34 other AG’s are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow service providers to use new technology to detect and block robocalls. … See More
WASHINGTON STATE: Six cases of rare illness investigated
The Washington State Department of Health and four local public health agencies are investigating reports of children with symptoms matching acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare condition that affects.… See More
PENDLETON: FARM II gets new name, location, and partner
Blue Mountain Community College’s FARM II project that was proposed to be built on the Round-Up Grounds has been renamed the Blue Mountain Regional Training Center. It will also be proposed for construction.… See More
PENDLETON: Legislature may tweak pot laws
Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts is hoping the Oregon Legislature makes some changes to recreational marijuana laws. He says the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, charged with licensing and enforcing.… See More
BURBANK, Washington: Man arrested for threatening deputies
A 23-year-old man has been booked on multiple charges after allegedly trying to harm Walla Walla County Sheriff deputies on Saturday. Irwing Gamboa-Gomez was allegedly armed with a knife when deputies arrived.… See More
GILLIAM COUNTY: Single vehicle fatal crash
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at approximately 8:07 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash on Lone Rock Road near milepost 13 in.… See More
Douglas County: Assistance in waste of fork-horn buck
OSP Fish and Wildlife Troopers are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for shooting and leaving (to waste) a fork-horn buck the night of October 5, 2018. Preliminary investigation.… See More
PENDLETON: Salaries present a challenge to Oregon
A change is afoot as teachers in Washington state are making much more money than their peers south of the border after legislation following a court ruling that beefed up their pay was enacted. InterMountain.… See More