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Baker City fire chief calls ambush shooting of firefighters in Idaho ‘a rarity, but also a tragedy’
Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man ... Read more
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BREAKING: Umatilla County SO seeks info on brush fire
Author: PHIL WRIGHT I East Oregonian | Hermiston Herald
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Bentz: Sale of public lands in West not right for federal spending bill
Rep. Cliff Bentz, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional delegation, said June 25 that he opposes a provision ... Read more
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Federal payments in lieu of property taxes total more than $6 million in NE Oregon
A federal program dating to 1977 that sends millions of dollars annually to counties based on the amount ... Read more
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Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding
Proposed cuts in federal spending could jeopardize the future of a nonprofit that encourages residents in 11 counties ... Read more
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Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon
LA GRANDE — Although snow still covers the higher mountains and the grass is still green in places, ... Read more
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Umatilla National Forest planning major project
PENDLETON — The Umatilla National Forest is taking public comments about one of the bigger logging and prescribed ... Read more
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State president says FFA ‘like a second family’
Alex Wise is a senior at Baker High School BAKER CITY — Alex Wise thought he was joining ... Read more
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Baker City man dies when car goes off road into Burnt River near Huntington
BAKER COUNTY — A Baker City man died when the car he was driving went off a steep ... Read more
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Wolf population up 15% in 2024
SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals, ... Read more
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ODFW proposes changes to mule deer hunt units in 2026
The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry ... Read more
