County Records 3 Drug-Related Deaths in 2013
There was a total of 222 drug-related deaths in Oregon last year with more than half of them involving methamphetamine, according to Oregon State...
Gas Prices Jump 8 Cents in Oregon in Past Week
The average price of gasoline in Oregon is 16 cents higher than the national average, according to AAA Oregon-Idaho.
The average price per gallon jumped...
Good Shepherd Offers Driver Safety Course for Seniors
On Saturday, May 3, Good Shepherd Medical Center will host an AARP Smart Driver Safety Course for people over 55.
The course, accredited by the...
IMESD Employees to Receive Crystal Apple Awards
Four InterMountain Education Service District employees have been named 2014 Crystal Apple Award Winners.
Brett Dunten, Jodi Garberg, Marilyn Olsen and Denise Yohannan will be...
$5,500 Reward Offered for Info on Fawn Killing
Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help for information to identify the suspect involved in the late...
Umatilla Offering Kinder Readiness Classes
The Umatilla School District will hold upcoming Kinder Readiness classes to prepare young students for kindergarten.
The next class will be Thursday, April 24 from...
Myers Ready for 4 More Years on City Council
Twenty years on the Hermiston City Council isn’t quite enough for Jackie Myers, so the veteran councilwoman is putting on her running shoes once...
Chamber Honors Professional Assistant of the Year
Sherrell Chevrolet Office Manager Caryle Gallien was named Professional Assistant of the Year at the Professional Assistants Day Luncheon Tuesday at the Hermiston Conference...
City, County Back EOTEC Site Plan
The Hermiston City Council unanimously supported the proposed site plan for the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center (EOTEC) Tuesday night.
The support came after...
HPD Street Crime Unit Rounds 'Undesirables'
The Hermiston Police Department’s Street Crime Unit had a busy night on Friday, rounding up five people on outstanding warrants. Each of the five...
Group Wants Sheriff's Office to End ICE Detainments
Nine Oregon sheriff’s departments recently announced they would no longer honor federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold requests, and an effort is being...
Suspicious Substance at Prison Not Hazardous
Emergency responders determined that a white powdery substance received Monday afternoon in an envelope at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) mail room was...
Stanfield Woman Leads OSP on High-Speed Chase
A 64-year-old Stanfield woman was arrested and jailed Monday after leading an Oregon State Police sergeant on a high-speed chase that ended in Milton-Freewater.
The...
OPB to Visit Hermiston Friday for Story Ideas
Oregon Public Broadcasting wants to hear from you, Hermiston.
OPB personnel will be in Hermiston on Friday to hear from residents about stories it should...
Inmate Brawl Leads to Umatilla Prison Lockdown
Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) was placed on lockdown Wednesday, April 16, after two dozen inmates got into an altercation.
At approximately 9:06 a.m. on...
Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes into Sign Post
A Baker City man received only minor injuries Monday morning after reportedly falling asleep while driving and crashing into a metal highway sign post...
Armand Larive to Host Math Competition
Approximately 700 seventh- and eighth-grade students from 85 Oregon schools will compete in Pentagames 2014, a math contest, which will be held on Friday,...
HHS Video of the Week: Retail Stores
Hermiston High School senior and Northeast Oregon Now correspondent Tory Gertsch asked her fellow students what retail store they would like to see come...
Bird to Blame for Easter Sunday Power Outage
A bird that entered a Umatilla Electric substation south of Hermiston touched off a two-hour outage Easter Sunday that knocked out power to 1,816...
EOTEC Board to Meet Friday
The Eastern Oregon Trade & Event Center Authority Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, April 25.
The meeting will take place at...
