Tag: Union Pacific Railroad
Explosion, Massive Fire at Shearer’s Foods Sends Seven to Hospital
An explosion at Shearer’s Foods Tuesday afternoon sent several people to the hospital and closed down roads leading to the fire on Highway 207.
The...
Car Crashes into Banks of Grande Ronde River After Driver Falls...
Four people were injured Sunday morning when their vehicle went off the road on Interstate 84 and crashed into the banks of the Grande...
Search Teams Find Body of Missing Idaho Woman Near Meacham
The body of a missing Idaho woman was found Saturday afternoon south of Meacham.
Searchers discovered the body of Deborah Hendrichs around 1 p.m. on...
Walden Announces $19 Million Grant for Port of Morrow Rail Project
U.S. Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today announced that the Port of Morrow will receive $19,414,875 from the Department of Transportation through the department’s...
Exotic Wood Boring Beetles Knocking on Oregon’s Door
It’s been 20 years since the Oregon Department of Agriculture placed its first traps for exotic wood boring insects in the vicinity of a railroad tie...
Tim Heihn of Hermiston Passes Away at 68
Timothy J. “Tim” Heihn of Hermiston died on Jan. 11, 2017 in Kennewick, Wash., at the age of 68 after a brief illness.
He was...
Tim Heihn of Hermiston Passes Away at 68
Timothy J. “Tim” Heihn of Hermiston died on Jan. 11, 2017 in Kennewick, Wash., at the age of 68.
He was born on Jan. 9,...
Names Released of Crash Victims
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Tuesday afternoon's fatal collision involving a train and SUV south of Union in Union...
3 Killed in Train-Vehicle Collision in E. Oregon
The Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Tuesday afternoon's fatal collision involving a train and SUV south of Union in Union...
Charles Cook of Hermiston Passes Away at 79
Charles Edward Cook, a longtime resident of Hermiston, died Nov. 13, 2015, at age 79.
He was born Nov. 19, 1935, in Welch, W.V., and...
Hermiston Reaches Settlement with Auto Kool Owner
The Hermiston City Council announced Monday night that it has reached a settlement agreement with the owner of Auto Kool related to a proposed...
Train Crashes into Truck – No One Injured
A Union Pacific Railroad train struck a pickup truck stranded on the tracks just east of Hermiston early this morning. No one was injured,...
Vernon O. Lyons Oct. 23, 1921-July 10, 2013
Vernon O. Lyons died on July 10, 2013 in Hermiston at the age of 91.
He was born on Oct. 23, 1921 in Burley, Idaho...
Local HazMat Team Responds to Train Derailment
A HazMat team from Hermiston was among the emergency responders called to the scene of a train derailment in Union County early Wednesday morning.
Union...
Juan Villalobos Sr. Nov. 24, 1923-May 16, 2013
Juan Vargas Villalobos Sr. died in Hermiston on May 16, 2013, surrounded by his loving and devoted family.
He was born in Fort Hancock, Texas...
Jack Lafayette Hinds Feb. 2, 1931-April 24, 2013
Jack Lafayette Hinds, 82, of Hermiston, died peacefully on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at the Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash.
He was born...
