Category: Local News

House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) announced Monday evening that Representative Lynn Findley (R-Vale) of House District 60, has been appointed to become a member of the Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles. The Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles was created to develop...

Firefighters are actively suppressing three lightning-caused wildfires near the southern boundary of the Baker City Municipal Watershed. These fires are small and weather is currently favorable for successful initial attacks. Rapellers and ground crews are supported by fire...

On July 29, 2019 at 02:41am Officers from the La Grande Police Department responded to a single vehicle crash on North Second Street, on top of the Interstate 84 overpass, near the Union County Fairgrounds. At the scene of the crash the officers found a 1997 Ford F150 pickup...

According to La Grande Police, on July 25, 2019 at approximately 11:10PM, a La Grande resident reported that she had been robbed by three unknown masked suspects inside of her home in the 600 block of 16th Street. The victim reported that she was inside her home when the three...

West Nile virus, a disease spread by mosquitoes, has been detected in a horse in Union County, according to Oregon Public Health Division officials. The horse in Cove is the first to test positive for the disease in Oregon in 2019. Health officials are advising people in Union...

Oregon is served by more than 13,000 career and volunteer firefighters who are members of more than 300 fire departments and fire protection districts across the state. Approximately 80% of Oregon’s firefighters are volunteers. The Fire Training Program at the Oregon...

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is working with CO Fire Aviation, an aerial resource vendor, to test the effectiveness and safety of nighttime use of Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs) to fight wildfires in Oregon. Exploratory testing started Monday night, July 15, at...

RAY BAUM’s ACT, named after La Grande native, reauthorized the FCC for first time in 28 years, in an effort to curb malicious robocalls. Today, Representative Greg Walden released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a plan to...

The 142nd Fighter Wing is deeply saddened by the loss of Fred Parish, the last remaining original member of the Oregon Air National Guard, who passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 in La Grande, Oregon. Tech. Sgt. Fred Parish enlisted into the newly formed 123rd Observation...

There aren’t many better ways to celebrate America’s birthday than by getting outside and enjoying our national birthright – our public forests. With that in mind, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest officials would like to remind visitors that a fun trip to the forest...

On June 10, 2019 Kyle and Richard “Rick” Bowen, both of La Grande, plead guilty in Union County Circuit Court to charges involving illegal hunting activities in the Mt. Emily unit. An investigation conducted by the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division in...

On 6/25/19 at approximately 1:30 PM, the Sheriff’s Office received a tip from a citizen regarding the whereabouts of Wendy and Jackson Cox. Jackson was reported as a missing child from the La Grande area on 6/23/19 at approximately 8:30 PM. Deputies and officers initially...