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Focus on Families: Foster parents needed in NE Oregon

Foster families are needed in Northeastern Oregon, and an event is scheduled in March for those who would…

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‘Deervid’ not a concern for Oregon, officials say

LA GRANDE — The presence of COVID-19 among the white-tailed deer population in Oregon isn’t known, according to…

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Crashes on the mountain

PENDLETON — The Hyatt family on Monday, Feb. 21, was heading west on Interstate 84, bound for their…

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Crash shuts down Interstate 84 in Umatilla County

PENDLETON — A mass crash involving dozens of vehicles early the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 21, closed a…

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Dry January aggravates drought conditions across Northeastern Oregon

PENDLETON — December and January storms set up the winter of 2022 to be cold and wet, but…

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Environmental groups oppose $1 million wolf compensation bill

SALEM — Environmental groups oppose providing Oregon ranchers with an additional $1 million in compensation for wolf problems,…

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Digging in to find dangers

JOSEPH — Victor McNeil travels the backcountry of Northeastern Oregon with a shovel, but he uses the tool…

Regional

Remembering a remarkable community servant

ELGIN — Elgin has lost a popular and successful community leader. Ty Hallgarth, a man whose steady and…

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All Thumbz: New Pendleton resident raises an internet sensation

PENDLETON — When Charly Hotchkiss moved to Pendleton in early January to take the job as the news…

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‘Please donate blood. Now’ — National blood shortage felt locally

EASTERN OREGON — Blood doesn’t last long. Platelets last only five days, according to the American Red Cross,…

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