Input Sought on Gold Mining Proposals
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on two proposals to conduct placer gold mining operations in southwest Baker County. The 30-day public comment period will open February 5th and continue through March 6th. Both proposals call for the use of mechanized equipment in quarter acre increments, and would include concurrent reclamation over 24 […]
Read MoreSearch on for Moose Killer
The hunt is now on for whoever is responsible for the killing of a cow moose in Malheur County. The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is now asking for your help to find whoever took and wasted the cow moose which was discovered dead in a private agricultural field located off East Island […]
Read MoreGovernor Declares Drug Emergency
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, along with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and other state officials on Tuesday, declared a fentanyl state of emergency for downtown Portland as drug use, dealing and overdose deaths continue to ravage Oregon’s largest city. The plan now is to attempt to synchronize city, state and county responses to the public health […]
Read MoreLa Grande Man Arrested for Assault
A young man from La Grande was arrested for assault and trying to fight police. 19-year-old Joseph Porras of La Grande is now in the Union County jail and facing multiple charges after a domestic disturbance at a home on 2nd street near La Grande High that happened on Saturday night. He now faces charges […]
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