Umatilla/Morrow County Scanner Feed & News

11/06/2025

11/04/2025

City officials and nonprofit respond to a lawsuit claiming Pendleton’s daytime resting ban violates the Oregon Constitution.

11/02/2025

Fire district one respond to 395 and joy lane for two vehicle MVA with injuries. Requesting additional medics, extrication unit, and suppression unit. One patient obvious broken leg and hip, another unconscious. Launch life flight. Both north and south lanes are blocked,ODOT enroute to shut down highway.

Update-Confirmed 12-16a(fatality) cancel life flight have them stand down and stand by at good shepherd. Three patients two transferred to Good shepherd, one DOA

10/24/2025

10/22/2025

Wesley Jones, a 71-year-old Umatilla tribal elder, vanished two weeks ago. His daughters are pleading for help from law enforcement and community.

10/09/2025

1420 fire is out

1348 Milton-Freewater Rural to Misner Lane for burn pile that got out of control.

Approx 1/4 acres

10/05/2025

Milton-Freewater: Vehicle vs. Power pole on Eastside Road. No injuries. Lines hanging over the road.

Update: Road will remained closed on Eastside between Miller Rd and Turbine Rd until the power company fixes it. No eta given.

09/09/2025

Hermiston has a fire near Reservoir Road.

09/09/2025

There is a lightning strike fire in the Echo / Pilot Rock area near Nolan Grade Rd. Units are on the way.

Also a new one near Echo Golf Course.

09/09/2025

1927: Another fire South of the Coombs Canyon fire being reported approx 3-7 miles south of current crews. Update location of the new fire to Nolan Grade road.

1920: Combs Canyon fire is almost 400 acres but it sounds like forward progression is mostly stopped.

There are several lightning caused fire throughout the county. Stay clear and let responders work.

2 in the Pendleton/Pilot Rock area (PR still has no trucks to use last we heard)

09/01/2025

0500: per ucso medics can clear, 1 in cuffs.

0156: Suspect still not located. Officers still looking.

0143: Comments with hearsay information will be deleted. There are no updates at this time.

UCSO on scene of an active shooter outside of Umapine in Milton-Freewater area. Medics staging. Searching the area for the subject.

Stay out of the area and if you heard locations of Responder DO NOT post it. It puts the police and medics at risk! Stay away!