East Oregonian

01/16/2026

Hermiston police search warrant affidavits revealed a 19-year-old with a gun threatened a younger teen outside a Hermiston residence before a fight Jan. 9 that resulted in the shooting death of 18-year-old Cristian Lucus Juan De Dios.

01/16/2026

Tick, tick, tick — time ticks away while Pendleton's Ron Simmons continues to wait for a viable donor for a heart transplant. And now he also needs a lung.

Time ticks away while Ron Simmons continues to wait for a viable donor for a heart transplant. And now he also needs a lung.

01/15/2026

A coalition of loggers, landowners and a sawmill have failed to revive an antitrust lawsuit accusing a rival logging outfit and sawmill in Eastern Oregon of suppressing competition.

01/15/2026

Recent births of babies born in Northeastern Oregon at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Good Shepherd Medical Center and Grande Ronde Hospital.

Recent births in Northeastern Oregon, including CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Good Shepherd Medical Center and Grande Ronde Hospital.

01/15/2026

A persistent high pressure ridge over the West Coast is prolonging a temperature inversion that acts like a lid over low-lying areas in Northeastern Oregon, trapping colder air and allowing pollutants to gradually accumulate.

A persistent high pressure ridge over the West Coast is prolonging a temperature inversion that acts like a lid over Baker Valley and other low-lying areas in Northeastern Oregon, trapping colder air.

01/15/2026

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 responded to 477 incidents during the month of December.

Umatilla County Fire District No. 1, Hermiston fires, hazardous condition, false alarms, good intent calls

01/15/2026

No one knows who’s covering the payroll for Columbia Development Authority employees Greg Smith and Emily Collins.

01/15/2026

The Morrow County School Board at its meeting Monday, Jan. 12, selected a contractor to build a new Irrigon Jr/Sr High School.

Morrow County School Board, Irrigon Jr/Sr High School, Fowler General Contractors, SĀJ Architecture, Morrow County School District

01/14/2026

The Hermiston Education Foundation is hosting the 15th annual Surf & Turf Dinner and Auction on Feb. 7, 2026, at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, Hermiston.

Purchase tickets for the 15th annual Surf & Turf Dinner & Auction hosted by the Hermiston Education Foundation on Feb. 7 at EOTEC, Hermiston.

01/14/2026

Hermiston residents will see a 2.34% increase in their water and sewer bills starting March 1.

Hermiston City Council, Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan, water and sewer rates, Engineering News-Record Construction Cost Index

01/14/2026

Here is the AccuWeather forecast for Jan. 14-18 for the region.

01/14/2026

Oregon’s snowpack is still struggling following an early January storm and sunny conditions and no precipitation were forecast for nearly all of the state through Jan. 18.

Oregon’s snowpack remained struggling following an early January storm and sunny conditions and no precipitation were forecast for nearly all of the state through Jan. 18.