Umatilla News

UMATILLA, Ore.-- Road construction near a Umatilla convenience store is making it hard for customers to stop and shop there and worrying the owner that she'll have to close her doors forever.

The Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border at River Mile 308 east of Umatilla will re-open Saturday and Sunday to fishing for spring Chinook and steelhead.

The East Oregonian Publishing Group is reporting that Hermiston may be in line for a new agriculture business center.

A new federal study found more than 100 toxic substances from everyday life are making their way through wastewater treatment plants into the Columbia River.

Here's a look at what's making news around the Pacific Northwest. For updates and more stories, go to oregonlive.com/northwest and check out The Oregonian News Network to see what's on local blogs.

Authorities believe a Hermiston woman has been kidnapped by her former boyfriend, an agricultural worker who has served time for attempted rape and kidnapping.

Umatilla investigators say surveillance tape from a Hermiston Rite-Aid, where Mickel works, shows her getting into a car with a former boyfriend Alberto Martinez.