Malheur County News

Police discovered at least 200,000 marijuana plants in raids during the busy Oregon growing and harvest season that just ended.

NYSSA, Ore., - Authorities in Malheur County Oregon say the man who died in Nyssa in late September likely died of hypothermia.

An 89-year-old man from Vale has been arrested in a crash on U.S. 26 west of Jamison in northern Malheur County that killed another driver.

Police uprooted more than 180,000 marijuana plants this summer in grow operations in remote areas throughout the state, such as this bust on the Warm Springs reservation in August.

VALE, Ore. - A man charged with murdering his wife at their home in the remote Eastern Oregon community of Adrian is awaiting a decision on whether he should be examined to determine if he is mentally fit for trial.

Accused murderer Bill Holmes was inside a Malheur County Courtroom for his second appearance before a judge.

The murder of a Nyssa kindergarten teacher has shocked several small Eastern Oregon towns.

NYSSA, Ore., - Authorities in Eastern Oregon say an elementary school teacher has been found murdered inside her home.

Oregon health officials have issued a public health advisory about new cases of West Nile virus.

State public health officials confirmed six cases of West Nile virus infection in Oregon residents so far this year, all in Eastern Oregon.

Ten men from Washington state, California and Texas have been indicted on charges of running a $30 million marijuana operation on public lands in a remote area of Eastern Oregon.

Saturday, August 15, 2009 Ind. Courts - Continuing on with: Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom This will be the 6th ILB entry under the heading "Managing the electronic communication revolution in the Indiana courtroom" The first such entry , dated July 25th, commenced: It began with stories of cell phones ...

An Oregon Department of Transportation worker with a stripe-painting crew was struck and injured on Highway 26 east of Ironside.

Officials in Malheur County, Oregon, have confirmed that three men were killed in the crash of a single-engine airplane near Homedale.

An Oregon Department of Transportation worker with a stripe-painting crew was struck and injured on Highway 26 east of Ironside.

Plane wreckage from an aircraft missing since last Friday may have been found in Eastern Oregon.

An Oregon Department of Transportation worker was transported by air ambulance after a driver hit him on U.S. 26 in Eastern Oregon.

Castle Rock in Malheur County. Few can say, "been there, done that.'' OK, so I am going to have to prioritize.

A unique Buddhist temple with roots in a dark chapter of World War II faces an uncertain future, along with this Snake River town's once-thriving Japanese American community.

A Umatilla County grand jury has indicted an Athena police officer on sex charges involving a 15-year-old girl, according to the Oregon Department of Justice.