Umatilla County News

Two suspects have been nabbed in connection with a robbery a week ago at a Hermiston fast-food restaurant, and others are still being sought, authorities said.

A man in his 30s died from H1N1 flu, the Umatilla County Health Department reported today.

A change in federal farm bill focus -- more funding for specialty crops, a bit less for commodities -- has resulted in Oregon agriculture projects receiving seven times more money than they've received previously.

A Lewiston man who prompted a three-day interstate search for him and his son will soon appear in a Nez Perce County courtroom.

Swine flu is thought to have been a factor in the death of two Umatilla County residents.

PENDLETON, Ore. - Public health officials in Umatilla County say the swine flu is "highly suspected" in the weekend deaths a child and a middle-age adult.

The search for a missing toddler is over, and his father is now behind bars in Oregon.

Businesses are invited to visit the Umatilla Chemical Depot on Oct. 20 to see the buildings and property that could go up for sale when the site no longer is needed to store chemical weapons.

Two Hermiston men are behind bars for allegedly stealing 11 firearms in a burglary.

A judge has reduced bail for a Milton-Freewater man accused of sexually abusing a young boy.

A Eugene newspaper once wrote about the Pendleton Round-Up: "People over on the Umatilla have always been willing to take a chance.

The Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for the Variable Rate Fertilizer Application & Wildhorse Basin Direct Seed Incentive Programs.

The Oregon Trail marker on the east side of the John Day River. The Umatilla County town of Echo has some of the best preserved sites on the Oregon Trail.

Pendleton Police arrest a suspect in a fatal stabbing and release the name of the victim.

A member of the Umatilla Indian tribe was stabbed and killed last night in Pendleton.

Pendleton Police Officers are looking for a man they call "a person of interest" in a murder that happened Sunday night.

Complaints about a backyard marijuana grow led Hermiston police to a home where 16 pot plants were seized and two children were removed by Child Protection Service, authorities said.

The Morrow County sheriff's office arrested a female teacher accused of having sex with two boys, 15 and 17.

The Port of Umatilla wants county voters to triple its tax rate. It would cost 45 bucks a year instead of 15.

HERMISTON, Ore. - Picture Lewis and Clark splitting up at some point between present-day Umatilla and Boardman and racing to the Pacific Ocean.