Umatilla County News

Commissioners in Umatilla County are considering whether to close a dangerous railroad crossing east of Hermiston.

Remember spotted wing Drosophila , the crop-killing fruit fly that showed up in Oregon about four years ago? Researchers at Oregon State University, who've been trying to kill it or control it ever since, say a mild winter and sunny spring may have laid the groundwork for severe problems this summer.

The East Oregonian newspaper reports that 20-year-old McCallister John Sohappy was booked into the Umatilla County Jail on charges of assault, menacing, harassment, recklessly endangering another and attempted criminal homicide.

Not only your child's teachers, your child's future employer is stressing how important it is to learn how to read.

Oregon state troopers chased a car 50 miles until it crashed north of Pendleton, and then the burning car had to be pulled from brush to keep the fire from spreading, Oregon State Police said.

School administrators say there wasn't a lock down, but instead students were asked to remain in their classrooms for a few extra minutes while first responders came to the school on a 911 call.

A stabbing has been reported at a bar and restaurant in Eastern Oregon. Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan tells the East Oregonian that one person was taken to the hospital for surgery and has survived.

Hermiston Police officers were dispatched to 230 E Beech Avenue just after 11 p.m. last night on a report of a couple males outside the residence wearing bandanas over their faces and possibly being armed with a firearm.

Umatilla County commissioners voted to ask a circuit court judge to declare the Rodeo City Inn a crime property, a move that could shut the 52-room motel near Pendleton.

State police say at least 10 cattle died when the truck carrying them fell to its side in a multi-vehicle crash in Eastern Oregon.

A crash between multiple vehicles on Highway 204 because of icy conditions in Umatilla County Tuesday caused the deaths of at least 10 cattle, Oregon State Police said.

The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners will decide Wednesday whether to seek a court order to shut down the Rodeo City Inn , a Pendleton motel considered to be a hive of criminal activity.