Recreation
Late push of chinook prompts ODFW to open fishing season on Lookingglass Creek north of Elgin
LA GRANDE — Anglers will have a chance to try to hook a chinook salmon on Lookingglass Creek ... Read more
Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald | La Grande Observer
Local
Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding
Proposed cuts in federal spending could jeopardize the future of a nonprofit that encourages residents in 11 counties ... Read more
Local
Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon
LA GRANDE — Although snow still covers the higher mountains and the grass is still green in places, ... Read more
Top Stories
Mountain roads beginning to open as snow recedes
Several popular mountain roads in Northeastern Oregon have opened as the prodigious winter snowpack continues to shrink. The ... Read more
Breaking News
Traffic crash closes Highway 82 near Wallowa
A traffic crash has closed Oregon Highway 82 about 4 miles west of Wallowa, according to the Oregon ... Read more
Agriculture
State president says FFA ‘like a second family’
Alex Wise is a senior at Baker High School BAKER CITY — Alex Wise thought he was joining ... Read more
Local
Employees from Baker City Safeway store, closing in late May, urged to attend ‘resource rodeo’ May 6 to learn about jobs, social services
WorkSource Oregon, a state agency, is sponsoring an event May 6 in Baker City designed to help employees ... Read more
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Baker City man dies when car goes off road into Burnt River near Huntington
BAKER COUNTY — A Baker City man died when the car he was driving went off a steep ... Read more
Agriculture
Wolf population up 15% in 2024
SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals, ... Read more
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ODFW proposes changes to mule deer hunt units in 2026
The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry ... Read more