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Dam repairs come as big wheat crop heads downriver

KENNEWICK, Wash. — The navigation lock at the Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River will be closed…

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Attention shifts to fire in Pomeroy Ranger District at Meacham Complex

PENDLETON — The fires about 20 miles southeast of Pendleton in the southern branch of the Meacham Complex…

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Vietnam veteran finally gets high school diploma

ATHENA — Just more than 50 years after he would have graduated from high school, Reed McCracken stood…

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Murder suspect waives extradition rights but remains in Tri-Cities jail

UMATILLA COUNTY — The man accused of shooting and killing a man from Hood River outside of Hermiston…

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Firefighting crews rescue newborn calf

BAKER CITY — The Indian Creek Fire scorched grass that would have fattened the Charolais cattle that Jeff…

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No outbreaks identified despite record crowds at Idaho rodeo

NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho — Despite “record attendance” during each night of this year’s Payette County Rodeo, so far…

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Western Oregon man dies at Anthony Lake

A 71-year-old Western Oregon man died Sunday morning at Anthony Lake in an apparent drowning.

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Committee declines to open investigation into complaint against Grant County Sheriff

JOHN DAY — A theft complaint against Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer has been dismissed. The Police Policy…

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News Briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020

Wallowa County gets grant for nonprofits LEWISON, Idaho — Three Wallowa County organizations are among 21 approved for…

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Four EOCI inmates on hunger strike against solitary confinement conditions

PENDLETON — At least four inmates in solitary confinement at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton began a…

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