A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. Amtrak ...

Have you ever gone down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? If not, take three hours out of your day to do so. If you’ve ever been on a Wikipedia page, you’ll notice many sentences are highlighted in blue. If ...

HERMISTON — The Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 responded to 618 calls across 620 miles during the month of August. The district averaged 20 calls per day in August. A total of 485 calls — or 79% ...

HERMISTON – With the cost of almost everything continuing to rise, book lovers will want to check out the Friends of the Hermiston Public Library’s used book sale this week for books at bargain prices ...

BOARDMAN — Amazon will celebrate 15 years of investing in Eastern Oregon with Amazon Community Day Saturday, Sept. 26 at the SAGE Center in Boardman. The event, which goes from noon to 3 p.m., will ...

Oregon has recently been placing foster children with their relatives rather than with an unrelated family at rates higher than the nationwide average, according to a recent state report. For three ...

HERMISTON — Elmer’s Irrigation, a popular longtime business in Hermiston, has been sold. But customers likely will see very few changes. Irrigation Specialists purchased the business, but the name ...

MILTON-FREEWATER — A small audience on Friday, Sept. 11, in Milton-Freewater brought big energy to a political town hall. Democratic candidate Chris Beck, running for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional ...

States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other ...

HERMISTON — Six Hermiston-area nonprofits received a combined $90,000 in grants to help improve local food access and nutrition. The Greater Hermiston Community Foundation awarded the money through ...

HERMISTON — The Zumba Cultural Fitness Dance Program returns for the fall term at Blue Mountain Community College in Hermiston. The free, non-credit class is presented through a collaborative effort ...

HERMISTON — The city of Hermiston wants residents to share their ideas for the future of downtown Hermiston through a new community survey. The city is partnering with Downtown Strategies to develop a ...