Oregon student in mental health crisis sets himself afire
ONTARIO, Oregon - Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a 22-year-old community college student in a mental health crisis doused himself with gasoline, set himself afire and then jumped into a campus...
View ArticleInmate dies at prison in eastern Oregon
ONTARIO, Oregon - A 66-year-old inmate has died at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, and Oregon State Police is investigating the death.
View ArticleNyssa marijuana law to get second reading
NYSSA, Oregon - The Nyssa City Council is set to vote on an ordinance prohibiting commercial marijuana operations.
View ArticleIrrigation-free oilseed crop camelina sees success in trials
ONTARIO, Oregon - Oregon State University researchers are seeing some early success in trials of camelina, an irrigation-free oilseed crop that's getting more interest from farmers in the eastern part...
View ArticleCompany revises plan for layout of Eastern Oregon gold mine
ONTARIO, Oregon - Calico Resources Corp. officials have revised plans for their proposed gold mine, moving the processing facilities closer to the mine.
View ArticleOnion prices high, but bulbs a bit small
ONTARIO, Oregon - Onions are fetching nearly twice as much as they did last year, but size and yield are expected to be down thanks to a severe heat wave during the growing season.
View ArticleOntario Police Chief to retire next month
ONTARIO, Oregon - The Ontario Police Chief will retire Nov. 1 after 31 years with the department.
View ArticleMalheur County backs permit for fly farm despite opposition
VALE, Oregon - The Malheur County Court tentatively approved a permit for a fly farm despite neighbors' pleas for the operation to buzz off.
View ArticleSouthwest Idaho fugitive arrested in Mexico
PAYETTE, Idaho - A southwestern Idaho man authorities say escaped the Payette County jail by scaling a razor-wire fence and then taunted authorities on social media has been arrested in Mexico.
View ArticleBeef, long tops in Malheur County, now No. 1 in Oregon
JAMIESON, Oregon - For the first time in two decades, beef is Oregon's No. 1 agricultural commodity.
View ArticleFormer Ontario High teacher pleads not guilty to sex abuse
ONTARIO, Oregon - A teacher in Eastern Oregon has pleaded not guilty to accusations he sexually abused a student.
View ArticleOpponents of Owyhee Canyonlands monument fear economic woes
ONTARIO, Oregon - In the debate over the creation of a national monument in Malheur County's Owyhee Canyonlands, the local opposition, holds up the similarly-sized 1.9 million-acre Grand...
View ArticlePolice seek 2 men following eastern Oregon shooting
ONTARIO, Oregon - Authorities are looking for an Oregon man and an Idaho man following the shooting in the head of another man in eastern Oregon near the Idaho border.
View ArticleOwyhee Basin farmers optimistic about snowpack levels
ONTARIO, Oregon - A series of snowstorms over the Owyhee Basin has resulted in snowpack levels more than twice their normal amount for this time of year.
View ArticleInmate who escaped from Idaho jail is arrested in Oregon
CALDWELL, Idaho - An inmate who escaped from the Canyon County Jail in Idaho a week ago has been arrested in Ontario, Oregon.
View ArticleDrought reversal: Southeast Oregon has strong snowpack
ONTARIO, Oregon - What a difference a year makes.
View ArticleInvestigation under way after Oregon inmate dies suddenly
ONTARIO, Oregon - Oregon State Police are investigating after an inmate died unexpectedly at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario.
View ArticleVacant homes a haven for homeless on Oregon-Idaho line
ONTARIO, Oregon - The paint is chipping, the wood is cracking and there is no glass in the windows. The inside of the single-story house is dark, but through the window, wallpaper is peeling off in...
View ArticleMuch improved water supply for Owyhee farms
ONTARIO, Oregon - Farms that rely on water from the Owyhee Reservoir will be getting a larger allotment this year.
View ArticleOwyhee Irrigation District to start irrigation early
ONTARIO, Oregon - Water will start flowing in the Owyhee Irrigation District in eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho one week earlier than expected.
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