HERMISTON, Ore. -- Results are in from door-to-door COVID-19 tests conducted in Hermiston last weekend by a team from Oregon State University. Preliminary results from the TRACE (Team-based Rapid Assessment of Community-Level Coronavirus…
HERMISTON, Ore. – Preliminary results from random door-to-door TRACE-COVID-19 sampling by Oregon State University last weekend suggest that 17% of the Hermiston community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 25-26. “The results of this study are a…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown has reinstated a stay-at-home order for residents in Umatilla County. This means businesses - except for banks, grocery stores and pharmacies - will have to close once again, and restaurants will have to…
SALEM, Ore. -- As COVID-19 cases in Oregon reach over 17,000, state health and education officials are trying to figure out how to safely educate students in the fall. On Tuesday, Governor Kate…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. -- Heath officials in Umatilla County say 1,807 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic started in March, and 19 have died of complications from the infectious disease. Umatilla County Public Health reported 47 new…
The Washington State Department of Agriculture reported that they received multiple messages about people receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not order. In a Facebook post Friday, the department said that "unsolicited seeds could be invasive,…
With over 200 new COVID-19 cases reported just this week in Umatilla County, more community members could be searching to take a test. On Saturday, Oregon State University will conduct random…
Hermiston School District is planning for a comprehensive distance learning instructional model to start the school year. In a letter included in the Ready Schools, Safe Learners Version 2.7.2 guidance, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Colt Gill and Director of…
UMATILLA, Ore. -- Health officials in Umatilla County said Friday that 72 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died of complications from the disease. The countywide case count rose to 1,624. The death toll…
With case numbers surging in eastern Oregon, county and state health officials requested assistance to go door-to-door testing in Hermiston. Oregon State University has been conducting a program…
With case numbers surging in eastern Oregon, county and state health officials requested assistance to go door-to-door testing in Hermiston. Oregon State University has been conducting a program…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 437 new confirmed COVID-19 cases – the highest daily count in the state since the beginning of the outbreak – as Gov. Kate Brown said children will not have…
PENDLETON, Ore. - Firefighters in Pendleton rushed into action early Wednesday morning to put out a fire at a residence, and they made a rescue in the process. According to Pendleton Professional Firefighters Local 2296, the fire broke out at…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Wash. -- Umatilla County Public Health reported 122 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an eight virus death Monday. The person who died was 54-year-old man with underlying health conditions. He passed away on at his home in…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - An 81-year-old Pendleton pilot is uninjured after making an emergency landing in a field. According to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, Harold Eugene Nelson was flying a Cessna 172 Skyhawk on Friday when his engine started…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Umatilla County has grown by nearly 13% in just the past two days. On Tuesday, Umatilla County Public Health reported 49 confirmed cases as well as the county's seventh…
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A spike in COVID-19 cases in Umatilla County has been fueled in part by sick employees returning to work as the economy there reopens without realizing they have the virus because their symptoms are mild, a…
HERMISTON, Ore. -- Hermiston police say a former Umatilla County political candidate admitted to writing a racist and threatening letter that he claimed had been left in his mailbox. Police say Jonathan Lopez is facing criminal charges for allegedly initiating…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. -- Health officials say 125 Umatilla County residents tested positive for COVID-19 over Fourth of July weekend. There has been a total of 783 cases in Umatilla County since the start of the pandemic in mid-March --…
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. - A Milton-Freewater man was found dead with gunshot wounds on Tuesday morning. According to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, the man was found around 5:30 a.m. laying on the ground next to a car off Elliot Road…
HERMISTON, Ore. -- Umatilla County health officials reported Monday that a fifth resident who had COVID-19 has died. The resident was a 74-year-old man with underlying health conditions. He tested positive June 21 and died June 26 at Good Shepherd…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that people throughout Oregon will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces starting Wednesday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The guidance applies to businesses and members…
UMATILLA CO., Wash. -- A Hermiston man has been arrested after he discharged a gun into a truck with two adults and two children while on I-82, authorities say. Oregon State Police Troopers responded to the report of a shooting…
HERMISTON, Ore. -- A Hermiston man who recently ran for a seat on the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners says he received a racist, threatening and extremely vulgar letter in his mailbox this week. Jonathan Lopez said he noticed that…
