Umatilla County
Fire Watch: Lick Creek, Elbow Creek, Green Ridge Fires span 75,000 acres on Friday
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST — Washington state firefighting efforts have been nonstop over the past few weeks as warm and dry conditions contribute to the spread of flames across the Northwest. In Southeast Washington/Northeast Oregon, a variety of serious fires…
Wildfire danger temporarily closes entire Umatilla National Forest
PENDLETON, Ore. — The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service decided to close the entire Umatilla National Forest to the public due to extreme temperatures and multiple wildfires in the region. This decision is proactive in nature. By closing…
Wildfires and smoke: Wednesday updates on major fires in WA, OR
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- We're rounding up the latest information available midday Wednesday regarding wildfires, firefights, wind, smoke and air quality across Washington and northeast Oregon. First, some good news: one large fire in our area is all but extinguished, and…
Milton-Freewater field fire contained through mutual aid effort
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. — A large field fire in a rural section of land consumed at least one structure and dozens of acres of land on Wednesday evening, but a collaborative effort from fire crews in the region helped to…
Southeast Washington: 28,000 acres burned near Asotin, another wildfire ignites near Walla Walla
ASOTIN, Wash. — Emergency first responders and fire crews from throughout Southeast Washington are combatting a string of wildfires that were caused by passing thunderstorms on Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Restrictions set for Umatilla National Forest to curb human-caused wildfires
PENDLETON, Ore. — New restrictions will be implemented across the Umatilla National Forest beginning on July 10 due to high fire danger and warm temperatures causing a strong influx of wildfires in the region. The announcement was made through the…
Milton-Freewater fire spreads across rural land, consumes at least one structure
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. — Fire crews and first responders are on the scene of a large fire that is burning vegetation/grass and at least one structure near the south side of Milton-Freewater at Key Blvd and Highway 11. According to…
Umatilla National Forest suffers multiple fires across thousands of acres due to thunderstorms
PENDLETON, Ore. — Thousands of acres of land have been damaged as fires caused by passing thunderstorms broke out across the Umatilla National Forest on Wednesday morning. Officials say that the largest of the group, the Lick Creek Fire roughly…
Boardman duo arrested for building explosive devices in Morrow County
BOARDMAN, Ore. — The Oregon State Police (OSP) Bomb Squad was deployed to assist with the arrest of two men who were in possession of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) just outside the Boardman city limits on Tuesday. According to a…
Hermiston's 'Funland Playground' re-opens on Fourth of July
HERMISTON, Ore. — Efforts from the City of Hermiston and its community members will climate on the Fourth of July when Funland Park, a community staple and source of great joy for generations of children, re-opens with a brand…
Blue Mountain wildfires: Thunderstorms cause 23 fires across NE Oregon, SE Washington
JOHN DAY, Oregon. — Fire crews in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington have been combatting a string of wildfires across the Blue Mountains caused by passing thunderstorms on Tuesday evening. According to a press release issued by United States…
Passing car sparks 10-acre brush fire along I-82/U.S. 395
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Fire crews from throughout the region converged near I-82/U.S. 395 between Kennewick and Umatilla to combat a brush fire consuming vegetation in the area. The…
Summer Scorcher: Excessive Heat Watch Friday-Tuesday
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The weather for the rest of the week into next week is shaping up to melt us down. What's coming up Friday through Tuesday could reach or break some all-time heat records. At least two days will…
Chimpanzee attack: Umatilla Co. Sheriff's Office releases bodycam footage
PENDLETON, Ore. — The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam footage from a deputy's response to a chimpanzee attack that left a 50-year-old woman seriously…
UPDATE: Chilling 9-1-1 call released in Pendleton chimpanzee attack
PENDLETON, Ore. — The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office shot and killed a chimpanzee Sunday morning in Pendleton after it attacked a woman, causing severe injuries. Deputies were called to 42251 NW Rieth Rd. around 8:00 a.m. after the owner…
Grammy-nominated country star Billy Currington to headline concert in Pendleton
PENDLETON, Ore. -- Grammy-nominated country music star Billy Currington will headline the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Kick-Off concert, the event announced Friday. The Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Kick-Off concert is September 11 at Happy Canyon Arena. Currington, known…
Former WNBA, Louisville guard Schimmel arrested in Umatilla County
Umatilla County man convicted for murder, burglary
UMATILLA COUNTY, Oreg. — Back in April 2020, a Umatilla County man named Michael James Metcalfe was arraigned for second-degree murder and a handful of other charges. More than a year later, he's been convicted by the Umatilla County District…
Pendleton transgender teen first to be crowned prom princess
PENDLETON, Ore. - It's a first for Nixyaawii Community School on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton; on June 3rd, Ryelynn Melton was crowned prom princess. "I love…
Funeral date set for Umatilla County deputy who passed away in rafting accident
WEDNESDAY UPDATE: From the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office: A change has been made in the funeral arrangements for Deputy Jason Post. The graveyard service at the Skyview Memorial Park is PRIVATE and closed to both the press and public. The…
Rafting accident victim was “well respected and loved,” sheriff’s office says
PENDLETON, Ore. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday identified and paid tribute to the deputy whose tragic drowning on Saturday in Wallowa County has affected so many in the community: LOSS OF ONE OF OUR OWN Umatilla County Sheriff’s…
Umatilla Co. sheriff’s deputy drowns in northeast Oregon river
SUNDAY EVENING UPDATE: Rafting accident victim, identified as Senior Deputy Jason Post, was “well respected and loved,” sheriff’s office says ORIGINAL STORY: MINAM, Ore. — A sheriff’s deputy for Umatilla County died Saturday in an accident on a northeast Oregon…
Pendleton Whisky Music Fest announces Toby Keith as new 2021 headliner
PENDLETON, Ore. – Country music superstar Toby Keith will headline the 2021 Pendleton Whisky Music Fest as part of a new lineup, organizers announced Friday. Country stars Clare Dunn, Clay Walker and Cole Swindell are also on the bill. They'll…
