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Umatilla Sheriff Works To Keep Concealed Handgun License Owners Information Private
A debate over concealed handgun licenses continues in Oregon. When a person applies for a concealed handgun license they provide the Sheriff's Office with all kinds of personal information.
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Who will speak up for working families in rural Oregon?
Last week, as the final votes were counted, rural Oregon received a rude awakening.
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Pro-commerical gillnetting presentation planned
One of the most interesting item on Friday's agenda for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is not on the agenda.
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Oregon voters defeat most local money measures
In communities from Coos Bay to Umatilla, Oregon voters rejected the majority of local money measures put before them in last week's elections.
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Watchdogs sue to halt burn at Umatilla depot
Attorneys for the Government Accountability Project have filed a lawsuit to stop a plan by Oregon agencies to incinerate the Umatilla Chemical Depot's cache of World War II mustard agent.
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CHASE: Hermiston man leads Umatilla police on chase into Washington
A 37-year-old Hermiston man is being sought after leading Umatilla police on a high-speed chase through town, over the Columbia River and into Washington.
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Ore. tribe appoints new prosecutor
The new prosecutor for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation said he plans to reduce crime rates in the tribal communties by focusing on curtailing domestic violence rates.
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Red Cross hires NE Oregon manager
Wallowa County native Susan Daggett has been named as the Northeastern Oregon District Manager for the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Carlton Man Faces Manslaugther and DUII Charges From Quadruple Fatal Crash Near Pendleton
The driver was treated and released for minor injuries, then arrestged on four counts of second-degree Manslaughter and DUII.
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Police: Accused drunk driver kills four on I-84 near Pendleton
The driver of the pickup, John C. Carlgren, 46, of Carlton, has been jailed on accusations of manslaughter and drunk driving, said Lt.
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Bard's genius slips through prison bars
Inmates at Two Rivers Correctional Institution prepare last month for their performance of "Hamlet" at the prison in Umatilla in Eastern Oregon.
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Hamlet in prison: Inmates discover "the play's the thing"
In a bright room on a dark night in the middle of the desert, Hamlet's father's ghost cries out.
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Tribal Chinook salmon season extended
A larger than expected run of fall Chinook salmon has extended the Columbia River Treaty Tribes fishery through the end of the week.
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News Digest:
GOOD AFTERNOON OREGON Ore. lawmakers seek local food for schools PORTLAND - Two legislators want $22 million from the next session to use more local food for school breakfasts and lunches.
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Officials push for cleaner rivers, less risk to those who eat fish
To gauge the risk from toxic chemicals in the fish we eat, water quality standards in Oregon and most of the nation assume our diet includes about a crackerful of fish a day.
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Eastern Oregon fires mostly contained
All fires under Oregon Department of Forestry response in eastern Oregon were contained on Sunday with mop-up continuing on several fires Monday.
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Thunderstorms spark fires, mostly small, in Oregon
Thunderstorms moving through northeast Oregon today started about 50 fires on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry and in the Umatilla National Forest, fire officials said.
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GPS collars help biologists keep track of goats
The $250 collar is designed to fall off as the kid's neck grows and expands. State and federal wildlife biologists will, for the first time, track three of Oregon's Rocky Mountain goats with GPS systems built ...
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State sends Hermiston schools $200,000
The Oregon Department of Education has distributed nearly $28 million in earnings from the Common School Fund to Oregon's 198 K-12 public school districts.
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Hermison business to hold open house
Hermiston-based O So Kleen is having an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at 905 E. Diagonal.
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