Fall prescribed burning projects set to begin

BAKER CITY — The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is preparing to implement the fall prescribed burn program on about 10,000 acres across the forest. Cooler temperatures and rain are expected in the next several days which will provide conditions conducive for fall burning. Prescribed fire managers...

OSP Detective involved in crash with bicyclist

BAKER CITY — The Baker City Police Department is continuing the investigation into Tuesday afternoon’s injury traffic crash involving a teenage bicyclist and an unmarked Oregon State Police (OSP) vehicle at the Campbell Street and 7th Street intersection in Baker City. On September 27, 2011 at...

National Public Lands Day is Saturday

SALEM — National Public Lands Day brings Oregonians out by the hundreds to help on a variety of outdoor cleanup and fix-up projects around the state. More than 30 events are planned this Saturday. For Oregonians who have a favorite trail, lake or campsite, it’s a chance to make some important...

UPDATE: Hay truck fire closes I-84 eastbound at Pendleton

NORTH POWDER – Local firefighters are still working to extinguish a hay truck fire on Interstate 84 near milepost 283 that has the eastbound lanes closed. The incident started at approximately 11:00 a.m. No estimated time for re-opening of the eastbound lanes. Traffic updates at www.tripcheck.com....

Bates State Park set to open Sept. 20

PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. — A public ceremony set to celebrate the grand opening of Bates State Park is slated for September 20, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is the eighth new state park to be opened by Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) since 2004. The new park is located off Oregon Highway 7, one mile...

Man seriously injured in vehicle crash near North Powder

NORTH POWDER — Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into a single vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon that seriously injured a 21-year-old Ontario man. The crash occurred in the center median of Interstate 84 about three miles east of North Powder. According to Sergeant...

Sign up for free youth upland bird hunts

SALEM -— Registration for youth upland bird hunts is now open. These special hunts are held statewide on weekends in September and give hunters age 17 and younger an early chance to hunt pheasant, quail and dove. All events are free and most include a free shotgun skills clinic, too. Hunters 14 and older...

NE Oregon forest fire danger prompts additional restricted use

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) added additional regulations to the Regulated Use Closure for lands within the Northeast Oregon District. The closure affects private, state, county, municipal, and tribal lands in six counties: Union, Baker, Wallowa, Umatilla, Malheur, and small...