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A Halfway man was arrested Wednesday, July 9, at his home on multiple felony charges for sexual crimes. Zachariah Scott Peer, ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, responding to a recent request from the Baker County Board of Commissioners, has declared a drought ...
Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland ...
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public’s help as the agency investigates the fire that destroyed the historic ...
Baker’s 9-10-11-year-old all-star softball team won its first game at the state tournament Saturday, July 5, in Wilsonville.
The Baker School Board has appointed Sadie Lindell to fill a vacancy on the five-member board. The three board members — ...
Gracie Martin pops the plastic ball over the net to Ken Krohn in their first game of table tennis in Geiser-Pollman Park. “I ...
Three Baker City residents wants to allow Baker County voters to decide whether the county can pursue a plan to build a ...
Megan and Marco Jasso sell a variety of products but what they really peddle might be more aptly described as a lifestyle.
As anyone understands who has spent even part of a summer in Baker City, a splash pad — a fancier version of setting a ...
The road over Hells Canyon Dam will be closed July 22-23 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from noon to 3:30 p.m. Pacific time while ...
A center-pivot sprinkler and a field of freshly cut hay near Baker City on June 5, 2025. (Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald) ...