Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, responding to a recent request from the Baker County Board of Commissioners, has declared a drought ...

A Halfway man was arrested Wednesday, July 9, at his home on multiple felony charges for sexual crimes. Zachariah Scott Peer, ...

Three fire engines extinguished a half-acre human-caused wildfire reported about 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 7, near Catherine ...

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 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 ...

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 U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public’s help as the agency investigates the fire that destroyed the historic ...

The Baker School Board has appointed Sadie Lindell to fill a vacancy on the five-member board. The three board members — ...

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 ...

A center-pivot sprinkler and a field of freshly cut hay near Baker City on June 5, 2025. (Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald) ...