La Grande News

An Oregon State Police trooper, with the assistance of a drug detection canine, arrested two people Thursday after allegedly finding about 50 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 84 near La Grande, Ore.

Associated Press A December 16, 2009 A LA GRANDE, Ore.-- A recently completed study shows it will cost between $17 million and $24 million to build a new courtA facility and law enforcement center for Union County.

"Help from all corners of the house" more photos order photo Clockwise from left: Tyler Starr, 13, Kristie Foden, 16, Michael Foden, 18, Amy Starr, 35, and Kodi Foden, 11, gather around a portrait of Sgt.

LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Gas Station in La Grande, Ore., recently opened for business, reported The Observer .

McCracken is leading a group of hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders trying to keep chain saws away from a portion of the recreation area.

In the Matter of the Estate of DARRELL MULLER, Deceased. No. 09-10-8225. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative.

BAKER CITY - The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to repave the rutted section of Interstate 84 where a van crashed earlier this month, killing three people and injuring 13.

Associated Press A November 20, 2009 A LA GRANDE, Ore. -- State police have agreed to pay $295,000 to Mark Hemstreet and Gregg Clapper to settle a lawsuit over hunting violation charges that were thrown out.

Five young people remain in serious or critical condition at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise following a rollover accident near Baker City on Thursday that killed two people.

The Oregon State Police today released the names of the 16 people involved in a church van crash that killed two ministers-in-training as they traveled from New Life Worship Center in Federal Heights to Portland, Ore.

A van carrying members of a Colorado church group overturned on black ice in eastern Oregon today, killing one person and injuring 15, some of them critically, the Oregon State Police said.

Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section will continue the investigation related to the arrest of two Bend residents Saturday morning after over 50 pounds of marijuana was found in a vehicle during an OSP traffic stop east of La Grande.

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain trust deed made by DONNA C. PEBLEY, as grantor, to ABSTRACT & TITLE COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

PASSING THROUGH Name: Steve Brown Where we found him: Sightseeing along Route 66.

LA GRANDE, Ore. - During his time in the state Legislature, John Lim consistently said Oregon needs a lieutenant governor.

What: Steve House book reading and slide show When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Pinckney Auditorium, Pence Hall, Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend Cost: Free Contact: 541-322-3116 Sometimes the better you are at something, the fewer the people there are who can truly understand your achievements.

The families of three victims of a grisly triple homicide in Elgin in July gave the go-ahead for a plea bargain that will spare the killer from facing the death penalty, a La Grande Police Department detective said today.

A self-employed La Grande house painter who told reporters he was responsible for killing three people last summer has pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in a plea agreement that spares him the possibility of the death penalty.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Union County Planning Commission, meeting in regular session, October 26, 2009, 7:00 p.m., Daniel Chaplin Building Conference Room, 1001 4th Street, La Grande, will consider a Variance application submitted by Rebecca Best to vary from the Union County Zoning, Partition & Subdivision Ordinance Section 25.09 Table 7-2 ...

This isn't on Route 66, but it's so cool and unique that it's noteworthy. The town of La Grande, Ore., contains a 1959 Texaco gas station that actually works for its intended purpose.