Wallowa News

Estacada resident, Barbara Haggerty, died at her home Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. She was 80.

The Wallowa County District Attorney's office today identified the man shot and killed by sheriff's deputies on Wednesday at a campground in northeastern Oregon as Roy S. Bass, 52.

Wallowa County sheriff's deputies were involved in a fatal shooting Wednesday afternoon after an armed man "menaced" U.S. Forest Service Employees.

The search is on for 2-year-old Colin Matthew Remacle, who was reported missing this week, and is believed to be with his father, 39-year-old Charles Remacle, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Baker City, OR . On Friday, October 2 at 8:00 a.m., the Deer Creek Road up Big Canyon, Forest Road 8270, will open for public access to the Cougar Ridge Trailhead.

ALL AGES 21+ ALL AGES Dante's 1 SW 3rd Ave. 21+ 21+ 21+ ALL AGES 21+ Comment on the "Venues A-H" article Wednesday 9/16 Listings WW STAFF Will Sheff and Damien Jurado kick things off in dark, literary style.

A group of friends re-create the '08 tour through the scenic northeast corner -- serious hill climbs, friendly towns and all -- but with a Support Subaru and lots more comfort Greg Lee, Cycle Oregon From sunlight-dappled foothills to the majestic Wallowa Mountains, the views in northeastern Oregon are spectacular.

Two fires ignited by lightning last Saturday in a remote area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness were burning actively Wednesday afternoon.

LAGRANDE, Ore. - Nearby workers rescued an 18-year-old LaGrande, Ore., man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.

BAKER CITY, Ore. - A U.S. Forest Service employee is dead after being struck by a falling tree as he helped clean up a marijuana growing operation in eastern Oregon.

Eleven tags for the Rocky Mountain goat are available for Oregon's 2009 hunting season.

Eleven tags for the Rocky Mountain goat are available for Oregon's 2009 hunting season.

Enterprise, OR. Suppression efforts continue on course for the 222-acre Cougar Ridge Fire located near the Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary and 12 miles south of Wallowa.

BAKER CITY, Ore. - The U.S. Forest Service and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain goats in the Umatilla National Forest last month as part of an effort to establish a population there.

The U.S. Forest Service and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain goats in the Umatilla National Forest last month as part of an effort to establish a population there.

Iwetemlaykin on Wallowa Lake will be Oregon's new-park-a-year in 2009 when it opens in October.

The Central Oregon Incident Management Team will transition the Complex to two local organizations at 0600 hrs Sunday, August 9th.

A Columbian ground squirrel at the top of Mount Howard. The Wallowa Lake Tramway is still one of Oregon's great summer tourist attractions.

The Cougar Creek Fire is at 1052 acres this morning and is 85% contained. A rappel crew was inserted by helicopter yesterday to work hot spots in the area of Sheep Rock at the north end of the fire.

PORTLAND, Ore. - After tallying up attendance numbers, Oregon Brewers Festival officials have said it is the staycation - the buzzword referring to families staying home and exploring local activities and attractions - that helped boost sales for this year's four-day beer festival.