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Carlton Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and DUII Charges
The Umatilla County District Attorney's Office moves forward with case involving October 2008 Quadruple Fatal Crash east of Pendletona .
Tests confirm Tri-Citian has swine flu
Area health officials learned Monday that a Tri-City resident has a confirmed case of H1N1 influenza, known as the swine flu.
INDICTMENT: Athena officer charged in sex crime
A Umatilla County grand jury has indicted an Athena police officer on sex charges involving a 15-year-old girl, according to the Oregon Department of Justice.
Register For The Umatilla County Fair
Hermiston) The deadline is a continued streamlining of the entry process and allows for early premium payments.
Eastern Oregon officer arraigned on sex abuse allegations
A 36-year-old police officer was arraigned in Umatilla County today on felony sex-abuse charges involving a child.
Umatilla County to weigh barring turbines from Blues
PENDLETON - The Umatilla Planning Commission on Thursday will begin considering a proposal to keep wind turbines out of the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon.
Renewing the county's fight against West Nile virus likely will be up to voters
Intensive efforts are now cranking up to identify mosquitoes known to carry and transmit West Nile virus.
Oregon Woman Indicted For Killing Infant Son
Araceli Velasquez Espain will be arraigned on Tuesday, June 16th. - Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth A. Ballard and Attorney General John Kroger today announced that a grand jury has indicted Araceli Velasquez Espain on multiple counts for the death of her infant son.
Hermiston woman indicted in death of her newborn
A 21-year-old Hermiston woman is accused of giving birth in a portable toilet at a Boardman farm and leaving the baby boy to die in the sewage.
Ore. woman indicted in death of her newborn
A grand jury has indicted a Hermiston woman on aggravated murder charges in the death of her newborn son, left in the tank of a portable toilet used by farm workers.
Eastern Oregon woman charged with murdering her newborn
An Eastern Oregon woman faces murder charges in the death of her newborn baby. Araceli Velzsquez Espain, 23, was arrested for aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse in her newborn's death.
Woman accused of leaving baby to die in toilet
Morrow County authorities arrested a Hermiston woman accused of murder in the death of her newborn baby.
Baby is Found Dead inside Portable Toilet in Hermiston
A baby is found dead in a portable toilet. The newborn was found on Sunday in Hermiston by a sanitation worker in the tank of the toilet.
Woman in Ore. jail on murder charge
The Umatilla County jail roster shows a 21-year-old woman was jailed Monday night on accusations of murder, manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, criminal mistreatment and concealing the birth of an infant.
Umatilla to destroy its last weapons. Now what?
After more than 45 years, the days of the Umatilla Chemical Depot are numbered. The depot is preparing to incinerate its hefty supply of mustard gas, the last chemical weapon stored there.
Fatal Update: Driver arrested after fatal accident near Umatilla
Oregon State Police arrested the driver of a van involved in a fatal crash Friday morning on Interstate 82 just north of the Powerline Road exit near Umatilla.
Woman's body found in Columbia River
Benton County sheriff's officers say a woman's body has been found in the Columbia River, on the Washington side across from Oregon's Hat Rock Park.
Oregon's scarce water demands rural-urban collaboration
If this recession has taught us anything, it's that we're all connected. When it comes to Oregon's delicate water resources, problems facing country mouse also impact city mouse.
Former school clerk sentenced for theft
ARLINGTON, Ore. - A Umatilla County judge has sentenced former Arlington School District deputy clerk Danielle Galbert to two years in prison on theft and forgery charges.
Hermiston woman gets new trial
A 46-year-old Hermiston woman sentenced to life in prison in the 2001 murder of her husband will get a new trial.