Wallowa County News

Oregonians angry about parked railcars near wilderness area Residents of Union and Wallowa counties aren't happy about the deal with Union Pacific that allows hundreds of railcars to be parked on 30 miles of railroad tracks owned by the Oregon counties, but county officials said they have no choice as they need the rental money to make the payments ...

Part of a short-line railroad in Oregon's ruggedly beautiful Wallowa County has become a 30-mile-long parking lot for about 700 idled railcars, some blighted with graffiti.

A grand jury has ruled an Oregon state trooper was justified in the shooting death of a Wallowa man.

Julie Ann Feigleson and Susan Salkield have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Lois D. Griggs, Deceased, Probate No.

An Oregon State Police trooper shot and killed a man Thursday night who police say produced a gun during an arrest in Wallowa, according to state police officials.

A new solar products manufacturer based in Enterprise has opened a plant in La Grande.

Tucked away in the Northeast corner of Oregon is picturesque Wallowa Valley. Overflowing with 53 lakes and 3,100 streams, it's no surprise that Wallowa County's Indian name is "Land of the Winding Waters." And the surrounding snow-capped Wallowa Mountains make it equally easy to see why it's also dubbed the "Little Switzerland of America." But no ...

A Health officials announced Sunday that Oregon has three confirmed cases and 19 probable cases of H1N1 flu.

Brissia Morales worries that Spanish-speaking residents, who may not read the newspaper or in some cases have Internet access, won't know how to protect themselves from swine flu.

A teenager has changed his plea to guilty in the shooting death of a 47-year-old man outside a La Grande restaurant.

A youth group outing ended tragically Tuesday on a remote northeastern Oregon road near Hells Canyon when a pickup plunged over a 350-foot embankment, killing the driver and injuring at least six others, most and possibly all of them teens.

Wallowa Lake in northest Oregon is the site of a new state park, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site.

An avalanche in Eastern Oregon claimed the life of a 50-year-old man from Enterprise over the weekend.

The Nez Perce were forced from their northeastern Oregon homeland by a fraudulent treaty and a bloody horseback war more than 130 years ago, but their passion for Wallowa County remains.

A Gresham man was sentenced last week in Gilliam County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of wasting a bighorn ram.

Associated Press A February 24, 2009 A ENTERPRISE, Ore. -- A Wallowa County woman has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for attempted murder and assault stemming from a deadly altercation at a ranch north ...

A paintbrush at sunset in Hells Canyon. Eastern Oregon's rugged Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains were a scenic backdrop for travelers on the Oregon Trail, but the pioneers paid for it in grief when they crossed ...

The attorney for a woman accused of attempted murder in a shooting at a remote Eastern Oregon ranch that left two men dead says she was trying to defend herself and her boyfriend.

A state study completed last year and delivered Wednesday to a legislative committee puts the cost of dealing with deficiencies in the Yamhill County Courthouse at more than $17 million.

When it comes to courthouses, fate sometimes lends a hand. The Marion County Courthouse in downtown Salem is rated No.