Eastern Oregon

Rural EMS struggles to staff ambulances, relying frequently on costly air resources and unpaid volunteers.

At a time when many social services are contracting, La Grande is getting a new program to help kids

At Umatilla’s former chemical depot, scientists band baby burrowing owls nesting in old juice barrels, part of a yearslong effort to track their migration and ancestry.

The Eastern Oregon city hopes solar energy will eventually supply electricity to all plant operations.

Bentz voted to pass the bill despite past vows not to add to the national deficit, and representing many Oregonians who could lose access to Medicaid.

Temperatures are expected to heat up into the 90s across much of Oregon this weekend as the state braces for its first heat wave of the year. Some areas including Eastern and Southern Oregon could see temperatures reach 100 degrees.

One of Oregon’s most sparsely populated counties has seen a contraction of public services in recent years. The county's library director said losing county funding could close the library.

Mayor Caden Sipe says the city violated his First and 14th amendment rights by censuring him, among other accusations.

Gilliam County’s chief prosecutor told OPB that Rowan’s case is “under review" and that the sheriff will be treated as anyone else facing criminal allegations.

Senate Bill 1154 centralizes the state’s response to groundwater pollution, but hundreds of private well owners oppose it.