http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon RSS Feed for KGW - News - Neighborhood News - Eastern Oregon en-us Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:57:20 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Oregon-boy-15-accused-of-raping-young-girl-211690031.html Police arrested a 15-year-old Eastern Oregon boy on suspicion of sex crimes against a girl younger than 12. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/211560901.html The private company that manages nuclear waste tanks at Hanford spent millions in taxpayer funds over a period of a year despite evidence that the work would never be used. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Overnight-winds-drive-E-Oregon-wildfire-211392581.html A wind-driven fire in Eastern Oregon has grown, and more personnel and equipment are expected to fight it. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/E-Ore-fire-hits-4-houses-211132301.html A fire in a neighborhood in the northeastern Oregon town of Umatilla that burned four houses was contained Tuesday by regional fire crews. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/210761561.html PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Umatilla Chemical Depot is preparing to transfer its more than 9,000 acres to local control, and businesses recruited to the site could be operating by the end of 2014. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Lightning-ignites-E-Ore-wildfires--211075741.html Lightning strikes have touched off wildfires in Eastern Oregon, including one that grew on Tuesday to about 4,500 acres, or 7 square miles. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Construction-worker-injured-after-fall-from-bridge-210716681.html A 25-year-old construction worker who fell from a bridge this week remains in critical condition in a Washington state hospital. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Hole-in-bridge-causes-I-84-closure-at-Hood-River-209680821.html The right travel lane on Interstate 84 eastbound was closed Friday due to a 3-by-5 foot hole in the cement, transportation officials said. It was not expected to reopen until Monday. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Head-of-Hanford-toxic-tank-farm-abruptly-quits-209519201.html The man at the center of a KING 5 Investigation has abruptly announced his retirement. Mike Johnson is the president of Washington River Protection Solutions, a Hanford government contractor that oversees the storage of nuclear waste. http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Compressing-air-to-store-renewable-energy-209275591.html Researchers have found a way to store energy generated from the wind thousands of feet below the ground.