http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon RSS Feed for KGW - News - Neighborhood News - Eastern Oregon en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:25 GMT 2013-05-23T19:45:25Z en-us http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Grants-Getaways-Spring-on-the-High-Desert-208648771.html Grant visits SE Oregon -- where the distances are great and people are few - and springtime has arrived in gorgeous splendor. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:25 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Grants-Getaways-Spring-on-the-High-Desert-208648771.html 2013-05-23T19:45:25Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Hanford-officials-hid-leak-evidence-from-panel-208502071.html Documents obtained by KING 5 show that WRPS downplayed radioactive leak concerns despite having laboratory results that said otherwise. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:11 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Hanford-officials-hid-leak-evidence-from-panel-208502071.html 2013-05-22T16:15:11Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Woman-64-charged-in-mothers-death--208389111.html Morrow County authorities have accused a 64-year-old Irrigon woman of neglecting a bed sore that led to her mother's death. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:31 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Woman-64-charged-in-mothers-death--208389111.html 2013-05-21T22:57:31Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Plan-for-Eastern-Oregon-power-plant-moves-ahead-208004711.html Baker County commissioners have approved a contact with a firm that will complete the necessary paperwork to build a hydroelectric power plant southwest of Baker City. Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Plan-for-Eastern-Oregon-power-plant-moves-ahead-208004711.html 2013-05-18T17:58:51Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Animal-rights-worker-arrested-for-taping-rodeo-208167521.html An animal-rights activist has been arrested after refusing to quit videotaping at an Eastern Oregon rodeo with an event where contestants rope horses by the legs. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:40:20 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Animal-rights-worker-arrested-for-taping-rodeo-208167521.html 2013-05-20T18:40:20Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Lightning-strikes-increasing-in-Oregon-207647851.html Research in Oregon that verifies an increase of lightning strikes between 1990 and 2012. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:17:14 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Lightning-strikes-increasing-in-Oregon-207647851.html 2013-05-16T16:17:14Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Fleeing-Ore-man-pleads-to-be-pulled-from-river-207785171.html Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him. They did. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:08:46 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Fleeing-Ore-man-pleads-to-be-pulled-from-river-207785171.html 2013-05-16T22:08:46Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Feds-Ore-onion-farm-to-pay-150k-for-harassment-207380401.html A federal agency says one of the nation's largest onion farms will pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:50 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Feds-Ore-onion-farm-to-pay-150k-for-harassment-207380401.html 2013-05-14T16:00:50Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Wolves-migrating-to-central-Cascades-in-Wash-207373311.html Washington state wolves are moving west. The first packs were established in north and east Washington, but now two of them are hunting the mountains of central Washington. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:36:58 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/Wolves-migrating-to-central-Cascades-in-Wash-207373311.html 2013-05-14T15:36:58Z http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/First-drone-flight-launched-in-National-Airspace-System--207266251.html The Oregon Army National Guard wil launch the first drone flight in the National Airspace System in Pendleton, Ore. on Tuesday. Tue, 14 May 2013 23:42:44 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/neighborhood-news/eastern-oregon/First-drone-flight-launched-in-National-Airspace-System--207266251.html 2013-05-14T23:42:44Z