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Animals
Oregon wolf territory expands but population holds steady in 2023, report finds
Politics
Oregon’s First Lady to get new state-funded adviser position
Aimee Kotek Wilson is to be given a staff and an office within her wife's Gov. Tina Kotek's administration. It’s unclear what the new position and duties will be.
The Story
Tainted Waters | Oregon DEQ director talks groundwater contamination in Lower Umatilla Basin
For 30 years, state regulators have been monitoring harmful levels of nitrates found in many residential wells. The problem has only gotten worse.
The Story
Full interview: Director of Oregon DEQ talks 'Tainted Waters'
The Story's Pat Dooris spoke with Leah Feldon, director of the Oregon DEQ, about groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin.
The Story
Tainted Waters: Oregon DEQ director talks groundwater contamination in Lower Umatilla Basin
For years, state regulators have been monitoring harmful levels of nitrates found in many residential wells. The problem has only gotten worse.
Traffic
Semi carrying 'oversize load' overturns in eastern Oregon, closing I-84
Eastbound I-84 is closed starting at La Grande, with all lanes closed between Baker City and Ontario.
Eastern Oregon
Avalanche forecaster dies in avalanche in eastern Oregon
Nicholas Scott Burks was an avalanche forecaster for the Wallowa Avalanche Center and also worked for the snow safety team at Mount Hood Meadows.
Eastern Oregon
Man dies in avalanche on Gunsight Mountain in eastern Oregon
Nick Burks was an avalanche forecaster for the Wallowa Avalanche Center and also worked for the snow safety team at Mount Hood Meadows.
Weather
Landspout touches down in eastern Oregon on Tuesday morning
The land spout occurring around 11 a.m. in Pendleton just south of Milton-Freewater on Highway 11, confirmed by the National Weather Service Pendleton.
The Story
Eastern Oregon residents file class action lawsuit over contaminated well water
Wells in the Lower Umatilla Basin are contaminated with nitrates, a product of agricultural operations. It's been a known problem for decades.
The Story
EPA administrator wants Oregon held accountable for contaminated water in Umatilla Basin
Regional EPA administrator Casey Sixkiller sat down with The Story to address the decades-long contamination of drinking water in Oregon's Lower Umatilla Basin.
The Story
Researchers make one-of-a-kind fossil discovery in eastern Oregon | Digging for Old
In the John Day Fossil Beds, scientists discovered a fossilized grasshopper egg pod believed to be almost 30 million years old, the first find of its kind.
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