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Baker County Democrats chair 'disappointed' by theft, vandalism of Harris/Walz campaign signs
The chair of the Baker County Democrats says around 40 yard signs supporting the Democratic presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have been stolen or vandalized in the county over the past month or so. Jeanie Zebrak of Baker City said Baker County Democrats bought 150 signs for $250. She started handing out signs in early September, distributing 120 to 130 signs, and since then has ...
Fire that destroyed Sumpter home 'accidental' but specific cause undetermined
The fire that destroyed a Sumpter home on Oct. 7 was accidental, but investigators weren’t able to determine the exact cause. “All possibilities were of accidental nature,” Casey Kump, deputy state fire marshal, wrote to the Baker City Herald on Wednesday, Oct. 16. That conclusion was based on interviews, photos from bystanders and examination of the fire, wrote Kump, who worked with Sumpter ...
Colorado woman dies in crash on I-84 near Baker City
A Colorado woman died when the pickup truck she was riding in crashed on Interstate 84 near Baker City on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16. Charlie Ann McDowell, 29, of Lakewood, died at the scene of the crash that happened around 9:20 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near Milepost 310, about six miles southeast of Baker City, according to Oregon State Police. A preliminary investigation showed that ...
Greenwood files notice that he might file civil lawsuit against Baker City
A Vale man who served four and a half years in state prison for the January 2020 fatal shooting of Angela Parrish in Baker City has filed a notice with Baker City that he might file a civil lawsuit claiming a former police detective violated his civil rights. Shawn Quentin Greenwood, 53, filed the tort claim notice in August. People who plan to sue a government agency first have to file a tort ...
Washington man arrested after breaking into his own car in impound yard
A Washington man whose car was impounded on Tuesday, Oct. 15, after he was arrested that morning for driving under the influence of intoxicants on Interstate 84 was arrested a second time, early on Wednesday, after he allegedly broke into the car while it was parked at a locked towing company yard in south Baker City. Elina Santillan Cruz, 24, of East Wenatchee, was arrested about 3:30 a.m. on ...