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Federal employees kill one wolf from pack in Union County
Federal employees killed an adult female wolf from the Tower Mountain Pack in Union County on July 10 after state biologists confirmed that wolves from the pack had killed six sheep and injured a sheep protection dog in separate attacks in the Fly Creek area south of Starkey on July 2. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on July 5 authorized USDA Wildlife Services, a federal agency, to ...
Extreme heat, haze set to continue in La Grande
LA GRANDE — Smoke from the wildfires in Eastern Oregon was the primary cause of the haze that enveloped La Grande on Monday. And forecasters said Monday that the haze, along with high temperatures that could climb past 100 degrees in Union County by the weekend, could linger into next week.
Baker City man, in prison since 2021, has 9 years added to sentence for Union County convictions
A Baker City man who was sentenced in 2021 to almost nine years in prison after spraying bear spray in the face of a Baker City Police officer, had nine years added to his prison term after pleading guilty to robbery and attempted assault from 2021 incidents in La Grande, including shooting a gun at a woman and threatening a couple with a gun. Travis Sprague Sprague (2021 photo) Travis James ...
Heat advisory, fire warning issued for Union County
PENDLETON — With weekend high temperatures expected to hover around triple digits, the National Weather Service office in Pendleton has issued a heat advisory for Union County that's in effect from noon Friday to 10 p.m. Sunday. And, worried that isolated weekend thunderstorms in Southeastern Oregon could spark fires, the Weather Service also has issued a fire weather watch for the southern ...
Fire danger level increases to high on ODF lands
LA GRANDE — The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Northeastern Oregon increased to "high" (yellow) on Monday, July 8, according to a press release from the department. This change affects private, state, county, municipal, and tribal lands in seven counties: Union, Wallowa Baker, Umatilla, and small portions of Malheur, Grant and Morrow counties. This ...
Monday update: Heat advisory begins at noon for Union County
PENDLETON — The National Weather Service's heat advisory for Union County kicks in at noon Monday, with afternoon highs ranging from 90 to 105 expected. In an updated release issued Monday morning, forecasters said the advisory would expire at 10 p.m. Wednesday — 24 hours earlier than in a previous version. Monday's high is expected to be 99, followed by highs of 102 on Tuesday and 99 on ...
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