This is a story that has been in development since its publication on Sept. 3. The Hagen Fire has now burned over 61,000 acres and is 82% contained. TOLLGATE — By midafternoon, smoke hung over the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness.…

HERMISTON — Weston-McEwen sophomore Evelyn Hodgson held her own against some of the top runners in eastern Oregon and Washington, placing sixth in the girls varsity race with a time of 20:29.56 on Saturday at Melon Fest. Callie Orcutt of…

BAKER CITY — Pendleton picked up 40 of its points in the sprints to finish third in the boys’ team standings Friday at the Uriarte Invitational at the Baker Athletic complex. Ben Hopkins won the 200 with a personal best…

LA GRANDE — Sophia Navarette threw a one-hitter with 19 strikeouts, and Bailey Blake hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, as Vale beat Weston-McEwen 9-0 on Friday at the Spring Break Bash. “Going into the Vale game,…

By The CUJ Spokane, Wash. — A former employee of the Spokane Tribe of Indians was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from a Tribal program serving children in foster care, according…

by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News + ICT, Underscore Native News Spokane, Washington — Sitting at a small desk in the basement of a single-family home converted into a school, Graham Wiley-Camacho patiently helped his youngest daughter, Kłaʔmásq̓t (Irie), work…

Annie Fowler, The CUJ SCAPPOOSE — In one of the biggest upsets of the season, Pendleton outscored Scappoose 6-3 in overtime to hand the top-ranked Indians a 51-48 loss Monday — just their second of the season. “It’s so exciting…