Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, responding to a recent request from the Baker County Board of Commissioners, has declared a drought ...

Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced he is running for a fourth term in 2026. The 68-year-old Democrat, an East Portland ...

A Halfway man was arrested Wednesday, July 9, at his home on multiple felony charges for sexual crimes. Zachariah Scott Peer, ...

The Baker School Board has appointed Sadie Lindell to fill a vacancy on the five-member board. The three board members — ...

The U.S. Forest Service is asking for the public’s help as the agency investigates the fire that destroyed the historic ...

Three Baker City residents wants to allow Baker County voters to decide whether the county can pursue a plan to build a ...

Megan and Marco Jasso sell a variety of products but what they really peddle might be more aptly described as a lifestyle.

Baker City Manager Barry Murphy wants to make sure the fees the city charges to build homes and commercial structures are ...

Baker’s 9-10-11-year-old all-star softball team won its first game at the state tournament Saturday, July 5, in Wilsonville.

A center-pivot sprinkler and a field of freshly cut hay near Baker City on June 5, 2025. (Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald) ...

A Baker City man who drove around two cars that had stopped on Auburn Avenue April 12 to let players cross the street in a ...

As anyone understands who has spent even part of a summer in Baker City, a splash pad — a fancier version of setting a ...