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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Three fire engines have responded to a half-acre wildfire reported about 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 7, near Catherine Creek ...

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

Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man apparently set a fire ...