RD Rattlesnake Gold Mining Co

05/22/2026

Baker County voters have rejected a proposal to change the county government structure to have a full-time administrator, hired by the three elected commissioners, oversee county operations. For decades, those […]

05/19/2026

In this 1903 photo, a boiler is being delivered from Sumpter, Oregon to the Red Boy mine.

05/19/2026

LA GRANDE — Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River near Palmer Junction north of Elgin, will open to fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon on Friday, May 15.

05/19/2026

WRONG-WAY DRIVER NORTH OF BAKER CITY HAD BAC NEARLY FOUR TIMES OVER LEGAL LIMIT

BAKER CITY -- A 19-year-old man was arrested early Friday after causing a crash while driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 north of Baker City.

An Oregon State Police trooper was dispatched to a report of a wrong-way driver just after midnight Friday. By the time the trooper arrived, the driver, identified as Devin Buxton, had crashed into another vehicle and rolled into the median.

Buxton showed signs of impairment and was transported to a local hospital, where a blood draw showed a blood alcohol content of 0.31% which is nearly four-times the legal limit in Oregon. Buxton was then booked into the Baker County Jail on multiple charges, including driving under the influence, reckless driving, and fourth-degree assault.

The driver of the vehicle that Buxton struck sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and the vehicle was towed from the scene. A third vehicle involved sustained minor damage but was driven away.

As of Friday afternoon, Buxton remained in the Baker County Jail with no bail listed. An arraignment was scheduled for Friday afternoon.

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

RICHLAND — A dozen students from Pine Eagle School spent the day with Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash and deputies, and they came home with hands smelling of fish. And […]

05/19/2026

05/19/2026