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Huntington Man Accused in 2025 Durkee Robbery May Be Unfit for Trial

Huntington Man Accused in 2025 Durkee Robbery May Be Unfit for Trial

Justin Dean Bridwell, accused in a 2025 Durkee robbery, may be mentally unfit to assist in his defense, prompting a Feb. 9 competency hearing that affects local court timing and victim closure.

James Thompson•2 min read•09:47 PM

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Approximately 16,668 residents

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Baker City, Oregon

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3,088 square miles in eastern Oregon

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Baker/Powder Valley Girls Finish 7th at Harrisburg; Seven Qualify

Baker/Powder Valley Girls Finish 7th at Harrisburg; Seven Qualify

Baker/Powder Valley girls placed 7th at the Harrisburg All Girls meet and then finished second at districts, qualifying ...

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La Grande Pair Arrested in Connection with Baker City Gun Thefts

La Grande Pair Arrested in Connection with Baker City Gun Thefts

Two La Grande residents were arrested after police linked them to a stolen handgun; they are also suspects in Baker City...

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Baker City man arrested after eluding police during November foot chase

Baker City man arrested after eluding police during November foot chase

A Baker City man who fled officers in a November foot chase was arrested Feb. 5; charges include felony assault and esca...

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54-degree high at Baker City Airport misses Feb. 1 record

54-degree high at Baker City Airport misses Feb. 1 record

The Baker City Airport hit 54°F on Feb. 1, missing the date record by 1 degree while the region continues an extended dr...

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U.C. Pickleball Association Opens Indoor Courts to Baker County Public

U.C. Pickleball Association Opens Indoor Courts to Baker County Public

Residents can play indoor pickleball in La Grande at Preseason Playground and Wellness; four courts and regular open-pla...

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Baker County Commissioners Clarify Ballot Language, Send Revision for May 19 Vote

Baker County Commissioners Clarify Ballot Language, Send Revision for May 19 Vote

A measure to change Baker County’s government to a county administrator model will appear on the May 19 ballot after com...

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Megan McGuinness' 21 New Paintings Debut at Art Center East Feb. 6

Megan McGuinness' 21 New Paintings Debut at Art Center East Feb. 6

Megan McGuinness debuts 21 new paintings at Art Center East in La Grande, opening Feb. 6 with a free community reception...

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Baker County commissioners to send letter opposing renaming of Cracker Creek

Baker County commissioners to send letter opposing renaming of Cracker Creek

Baker County commissioners voted to send a letter opposing proposals to rename Cracker Creek, Little Cracker Creek and P...

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Baker City man arrested for trespassing less than a month after release

Baker City man arrested for trespassing less than a month after release

Jonathon Russell Romine, 45, was arrested after a resident reported a man near a home and barn on Alder Creek Road; the ...

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Baker County sheriff logs arrests, citations and multiple service calls Feb. 1

Baker County sheriff logs arrests, citations and multiple service calls Feb. 1

Two people were jailed after incidents logged by the Baker City Herald; the entries signal ongoing enforcement on local ...

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Gene Sterling Taylor, 2015 Baker County rape plea, seeks new DNA test

Gene Sterling Taylor, 2015 Baker County rape plea, seeks new DNA test

Gene Sterling Taylor seeks new DNA testing of a 2015 evidence sample; a March hearing could shape local confidence in ho...

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Baker City's Unseasonably Warm February Draws Early Season Golfers to Quail Ridge

Baker City's Unseasonably Warm February Draws Early Season Golfers to Quail Ridge

Unseasonably warm, sunny conditions have drawn golfers to Quail Ridge early, prompting city-managed rules to protect dor...

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Baker County Child Forensic Interviewer Mitchell Named Director of Child Advocacy Center

Baker County Child Forensic Interviewer Mitchell Named Director of Child Advocacy Center

Mitchell, Baker County’s child forensic interviewer, has taken on the director role at the Baker County Child Advocacy C...

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Wildlife Services employee kills one Baker County wolf, up to three more

Wildlife Services employee kills one Baker County wolf, up to three more

An employee of U.S. Wildlife Services killed one Black Pines wolf in Keating Valley; ODFW authorized lethal removals aft...

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Baker City Transfers Surplus 2001 Fire Engine to Nyssa Fire Department

Baker City Transfers Surplus 2001 Fire Engine to Nyssa Fire Department

Nyssa received a surplus 2001 fire engine from Baker City, boosting local firefighting capacity and providing a backup f...

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Multi-year Wallowa-Whitman Project Thins Forest to Protect Baker City Watershed

Multi-year Wallowa-Whitman Project Thins Forest to Protect Baker City Watershed

Crews have thinned and piled trees southwest of Baker City to reduce wildfire risk to the city’s 10,000-acre watershed, ...

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Alderson faces Bill Harvey and Whitney Rilee in Baker chairman race

Alderson faces Bill Harvey and Whitney Rilee in Baker chairman race

Three candidates filed for Baker County commission chairman, sharpening a local debate over whether voters keep electing...

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First Friday Art Walk Feb. 6 Spotlights Over the Bridge Duo Show

First Friday Art Walk Feb. 6 Spotlights Over the Bridge Duo Show

Crossroads launches the "Over the Bridge" duo show Feb. 6 as the centerpiece of Baker City’s First Friday art walk, with...

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Sarah Elizabeth Harrington, 39, Arrested on Campbell Street for Counterfeit Money

Sarah Elizabeth Harrington, 39, Arrested on Campbell Street for Counterfeit Money

A Baker City woman was jailed after being arrested for unlawfully using counterfeit money on Campbell Street; the arrest...

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Richland Man Faces Nine Animal Neglect II Charges in Baker County

Richland Man Faces Nine Animal Neglect II Charges in Baker County

Robert Richard Ward III of Richland was charged with nine counts of second-degree animal neglect after Baker County depu...

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Newcomer’s Journey from Home to Broken Car Highlights Baker City Homelessness

Newcomer’s Journey from Home to Broken Car Highlights Baker City Homelessness

a 41-year-old newcomer who fled an abusive situation is living in her 2011 Hyundai Sonata after being kicked out, unders...

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Baker County Voters to Decide 5-Year Library Operations Levy May 19, 2026

Baker County Voters to Decide 5-Year Library Operations Levy May 19, 2026

Baker County Library District will ask voters to renew a 5-year operations levy at $0.249 per $1,000 on the May 19, 2026...

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Cliff Bentz Urges Targeted Deportations for Immigrants with Criminal Records

Cliff Bentz Urges Targeted Deportations for Immigrants with Criminal Records

Cliff Bentz urged the federal government to focus deportations on immigrants with criminal records, saying targeted enfo...

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BLM Launches Three School Field-Trip Programs at National Historic Oregon Trail Center

BLM Launches Three School Field-Trip Programs at National Historic Oregon Trail Center

BLM unveiled three new two-hour, curriculum-based field trips at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center,...

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Baker High School Graduation Rate Climbs Above Oregon Average

Baker High School Graduation Rate Climbs Above Oregon Average

Baker High School's four-year on-time graduation rate rose to 92.6% (100 of 108), topping Oregon's 83% average and signa...

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Pendleton's Rainbow Maldonado Named Senior Advancement Officer for United Way's Oregon Region

Pendleton's Rainbow Maldonado Named Senior Advancement Officer for United Way's Oregon Region

Pendleton's Rainbow Maldonado was named senior advancement officer for United Way of the Blue Mountains' Oregon Region, ...

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Baker City fire chief proposes requiring secured lock boxes at businesses

Baker City fire chief proposes requiring secured lock boxes at businesses

Baker City fire chief Michael Carlson proposed requiring secured lock boxes at some businesses and multi-family building...

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Baker County Parks Board Applies for Dark Sky Designation at Sumpter Tailings

Baker County Parks Board Applies for Dark Sky Designation at Sumpter Tailings

Baker County parks board voted to apply for DarkSky International designation for the Sumpter Valley tailings site to at...

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Baker County Senator McLane Co-Sponsors Bill Clarifying Corner-Crossing Access to Public Lands

Baker County Senator McLane Co-Sponsors Bill Clarifying Corner-Crossing Access to Public Lands

Senator Mike McLane co-sponsored a bill to clarify "corner crossing" access between public land parcels, aiming to reduc...

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