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Out with the old in with the new

Eight years ago Kola Shippentower, a member of the Umatilla tribe, was in the news for learning to dig roots in the traditional way. She told a reporter it was important to her to learn the old ways. Today Shippentower is becoming a leader for starting a new tradition.

Mike Roxbury resigned, sort of, as Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District on Sept. 1... only it isn't official because he didn't really resign. The district isn't sure what to do, but Roxbury, 50, says he's seen too much.

I saw something today that blew my mind. Aquatic rhinos used to live in the Umatilla County area when the region was a swamp.

Hermiston police had some adventure Halloween night when a 28-year-old man from Umatilla held a Home Depot store hostage.

It took several hours for Umatilla sheriff deputies to recover the body.

FBI, Pendleton police and Umatilla Tribal Police with assault rifles convinced a 27-year-old man to surrender himself on charges of rape and drugs.

Several high-profile wrecks near Boardman have killed people in 2015. A couple more flipped vehicles near Heppner. And don't forget it's called "Deadman's Pass" for a reason. Yet none of those stretches of road made the list of most dangerous in Oregon. In fact, Eastern Oregon's most dangerous stretch of road is one you'd NEVER guess.

Every community along the Columbia River has problems with people living in tents in the riparian habitats (areas adjacent to a river). Umatilla is the latest to do something about it.

A former strip club owner in Umatilla asked to open one in Milton-Freewater but was denied without a stated reason. That may prompt the applicant to try again, except for his feud.

Umatilla, Oregon, has passed an anti-panhandling resolution that should solve the city's problem. Here's why it won't work in Richland:

Umatilla businesses are furious with the two or three panhandlers that daily camp out at the community's only traffic light right at the entrance to town.