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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary who was among 13 people killed by the Cayuse tribe near modern-day Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847. But this past year has seen a continued reappraisal of Whitman, whose actions […]
Itâs hard to believe itâs already been over a year since the tragic floods that impacted Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. Heavy snow followed by heavy rain led to rapid rises on the Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers, which generated widespread flooding. The flooding caused the inundation of numerous homes and businesses, destroying or damaging several roads and bridges and damaging or overtopping levees. Here we take a moment to review this record-breaking disaster. The event, which began as a winter storm system, affected the Blue Mountains and adjacent foothills on Feb. 4 ...
Umatilla County has certainly had its share of floods over the years, but nothing quite like what weâve experienced in recent years. We donât know exactly what a 100-year flood genuinely looks like, but it would seem the centuries are flying by in an unprecedented fashion. Usually, when we would be invited to talk about the subject of flooding, the first question wouldnât be, âWhich flood?â And when we are talking about getting reparations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other programs, we wouldnât have to stop and define the same question â...
Property didnât go unscathed. In one instance, the wind significantly damaged a Pendleton apartment complex. A section of roof lay across the hood of a green Honda sedan in the parking lot of Maryâs Mannor in Pendleton on Jan. 13, the remainder of the buildingâs roof sitting across the parking lot as crews worked to clear debris. Crews used crowbars and other tools to dismantle the large chunk of roof. According to the National Weather Service station in Pendleton, the Pendleton airport had some of the highest recorded winds in its coverage area, which includes Eastern Oregon, ...
Christian Scott, the Walla Walla man arrested and charged for the murder of Arcane "AJ" Wilkinson, pleaded "not guilty" in court Tuesday morning.