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When Hermiston police searched the apartment of a 20-year-old man arrested for vandalism they found a hand grenade.

A Hermiston ambulance called Oregon State Troopers after a Dodge Charger passed on Highway 84 and flipped them off... but it gets way worse than that.

Richland man Neal Reau was driving south on Highway 207 toward Lexington, Oregon, in a small Honda Fit when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road.

Oregon is boasting one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country right now, and Umatilla and Morrow counties on the southern end of the Mid Columbia are seeing the lowest unemployment rates since before the recession!

Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a 20-year old Umatilla man Sunday night following a three-vehicle minor injury crash on Highway 395 north of Hermiston.

Small single-man aircraft was trying to drop souvenirs into grandstands, done in by t-shirt.

The Hermiston City and Umatilla County governments have big, exciting news. They have approved the construction of a major events center to take the place of the Umatilla County fairgrounds and rodeo grounds. The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center (EOTEC) will be on 75 acres just south of the Hermiston Airport.

Last week I shared how I can't get enough cantaloupe and watermelon this summer. I'm going broke $4 at a time! I asked where the best places to buy fresh melons were and here's what you said: Walchlis Farms near Hermiston -- and apparently they bring the melons to Tri-Cities every Thursday for the Southridge Farmers Market ... Read More ...

Hermiston is located in Umatilla county, Oregon; roughly seven miles south of the Columbia river. In the late 1800s the town was called the six mile house and became a rest stop for tired road workers and travelers. Town name was inspired from “the Weir of Hermiston...