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Local Bahá’ís to Celebrate 200th Birthday of Founder

Bahá’ís all over the world will celebrate the 200th birthday of Bahá’u’lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith. Adherents of the Bahá’í Faith believe in gender equality, that humanity is one family and that science and religion must agree. In Pendleton, the Bahá’í Community is holding a celebration of Bahá’u’lláh’s 200th birthday at the Pendleton Center […]

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Pendleton Works to Combat Homelessness

PENDLETON, Ore. – The Pendleton Warming Station will open its doors for the 2017-18 season on November 15 and will operate on nights where the temperature is forecast to be below 32° Fahrenheit – if there are enough volunteers. A low of 32° Fahrenheit was observed on October 3, 2017 at the Eastern Oregon Regional […]

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Assault at Marijuana Grow Site in Hermiston

PENDLETON, Ore. – According to the September 20, 2017 Pendleton Police Department Media Bulletin there was a civil dispute at High Desert Cannabis on SW 20th Street. According to a press release from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Alan Parker was escorted by Pendleton Police from High Desert Cannabis after causing a disturbance. Later […]

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Standoff at Residence on North Hill

PENDLETON, Ore. – A domestic disturbance on NW 7th Street led to a nearly six-hour standoff with law enforcement. The suspect was later found in the basement of the residence by law enforcement with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head and was taken by ambulance to Pioneer Park on NW Despain Ave. where he was […]

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Rap Show at Convention Center a Success

PENDLETON, Ore. – Moonlight Events and Jake Sierra Music put on a concert at the Pendleton Convention Center on August 31, 2017. The lineup consisted of Jake Sierra Music and DJ DropKid with special guests and headliner Dizzy Wright. Local producer Jake Sierra stated in an interview that the concert was the first local show […]