InvestigateWest asked for government records from 15 Northwest cities, and was met by significant time lags and costs.

MURDER MYSTERY: More than 40 years ago, a young woman was found dead in a gravel pit near Vale. A retiring detective at the Malheur County Sheriff's Office dug into the cold case, hoping to finally ...

An Ontario man who grew up in an abusive home where he started using methamphetamine at age 14 has been sentenced in a prosecution involving a two-day spree of carjackings in 2021. The sentencing in U ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Columbia Sportswear, said to support a major Vale project, has never heard of it, an investigation by the Malheur Enterprise established. The man promoting revitalization in Vale has a ...

MALHEUR COUNTY COURT: Planning director resigns, grant sought for Bully Creek Park, county puts its credit behind $2.4 million credit line for rail project.

SPECIAL REPORT: A former Texas man is going to prison for 50 years, convicted of abusing an Ontario elementary school student. The young girl is stepping out publicly and now plans to be a counselor ...

The Malheur Enterprise is ceasing publication after 115 years with the May 7 edition being the last printed version. Owners Les Zaitz and Scotta Callister are retiring after each spending more than 50 ...

The recent announcement of the closure of the Malheur Enterprise got a lot of attention. News organizations in Oregon and Idaho produced reports. A state senator took to the floor of the Oregon Senate ...

VALE – A Vale man has been sentenced to five years in a federal prison after his arrest last summer during a sex trafficking police sting. Daniel “Wayne” DeLong, 44, pleaded guilty to attempted use of ...

SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE: Cow Valley Fire continues to grow but evacuation levels remain unchanged from Saturday. The threat of lightning continues into this evening.

Ontario — Last week, U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz voted to cut Medicaid in the Congressional Energy and Commerce Committee, but Oregonians in his district have been calling and writing to him asking him to ...

SPECIAL REPORT: The Columbia Development Authority, tasked with helping turn a former Army base in eastern Oregon into industrial land, was struggling with its finances earlier this year. That didn't ...