Officials from several small, volunteer fire protection districts in Northeast Oregon, including Baker County, are concerned about the potential effects of proposed federal rules designed to protect firefighters. Local officials say small districts, many of which have annual budgets of less than $100,000, could not afford to comply with the proposed rules and might have to close.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/fire-officials-fear-effects-of-proposed-federal-osha-rules/article_628722fc-0196-11ef-bdd9-93e2fba542c7.html

April has been a record-breaking month for Baker High School track athletes. Sophomore hurdler Rasean Jones broke a 51-year-old record in the 300-meter hurdles race on April 9, then broke his own record twice in the next two weeks. Jones also broke the BHS record in the 110-meter hurdles race, which was set 53 years ago. He also joined with teammates Malaki Myer, Giacomo Rigueiro and Jaron Long to break the school record, set in 1999, in the 4×400 relay.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/sports/baker-track-and-field-rasean-jones-breaks-school-record-again-and-wins-300-meter-hurdles/article_eab10df4-ff8a-11ee-abbe-53df2d80401c.html

A Washington woman was arrested on Interstate 84 near Durkee on April 21 after allegedly driving while intoxicated. She was driving a moving truck and continued at speeds up to 75 mph even after the truck blew a front tire, according to Oregon State Police.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/attorney-for-driver-accused-of-fleeing-police-in-moving-truck-says-bail-amount-is-unconstitutional/article_9b3af6a6-0249-11ef-bd9d-039f47e321b7.html

A Vale man who pleaded no contest to three charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman in Baker City in January 2020 will have a chance to withdraw that plea, made in 2021. A three-judge panel from the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled April 24 on Shawn Quentin Greenwood’s appeal. He has been in prison since 2021. If he withdraws his plea, he could be prosecuted on charges that were dropped as part of the 2021 plea agreement.

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/appeals-court-rules-that-vale-man-who-pleaded-no-contest-in-2020-baker-city-murder/article_ef9eba5a-025a-11ef-8e86-131010ba2948.html