BAKER CITY — It could be called the City of Clocks. Antique timepieces, some working and others frozen in place, rise above Baker City’s skyline on towers that mimic the pointed peaks of the Elkhorn ...

With a mixed record of convincing residents to fully pay for basic services like police and firefighters, Baker City is looking toward tourists to help cover the cost. At times, the city has struggled ...

BAKER CITY — Dick Stewart couldn’t move the rock with his boot. Fellow miner George Armstrong managed to pick it up and, after a quick rinse, the miners saw the dull yellow of gold. A lot of gold.