SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought emergency in Baker and Lincoln counties, directing state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region.

Joe Don Baker initially made headlines in 1973 playing Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in the cult thriller Walking Tall exemplifying the rugged tenacity that would be his calling card. Born in Texas ...

Joe Don Baker initially made headlines in 1973 playing Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in the cult thriller Walking Tall exemplifying the rugged tenacity that would be his calling card. Born in Texas ...

Buford Pusser is arguably the most famous sheriff Tennessee’s ever seen. He died in 1974, and all these decades later, his hometown still honors him.

Joe rose to fame from the hit film 'Walking Tall' where he played the role of Buford Pusser. The action thriller film was directed by Phil Karlson and stars Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman and Leif ...

LOS ANGELES — Joe Don Baker, the leading man turned character actor who broke out playing Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 movie “Walking Tall,” has died, his family announced online.

Actor and Texas native Joe Don Baker has passed away at age 89.

Baker scored a huge popular success starring as the club-wielding real-life vigilante Buford Pusser in the controversial Walking Tall (1973): “Baker’s Buford has the mighty stature of a ...

Baker, who also had roles in three films from the James Bond franchise, was best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in “Walking Tall.”In the film, Baker carried an oversized, homemade ...