THE GORGE - The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be fully closed to all traffic on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. to allow a bridge lift for marine traffic.
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HOOD RIVER — After 46 days on strike, union-represented nurses at all eight Providence hospital locations voted to ratify a contract with one of Oregon's largest health care providers. Over 5,000 nurses, who were represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), agreed to return to work on…
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HOOD RIVER — On Feb. 17 — President’s Day — hundreds of Gorge residents made their way to downtown Hood River to protest the Trump administration and rally behind vulnerable populations. The Columbia Gorge Women’s Action Network organized the rally.
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HOOD RIVER -Â Today, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Providence Medical Group announced they have reached a tentative deal for nurses and physicians to return to work at all eight hospitals - including Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital.
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HOOD RIVER — The Port of Hood River will permanently close the tollbooth on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge on April 1, 2025, transitioning to fully electronic tolling. The decision, made by a unanimous 4-0 vote of the Port Commission on January 21, follows a 7% decline in traf…
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THE GORGE — Hundreds gathered at Westside Elementary for this year’s El DÃa del Inmigrante (Day of the Immigrant) community celebration Dec. 14. This international observance has been coordinated by Comunidades since 2021, and teamed up with Hood River Latino Network for this year’s event, s…
HOOD RIVER — Hood River County School District (HRCSD) Board of Directors met Dec. 11 at Pine Grove Early Intervention with a full meeting agenda. All seven board members were present.
GOLDENDALE — Klickitat County took the unusual step of moving their standing Tuesday meeting to Monday, Dec. 9 in order to guarantee a quorum, with just Chair Lori Zoller and Commissioner Jake Anderson present. Commissioner Dan Christopher indicated at the Dec. 3 meeting that he had a family…
HOOD RIVER — As thousands of Christmas lights cloak fire trucks from the Wy’east Fire Department, residents lined the streets waiting for a glimpse at the decorated fire engines. Wy’east Fire Department Chief Greg Borton said the parade has become so popular with residents many put up with s…
THE GORGE — Back in October, officials announced that water supply on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington is sufficient to meet demand, even without reservoirs provided by the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite Dams, according to initial research.
HOOD RIVER — In November, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors awarded Congressman Earl Blumenauer the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to public media. Blumenauer is the representative for Hood River and parts of Multnomah Cou…
CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council held its last regular meeting of 2024 on Dec. 9. Topics included new garbage rates and hiring a new city planner.
UNDERWOOD - Traffic officials have closed State Route 14 from milepost 56.2 to milepost 63.3 for "debris clean-up," according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
MOSIER — On July 30, the Central Cascades Interagency Management Team issued a daily update on the Microwave Tower Fire and said it was 'human caused,' but that was a misprint according to officials.Â
CASCADE LOCKS - The Whisky Creek Fire has now burned 891 acres and remains 0% contained according to a daily update from Incident Commander Jeremy Goers. The report states that the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but officials believe it was human caused.
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UPDATE July 26, noon — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) said the Microwave Tower Fire is now 53% contained and crews have taken control of the southern border.
ODELL - At approximately 9 a.m. a grocery truck overturned taking a sharp turn on Odell Highway. No injuries were reported.
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THE GORGE — The Port of Hood River held an emergency meeting on Sunday, June 30 with engineers and port commissioners to discuss reopening the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge. After a presentations from Henningson, Durham and Richardson (HDR) vice president, Justin Doorninik, and Kiewit repre…
Groups and other organizations around the Gorge honored those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.Â
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THE GORGE — Several retail stores from Carson to Hood River have been targets of scam attempts to steal the financial information of customers and local businesses. At least three businesses in Hood River have reported instances of skimmers being installed onto credit card scanners. Carson G…
HOOD RIVER — Soroptimist Hood River has announced year’s Soroptimist Women of Distinction honorees: Janet Hamada, Silvia Maciel and Gladys Rivera.
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