KLICKITAT CO. — A vegetation fire that started Friday afternoon along State Route 14 in Klickitat County in Washington, has grown to more than 1,900 acres, destroyed multiple homes and prompted evacuations. Dubbed the Burdoin Fire, flames spread quickly due to winds and has prompted mobiliza…
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…
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.
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.
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…
KLICKITAT COUNTY — Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer said he was blindsided by the Klickitat County Commission’s 2-1 vote on March 29 to pursue closing the county jail and sending inmates to the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) in The Dalles.
UPDATE: 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24
Hood River — Thanks to the quick actions of a Hood River Best Western employee to call for assistance, Hood River Police Department officers were able to rescue an out-of-state kidnapping victim and arrest the suspect.
HOOD RIVER — A commercial fire was reported at 7:51 a.m. in the 200 block of Cascade Avenue in Hood River. A press release from the Hood River Fire Department later stated: "Due to the size of the building, unknown level of involvement, and an adjacent building, the incident commander reques…
A large scale grant program administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is now taking applications to reduce the risk of wildfire for projects taking place from 2023-2025.
UNDERWOOD — At 11:27 a.m. on July 2, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported on a fire near milepost 60 on Highway 14 near Underwood and White Salmon. At 4:30 p.m., SR-14 was closed from milepost 53 to milepost 63.
UPDATE, 1:10 p.m.:
THE DALLES — The Dalles Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Denny’s restaurant, 1710 West 6th Street The Dalles Tuesday, evening, May 9, according to a May 16 Facebook posting by the department.
Hood River police detectives responding to a Sunday, May 14 theft in progress at a local department store have now arrested the suspect and confiscated cash and drugs. The suspect, who fled on foot as officers arrived and was seen going into the trees and bushes on Westcliff Driver in Hood River.
On March 29, Hood River Police took 19-year-old Hood River resident, Javier Vargas Jr. into custody after he crashed his vehicle into a residential home on the corner of Frankton Road and May Street in West Hood River.According to Hood River Lieutenant Don Cheli, officers followed Vargas Jr.…
Hood River Chief of Police Neal Holste issued a press release that a teenage male resident of Hood River was found on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28. Hood River Police responded to calls of a stopped car with no headlights on. Passersby reported …
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