Free news: Following recent U.S. military action in Venezuela, congressional candidate Dawn Rasmussen issued a statement calling on Congress to reclaim its constitutional responsibility and demanding accountability from Oregon’s elected representatives.
HOOD RIVER — The local presence of federal agents, like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and their detention of locals for purported immigration violations came up several times at the Hood River County Board of Commissioners meeting Dec. 15. Public comment included testimony …
HOOD RIVER — Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewing, a Belgian-leaning operation since its start 14 years ago, took several honors at the Brussels Beer Challenge in Belgium.
THE DALLES — Omar Perez and a couple of friends began Latinos Unidos about two years ago, after the first protest he organized on Facebook attracted hundreds of attendees to The Dalles.
THE DALLES — Wasco County officials told activists and Latino community members that they would investigate supportive measures for families of individuals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This came with remarks from Commissioner Phil Brady decrying the Trump admin…
THE DALLES — Concerned community members showed up in droves to The Dalles City Council meeting on Dec. 8, nearly overflowing the council chamber. Many attendees, either representing or supporting the city’s robust Latino community, expressed heartache and anxiety over recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in town.
THE DALLES — Oregon author, workforce development expert, and longtime community advocate Dawn Rasmussen today announced her candidacy for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, pledging to bring integrity, accountability, and Oregon common sense back to Washington under the campaign banner “A…
FREE NEWS: It took four long years of waiting, but federal review to replace the antiquated Hood River Bridge finally concluded this week with issuance of a “Record of Decision,” as announced in a press release from the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority.
FREE NEWS: Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) and Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) have issued a warning that critical programs serving thousands of low-income residents across the Mid-Columbia region could be delayed because of the extended government shutdown that ended Nov. 12.
FREE NEWS from Oregon Journalism Project: Oregon is one of at least 19 states that allows the practice. In 2021, lawmakers passed House Bill 3291, which expanded voting laws to allow elections officials to count any ballot postmarked by election day, provided it arrives at an elections office within seven days after the election.
FREE NEWS: On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) voted YES on the “Senate Amendment to H.R. 531, Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2026.”
FREE NEWS: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and 38 members of Congress urged 19 Democratic governors to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from accessing driver license and registration information of people living in their states.
FREE NEWS: “Reasonable people will have varying opinions on immigration policy,” said Rep. David Gomberg. “But we should all agree that the bedrock of good government is transparency."
FREE NEWS: “It’s been disturbing to see raid after raid terrorizing our communities with ICE agents violently detaining people solely based on the color of their skin, denying their Constitutional right to due process."
GOLDENDALE — If the government shutdown continues much longer, it’s going to get all too real for some Klickitat County residents. Public Health Director Erinn Quinn explained at the Nov. 4 Klickitat County Commissioners meeting that between the shutdown and federal cutbacks, the Women, Infa…
THE DALLES — Oregon’s state budget woes have impacted schools already suffering from increased costs, drops in enrollment, and the ending of federal COVID-19 relief funds.
FREE NEWS: Listed are preliminary results; election certification is on Nov. 25.
FREE NEWS: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.
THE DALLES — As conditioned in a 2021 agreement to build two new data centers, Google has completed $28 million worth of water infrastructure upgrades in The Dalles, including an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system intended to offset increasing demand as the corporation’s campus expands.
This article was updated after press deadline to include additional comments from the Trump administration on November SNAP benefits. Additionally, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced that all SNAP recipients in the state, regardless of their pay schedule, will receive their full benefits on No…
FREE NEWS: Now 100 years and 3 months old, Hood River resident Richard Simon recently shared recollections of his experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II (1943-1946), including how a three-month deferment may have saved his life.
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