HOOD RIVER — La temporada electoral ya está en marcha en el Gorge y, a medida que se acerca el 3 de noviembre, los candidatos al Distrito 52 de la Cámara de Representantes de Oregón (HD 52) y al Distrito 26 del Senado estatal (SD 26) buscan ganarse la confianza de los votantes para represent…
Online only: Survey links rising costs and financial pressures to the ability of older Oregonians to remain independent.
Part 2: Local residents packed the Hood River Valley Adult Center to hear candidates running for state office in Oregon take questions on Sept. 24.
Free news: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.
Scott Hege (R) and Hank Sanders (D), up for HD 52, addressed constituents during a nonpartisan public forum at the Hood River Valley Adult Center on Sept. 24, hosted by Columbia Gorge News.
Free news: Prescribed fire operations to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health near Glenwood may begin as soon as Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Free news, online only: With recent cool temperatures and precipitation forecast for later this week, fire managers on the Mt. Hood National Forest have rescinded public use fire restrictions, effective Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Free news, online only: According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), fires occurring in chimneys, flues, or fuel burners were responsible for 77% of residential building heating fires in 2024.
Free news, online only: Fall Chinook fishing will be closed from the Hwy 730 bridge upstream to Threemile Dam in the Umatilla River from Sept. 22 through Nov. 30.
THE GORGE — The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington (BLM) is reminding Gorge residents that fire season isn’t over when summer ends. “More than 2.5 million acres have already burned across the Northwest this year, making 2026 an exceptionally active wildfire season,” said a de…
Solar and evening programs at Goldendale Observatory State Park Heritage Site have been suspended indefinitely, although the grounds remain open daily for self-guided visits.
Free news: Work begins Wednesday, Sept. 9, to clear debris from the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail east of the Eagle Creek Fish Hatchery.
Free state news: Rep. Jeffrey Helfrich's (R-Hood River) five-part proposal would halt looming labor and regulatory cost increases while Oregon examines their cumulative impact on agriculture.
Free state news: On Sept. 8, the House Interim Committee on Rules heard the status of federal interference with Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Aug. 24 decision lifting a lower-court injunction that blocked President Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting
Free news from Columbia Gorge News and Uplift Local: An intergovernmental agency went through months of hard work and long waits to win a major federal grant meant to provide affordable Internet to homes in rural northern Wasco County.
Free news, online only: Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove is seeking volunteers to participate in the Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Health Advisory Committee (FHAC).
Free news, online only: Proceeds from the sale and renewal of the Watch for Wildlife specialty license plate support projects that help animals move between habitat patches, including across Oregon’s highways and roads.
Free news: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Siletz Bay in Lincoln County. People should avoid direct contact with the water in this area until the advisory is lifted.
Free news, online only: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Oceanside Beach in Tillamook County. People should avoid direct contact with the water in this area until the advisory is lifted.
Free news, online only: Emergency rescue operations begin tomorrow to save wild horses whose health is under immediate threat from severe food and water shortages.
Free news, online only: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Clackamas County health officials are warning the public about a location where people may have been exposed to measles.
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