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Man pleads not guilty in shooting attempt

  • By Jacob Bertram, Columbia Gorge News

Logan Cantwell, the suspect in a November 2021 attempted shooting of a Wasco County sheriff’s deputy, pleaded not guilty to multiple crimes co…

TD aluminum facility pleads guilty to clean air violations
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TD aluminum facility pleads guilty to clean air violations

  • Columbia Gorge News
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The Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles, Hydro Extrusion USA, has been charged with violating the Clean Air Act by negligently releasing a hazardous air pollutant from its facility, endangering employees and nearby community members, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Oregon.

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Bingen considers sewer/water fee increases

  • By Jacob Bertram Columbia Gorge News
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The City of Bingen is undergoing a study on the fee schedule for water and wastewater services, and recently they had Nancy Wetch, engineering consultant with firm Gray & Osborne, present preliminary findings on potential cost increases for new or significantly transformed developments ahead of a final recommendation.

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Prosecutor declines to file charges

  • By Jacob Bertram Columbia Gorge News

Last week, Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney James L. Nagle declined to file criminal charges against a sitting Klickitat County commissioner over an Oct. 28, 2021, incident where minors were served alcohol at his vacation rental.