Responders in the Mid-Columbia saw a trio of accidents happen within minutes of each other around 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Money, documents and electronics were taken from Double Mountain Brewery and Sixth Street Bistro on Dec. 31.

Rick Larson’s oak tree split off a major portion last Thursday at 10:30 a.m., narrowly missing the corner of his home at 15th and Cascade.

A brief police chase early Monday morning ended suddenly when the juvenile driver of the pursued vehicle slammed directly into a power pole in Hood River, shearing the pole in half.

Three Hood River residents were arrested last week as part of a joint drug sting conducted by Hood River City Police Department and the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office.

It was a busy week for the Astro fuel station in Hood River and not in a good way. Starting on Aug. 13, the gas station and convenience store located at 214 Front St. in downtown Hood River was the site of an armed robbery, an unrelated employee theft, and a car accident — all in the span of four days.