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Hood River County will hold the first of its two drop-in budget workshops on Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Community Building of the County Fairgrounds in Odell, to provide information on the complicated issue and allow people to provide input on potential solutions. Here, the News explains the county's budget situation.

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An 80-foot fir tree fell Saturday across the Indian Creek trail where it meets the stairs connecting the path to Seventh Street, in one example of damage seen around the county from high winds.

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Wasco Electric Cooperative and Northern Wasco County PUD experienced a widespread power outage at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday that was caused by a disruption in Bonneville Power Administration service at its Maupin transmission station.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed the west portion of Avery Park, located on the north shore of the Columbia River along Washington State Route 14 near Wishram, Wash. The east portion of the park remains open.

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Dusty Dodge trots his bike up the steepest portion of Fourth Street Grade