KLICKITAT CO. — A vegetation fire that started Friday afternoon along State Route 14 in Klickitat County in Washington, has grown to more than 1,900 acres, destroyed multiple homes and prompted evacuations. Dubbed the Burdoin Fire, flames spread quickly due to winds and has prompted mobiliza…
GOLDENDALE — Klickitat County took the unusual step of moving their standing Tuesday meeting to Monday, Dec. 9 in order to guarantee a quorum, with just Chair Lori Zoller and Commissioner Jake Anderson present. Commissioner Dan Christopher indicated at the Dec. 3 meeting that he had a family…
UNDERWOOD - Traffic officials have closed State Route 14 from milepost 56.2 to milepost 63.3 for "debris clean-up," according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
DALLESPORT — The Klickitat County 9-1-1 Dispatch and Emergency Management announced that evacuation levels have each been downgraded by one level and SR 14 is open.
THE GORGE — Several retail stores from Carson to Hood River have been targets of scam attempts to steal the financial information of customers and local businesses. At least three businesses in Hood River have reported instances of skimmers being installed onto credit card scanners. Carson G…
KLICKITAT COUNTY — Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer said he was blindsided by the Klickitat County Commission’s 2-1 vote on March 29 to pursue closing the county jail and sending inmates to the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) in The Dalles.
On November 20th, 2023 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Mr. Larry Duane Kleven age 58, appeared in the Superior Court of Klickitat County in regards to his involvement in the double homicide case at the end of Box Canyon Road that occurred on or about March 16, 2023. The two murder victims were …
On Sept. 13 the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a report of a female entrapped in Wind River, north of Carson, Washington. Personnel from the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office and Skamania County Emergency Medical Services were the first responders on scene to …
KLICKITAT — At approximately 1:30 p.m. a brush fire was reported in Klickitat County near McGowan Road. Units from Lyle, High Prairie, Appleton and Department of Natural Resources are being called to the scene.
WHITE SALMON — After many conversations and careful deliberations, the White Salmon city council approved the plan for the proposed West Klickitat Regional Fire Authority (WKRFA). The plan will be on the November 8 ballot for residents of White Salmon to have the final say. At the July 24 sp…
UNDERWOOD — At 11:27 a.m. on July 2, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported on a fire near milepost 60 on Highway 14 near Underwood and White Salmon. At 4:30 p.m., SR-14 was closed from milepost 53 to milepost 63.
An inmate was found dead during a routine cell check in the afternoon of May 20 at Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, Wash.
In an effort to remind motorists to slow down on Washington roadways, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is preforming emphasis patrols in the Klickitat County area as summer season approaches.
A suspect wanted in a double homicide that occurred last month in Klickitat County, Wash. was brought into custody April 9 by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office after being discovered at a residence near Madras, Ore.
A suspect in a double homicide investigation being conducted by the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office is on the loose, with most recent sighting near Rufus. The suspect, 31-year-old John Scott Raczykowski, is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Billy Jean Neal Jr., one of two men convicted for the 1998 fatal stabbings of two men and a pregnant woman in the small community of Klickitat, Wash., will soon argue in court that his two concurrent sentences of life without parole violate his constitutional rights.
Rufus Mayor Dowen Jones was arrested for attempted murder Nov. 1, following an incident in which he allegedly shot at a family of four in a passing vehicle.
Columbia Gorge News reached out to candidates for Klickitat County Sheriff for a further interview on the issues. Incumbent Bob Songer did not respond to multiple requests, but below is a summary from a recent interview with Garique Clifford, who is running against Songer and is currently hired on by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office.
Oct. 17 — The Klickitat/Skamania League of Women Voters has canceled the Klickitat County Sheriff Candidates’ Forum (virtual, via zoom) scheduled for today, Monday, Oct. 17.
Landowners might generally know what steps should be taken to prepare for wildfire, but a new program rolling out in Klickitat County will eliminate the guesswork.
One person died and two others were transported to a nearby hospital following a collision on Bickleton Highway yesterday.
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