A jury heard graphic and disputed testimony as prosecutors and defense attorneys clash over brutal 2021 home invasion in The Dalles. Trial of Jason McCollum continues on Thursday.

Prosecutors are pushing for the conviction of a Portland-area man accused in the brutal 2021 home-invasion assault and robbery, while defense attorney says the state’s case hinges on the word of a cooperating accomplice seeking leniency.

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Mid-Columbia Community Action Council is pleased to announce the opening of a monthly drop-in center for houseless community members at The Gloria Center, at 2505 W. 7th St. in The Dalles.

The Dalles Public Library will host a full slate of late-January programs, including a winter reading challenge, hands-on activities for kids, teen clubs, author talks, and family events, many of them free and open to the public.

Organizers of a new downtown music festival say The Dalles is poised to host a major regional cultural event when The Dalles Hoot debuts March 6–8.

“Today, federal agencies are rewarding bad actors who have spent years finding loop-holes to  target a new wave of industrial development on top of indigenous sites that have religious and  legendary significance to the Yakama People and many others who don’t have political  connections or deep pockets.”

Rye Development, a leading U.S. developer of pumped storage hydropower, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its Flagship Fund CI V, today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a 40-year license for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project.

Local activists and representatives with the Environmental Protection Agency will hold a discussion about hauling the contaminated material to the Wasco County Landfill.

Gorge Grown Food Network is accepting applications for businesses to attend the Hood River Farmers Market’s regular season. The market’s regular season is open every Saturday, May through November, in downtown Hood River.

Mattress World Northwest plans a February opening in The Dalles, taking over the former Blissful Mattress space at Cascade Square, where more than 40,000 square feet of retail space remains vacant.

Icy roads continued to create hazardous travel conditions in Sherman County this week, underscored by a log-truck crash south of Wasco and repeated school delays due to dangerous driving conditions.

Gilliam County Law enforcement and emergency responders had their hands full last weekend with two rollover traffic accidents on busy Interstate 84.

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From scavenger hunts and winter reading challenges to STEAM labs, storytimes, mystery games, and a virtual author talk, The Dalles Public Library offers all-ages programs throughout January.

Oregon increasingly exports raw agricultural products and imports finished food back to itself. This reflects a broader national shift, but its effects are local. Processing moves away. Packing sheds go dark. Skills disappear. Infrastructure erodes. Once those pieces are gone, they rarely return.

Donations are now being accepted to help close the final funding gap for the White Salmon Valley community pool, with gifts currently matched dollar-for-dollar through a $250,000 winter campaign.

A Mount Hood rescue unfolded Saturday after a climber fell into the White River Glacier, injuring one person and prompting authorities to warn that warm temperatures and unstable snow are increasing mountain hazards.

Construction begins Tuesday at the former Staples building in The Dalles, signaling the long-anticipated arrival of a national clothing retailer expected to draw new shoppers and jobs to the area.

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the City of The Dalles Public Works will begin work on a sewer service renewal project located at E 10th St. and Thompson St.