Mid-Columbia Community Action Council today announced the launch of a capital campaign to secure a true, long-term home for the Hood River Shelter. The campaign marks a major step toward ensuring on-going, stable shelter services for community members experiencing houselessness.

This Week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide is your Best Bet for Wrapping up Summer and getting into the Fall Season! There’s Plenty of Music- and by Plenty we mean Rock to Ragtime! Celebrate, Have Fun and Out There!

Firefighters built or prepared 331 miles of lines and roads while battling the Grasshopper Fire, leaving an extensive repair job as the blaze holds at 98% containment.

The Grasshopper Fire damaged five Mt. Hood National Forest campgrounds and destroyed Flag Point Lookout, while firefighters saved several other recreation sites as containment reached 98%.

Oregon's new statewide vanpool program offers subsidies covering up to half the cost as Gorge workers face thousands of dollars in annual commuting expenses.

This Week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide is Going Back to School. But you’ll have to tell the Teacher You Might Be Late - There’s Just Too Many Gigs to Go To! - Four Festivals - Tygh Valley Bluegrass, Woofstock, Bridge of the Gods, and Harvesting Sunshine - are just some of the reasons You Need to Have Fun and Get Out There!

The Grasshopper Fire has reached 97% containment, with crews finding little residual heat and increasingly turning toward road, dozer-line and erosion repairs across the burn area.

New curbside recycling, drop-off centers and major investments in infrastructure in Oregon are making recycling easier and more consistent across the The Dalles, Hood River and the Columbia Gorge.

A New Jersey semi-truck driver was arrested Thursday evening after motorists reported he was allegedly speeding, weaving through traffic and swerving his truck toward other vehicles along Interstate 84 between Cascade Locks and Hood River, according to Oregon State Police.

A 15-year-old Eugene girl was brought to safety Tuesday after an alleged custodial interference case sparked an I-84 pursuit ending with spike strips and an arrest near The Dalles.

Woofstock 2026 brings live music, dinner and auctions to Hood River on Sept. 18, raising money to give Gorge shelter animals another chance at home.

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Hood River welcomes the peak of harvest season with two signature waterfront celebrations on back-to-back October weekends. The second annual Hood River Orchard & Ale Festival and the 44th annual Hood River Valley Harvest Festival bring together the flavors, makers, and scenery that define fall in the Columbia River Gorge.

Rain has calmed the 93,993-acre Grasshopper Fire and helped crews reach 84% containment, though slick roads, falling rocks and weakened trees pose new hazards.

Since 1988, Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been showing up in the Mid-Columbia Gorge for their neighbors in orchards, exam rooms, at kitchen tables, community events, and wherever people needed a helping hand.

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping tame the 93,972-acre Grasshopper Fire, but gusty winds, weakened trees and muddy roads could create new hazards for crews.

Wasco County has downgraded Level 1 and Level 2 evacuation notices as the 93,972-acre Grasshopper Fire remains 83% contained and crews prepare for substantial rain.

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Containment of the 93,961-acre Grasshopper Fire has climbed from 76% to 83% as crews secure active areas and prepare for cooler, wetter weather.

The Grasshopper Fire remains at 76% containment and 93,886 acres as crews make progress in the southwest corner and forecasters eye possible rain by Wednesday.