The Dalles City Council approved long-awaited updates to its public-nuisance law, adding safeguards and victim protections while hearing emotional testimony from nonprofits. Bread and Blessings organizer Teresa Yragui-Zeman urged the city not to “blame nonprofits for the actions of adults.”

A recent TD Planning decision to reduce a proposed RV park from 26 spaces to 9 in West The Dalles has developers reconsidering whether the project is still financially viable.