Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) is launching the Driving Leadership Scholarship, a new opportunity designed to support young leaders from low-income households in Klickitat and Skamania Counties by removing transportation as a key barrier to growth.

CCCNews welcomes Yahir Santillan-Guzman to the Podcast today, June 18. Yahir of The Dalles inspired us all in 2021 when he was accepted by Harvard, and he did it again several weeks ago when he earned his degree in Economics in just 4 years. Join us for a detailed conversation with this amazing 22-year-old as we journey through his highs and lows at arguably this nation’s most prestigious college.

On June 4, 2025, a two-week water use advisory was issued because two of the City’s three wells that are used to meet summer demands were out of service due to unexpected mechanical failures.

High school partners with Iron Fitness to open its doors for donations and pick ups for those impacted by the Rowena Fire.

On June 18, the Wasco County Public Library kicked off its Summer Reading Program. The program aims to promote literacy and encourage kids to keep reading throughout the summer break.

At 10:30 a.m. this morning, Wasco County District Attorney Matthew Ellis was at the site of the shooting in front of the Astro gas station, 2914 W. Sixth Street. A stolen 10-ton boom truck rammed through the gate at the Crestline Construction yard in the Port of The Dalles. The boom truck struck a police vehicle before the driver was mortally wounded in gunfire, according to police.

Officers and WCSO deputies fired on the driver while the driver directed the truck at officers and failed to yield or follow directions. Two Deputies and one City Officer fired their issued police firearms.

But then the phone rang at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. Her neighbor Rusti said the noise was related to the car that had just flipped outside her front door and was now resting on its roof.