Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) hopes to reach 300 children from families in need this holiday season through the Tree of Joy program that provides essential winter items like cold-weather coats, clothing, hats, gloves, and boots, with a special gift item or toy that brightens a child’s holiday season.

A cattle rancher and former NFL Football player has been charged with manslaughter and being intoxicated when the pickup he was driving crossed the center lane and struck and killed 45-year-old Joshua Thompson, a father of five, in a head-on collision on  Highway 197 on Aug. 21.

The Brighter Goldendale Christmas Committee is excited to announce the 34th Annual Candy Cane Lane Christmas Parade, set to take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024. This beloved holiday tradition brings festive cheer to our community with an evening full of holiday activities for all ages.

Do You Have Your Costume Yet? Halloween Starts Early and We’ve Got You Covered! By the Way: The Halloween Season has been extended to Nov. 1! All that and more News You Can Use! Catch Baregeways’ Crazy Delicious Asian tonight and Tacos and Tequila with Al Hare on Thursday.

Sense of Place continues its 15th anniversary season with Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge, a presentation with geologist Dr. Richard “Dick” Iverson, Scientist Emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory.

The work was required after a water line broke and flooded the street before being repaired earlier in the day. The work forced the closure of the section of road between 17th Street and Dry Hollow Road.

Ballot returns thus far in the general election continue to be far off from returns in the 2020 presidential bid in Wasco and Hood River counties. So what is going on? Wasco County Elections Clerk Lisa Gambee provides some insight and theory.

The holiday magic returns to downtown The Dalles on Friday, November 29th as the beloved Starlight Parade and Tree Lighting ceremony kick off the season with nostalgic joy. This year, the parade takes on the enchanting theme of “Toyland on Parade”, bringing cherished memories of childhood toys and holiday wonder to life.

The North Wasco County Education Foundation (NWCEF) is proud to announce the recipients of its Fall 2024 Classroom Mini-Grants. This year, NWCEF is awarding over $6,700 in grants to support innovative projects that foster enriched educational experiences and community engagement for students across the North Wasco County School District.

A bit of choreography played out in west The Dalles as the elite 8, a highly skilled sect of the Fun Group, used a series of levered poles to lower the Chinook Star to replace LED lights on the 40-foot symbol of Holiday joy.

The program features all the latest scuttlebutt in Downtown TD with The Dalles Main Street’s Cynthia Kortge and CCCNews’ Josh Albert and Tom Peterson.

Oregon State Police (OSP) were called when the driver of a semi truck stopped his vehicle on the bridge and climbed above the bridges deck on the steel girders to its highest point shortly after 9 a.m. 

TD Overground makes its premier this Friday at Wines on Second as this fledgling group dedicated to uplifting The Dalles through art, music and culture brings singer-songwriter Margo Cilka to the stage at 6 p.m.

It appears the passion for this year’s general election is nowhere near that of four years ago as both Hood River and Wasco counties are receiving a trickle of returns as local and national candidates vie for seats.

An early morning fire in The Dalles grew from a brush fire to a shed fire to a fully engulfed structure fire at the storage space behind the Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 1001 W. Sixth Street this morning. 

On Tuesday, troopers found that three offenders were out of compliance for failing to either update their registry or report their change of address. OSP made reports to the Wasco County District Attorney’s office requesting arrest warrants. 

Recent state and national reports have not been good for some major restaurant operators as news that the iconic Shari’s Cafe & Pies goes out of business and Denny’s announces the closure of 150 locations. 

Bargeway Blows out Waterfront Wednesday with Brittany Danielle. Vinyl makes a comeback times two in HR and TD Arcade leveling up. That’s just a taste of this flavorful Giggin Guide Gorge wide with more variety than Paul Simon’s Paella!

Runyon has been on City Council for six years and has decades of local government experience, and he is quite clear on his positions in regard to investing into local infrastructure, most notably The Dalles Potable Water system. He says Google funds will play a major role.

The candidates for The Dalles City Council Position 4 differ on many subjects, but what we can all agree on is that the City Council has some major decisions - some generational - to make in the next four years as calls for more housing, a revamped drinking water infrastructure and the question of how to best invest unallocated Google dollars loom.