Firefighters have pushed containment of the 86,974-acre Grasshopper Fire to 30% as crews take advantage of calmer weather before hotter, drier and windier conditions return

Big checks and even bigger records: The Dalles Grocery Outlet shattered its fundraising high, delivering $7,686 to help keep the St. Vincent food pantry stocked.

Pacific Crest Trail Days continues today, Aug. 15, in Cascade Locks, bringing hikers together. One shares how a search for a reset became a 2,650-mile adventure.

After the Grasshopper Fire forced a last-minute move, Wasco County 4-H and FFA youth brought their animals to Hood River and got their chance to show.

The Grasshopper Fire got me thinking about county fairs. Not necessarily about the rides, ribbons, or livestock shows, but about why county fairs matter in the first place.

The Grasshopper Fire grew to 86,974 acres Friday as crews expanded structure protection southeast of the active Tygh Creek headwaters flank, with National Guard personnel helping prepare homes around Shadybrook.

New financing has Basalt Commons moving closer to construction, preserving $1.73 million in Urban Renewal support for 116 apartments amid a yearslong housing shortage in The Dalles.

The Grasshopper Fire has destroyed at least six homes and 15 outbuildings as the 85,114-acre wildfire continues threatening communities along its eastern flank, officials reported Thursday.

A $2.3 million grant will help the Columbia Gorge Health Council expand community health worker training while strengthening connections between health care and underserved Gorge communities.

An Ocean Shores man was killed, and an ODOT worker from Arlington was seriously injured after a vehicle struck a maintenance truck and the two men as they changed a  flat tire on I-84.

The Grasshopper Fire surged to 83,642 acres Wednesday as wind-driven flames reached Hix and Elliott roads, prompting additional structural protection resources as firefighters battle the rapidly advancing eastern flank.

The Wasco County Fair was canceled as scheduled Tuesday night as the Grasshopper Fire threatened the fairgrounds, forcing organizers to scramble for alternatives for youth exhibitors.

The Wasco County Fair Board will meet tonight to weigh the fate of the fair set for Aug. 13-16, as the Grasshopper Fire pushes closer to Tygh Valley.

Organizers of the Indian Creek Poetry Walk are seeking submissions from Mid-Columbia Gorge poets for the 2027 installation along the popular 4.5-mile trail in Hood River.

The Grasshopper Fire surged to 77,311 acres overnight, prompting Level 3 evacuations and sending structure protection crews toward threatened homes southwest of Dufur.

This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide highlights the Wasco County Fair, Families in the Park, an Eagles Cover Band, a Latino Festival and a lot more music to get you on the Dance Floor…….. it’s just Another Typical Week in the Gorge! Go Ahead and Get Out There!

The Grasshopper Fire grew by more than 20,000 acres over the weekend to 63,659 acres as firefighters work to stop its northern advance toward Dufur Valley Road and High Prairie.

Google says its newly approved 77,000-square-foot data center in The Dalles will receive no new tax incentives and will be assessed under Oregon’s regular property tax process.

Firefighters returned to the Mill Creek drainage Thursday for the second brush fire there in five weeks, adding to a history of fires along the corridor.

Hotter, drier conditions pushed the Grasshopper Fire across several control lines Thursday, prompting firefighters to expand contingency defenses north toward Dufur Mill while crews continue protecting the Highway 35 corridor.