The Dalles First Friday events will be in full swing on Sept. 2 as local merchants find ways to give back to local schools and stay open until 8 p.m. Kaahreena Ochoco will hit her four-month mark at the event and will be giving to kindergarten teacher Courtney Middleton, while showing off her resale and consignment store, Per Diem Thrifts.

Riverhawk Run on Saturday at Discovery Center provided a chance for students and the community to run together in what is a preview of times to come as cross-country track gets started this fall.

Witnesses said the chainlink fence surrounding the playground stretched and stopped the vehicle just prior to it going into the playground.

Crews are laying the groundwork for a rebirth at Sorosis Park. The next months work intends to mark a green and efficient future for our community’s playground as grass, trees and recreation take a turn for the better.

Day two of the Northwest Mural Fest brought a lot of vivid colors and exciting detail as 15 new murals are transforming the downtown corridor in The Dalles. Walldogs - artists and skilled sign painters were hard at it in the extreme heat on Thursday, Aug. 25, as works of art took shape and beads of sweat rolled.

Artists and sign painters from all over the country have made their pilgrimage to The Dalles. The Walldogs are out in full force with local volunteers as they are changing TD’s downtown with a host of new murals celebrating local legends that have influenced the town that we live in today. This is just part one of a series of articles.

Entertainment abounds this week with a Muralfest in The Dalles and pubs and bars knocking out the jams all over the Gorge for the next several days. There are also a whole lot of other nuggets here in the Gorge’s most comprehensive entertainment listing.

TD’s Emily Peterson continues to push on in her goal to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail this season. She recently surpassed the 2,000-mile marker and will likely make it to Cascade Locks next week. But first a reunion with some new-old friends and some gorgeous scenery.

16-year-old walks away unharmed after rolling his vehicle several times on Olney Road in The Dalles on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

A local man was apprehended on Sunday night, Aug. 21, but not before 28 miles were covered in pursuit and spike strips were deployed.

No plea occurred at the Tara Koch plea hearing proceedings which took place today, August 22nd, 2022, at 9:58 a.m. due to a lack of an available public defender.

Ada Win Parker-Loy, a cultural icon "Rosie the Riveter", passes away in The Dalles - Ada was one of the inspiring factory workers of World War II, which spurred the famous Rosie The Riveter poster that continues to endure and be imitated.

It’s an ordinary fall day in Highwater, Vermont… except for the dead body on the hill in the woods. It’s Harry, and several locals, each thinking they were the one who killed him, must determine not only how and why he was killed, but what to do with the body.

The Northwest MuralFest is this week! Get the latest on the street festival, road closures in The Dalles, and more!

A black sports car seen here is leaving the area of a shooting at Ninth and Bridge streets in The Dalles on Aug. 17. The driver of a Dodge Charger reported 9 minutes later that his window had been shot out.

There is a three acre fire burning in Dallesport along Tidyman road and Highway 197.

A plea hearing for former Haven Executive Director Tara Koch who is accused of 26 charges related to the theft of more than $96,000 has been scheduled for Aug. 22nd, 2022 at 9:45 a.m.

Wasco County is set to finalize the purchase of a 154.73 acre property valued in the range of $1.3 to $1.5 million on the west end of town near Chenoweth Creek and Foley Lakes this week of August 17th, 2022. The property falls within the National Scenic Area boundary and will require working with the Gorge Commission in order to be developed.

Local developers received a conditional-use permit to design a building that would exceed the city’s building height limitation by 5 feet, taking it to 60 feet tall in downtown The Dalles. It would be the same height as the Commodore Building. However, developers, proposing a mixed-use building of retail and housing, must now submit a site plan and undergo a full review before construction could start.

This is part three of one local woman’s path to empowerment. When it comes to traveling, most Americans take it for granted that they can go around the world without much bother. But, for Patty Gallardo, because of her immigration status, a trip to Mexico to visit her seriously ill mother might have life-altering consequences. She might not be able to return to the United States. She has a lot to lose, including contact with her five children.