But, they’re gonna need our help.

These adorable animals were the inspiration for Pikachu, but their habitat may be threatened by climate change.

Non-Emergent Medical Transportation drivers have clicked off more than 3.8 million miles as they have helped rural residents get to their healthcare appointments. Additional drivers are currently needed.

The Dalles Police Department reported today, April 6, that two of their vehicles and their station were struck by bullets in what they believe is a drive-by shooting that happened 10 days ago on March 28. Read more.

A cow mutilation in Wasco County has rancher Doug Johnson shaking his head. Not only about the monetary loss of his four-year-old heifer and the calf he now has to bottle feed, but also in the way the animal was killed. WARNING - This story contains images and descriptions that could be disturbing to readers and viewers.

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From D21 Interim Super speaking on the reopening of schools to wildlife Biologist Bill Weiler and the proposed Ulka trail are all hot topics at The Dalles Kiwanis Thursday meetings. Check it out here.

Good Jobs await skilled workers. Thus CGCC has put together an advanced manufacturing class for this summer. Students will learn blueprint reading, manufacturing processes, technical mathematics, tube and pipe fabrication and repair, stainless steel welding, design processes, aluminum welding, sheet metal fabrication, basic machining practices. Learn more here.

The Dalles City Hall reopening and making certain hours available starting Monday, April 5.

Throughout April and May, staff has planned a variety of virtual events with the goal of sharing the proposed revisions and providing opportunities for public input. This includes virtual open houses, Ask the Planner events, Planning Commission work sessions, and presentations.

When she was just seven years old, Jayson asked Josie if she wanted to play a bigger role in their family’s giving to a local homeless shelter. Josie jumped at the chance, though she wasn’t exactly sure what he meant at that point.

North Central Public Health District (NCPHD) is holding a vaccine clinic this Saturday, April 3, with the one- dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. To sign up for the clinic, please visit our website at www.ncphd.org.

Over the past three years local transgender business owner, herbal healer, author, poet, and anti-racism workshop leader, Keath Silva has been deeply immersed in social justice and activism studies that have influenced his work in major ways.

The Dalles is known for it’s love of community clean ups, but this group is taking community clean up to a whole new level.

Seniors Courtney Hert, Zara Voodre, Hanani Andrade, Kierstin White, Iliana Moreno-Lopez, and Cadence Snyder had their last match in front of a hometown crowd. And it was physical.

The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance and The Next Door are looking for 10 LGBTQIA+ youth to sit on a LGBTQIA+ youth council in Hood River and Wasco Counties.

Dirth Hugger composting has expanded again. And they’re not gassing us. They are actually eliminating 55,000 tons of green waste from being dumped at local landfills. If not diverted, that much tonnage could produce massive amounts of methane, a significant contributor to greenhouse gasses. Methane is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to the EPA.

Mike Morena, 36, of The Dalles controls a Tracmow remote control lawnmower at Dry Hollow Elementary this morning. The mower on tracks is capable of cutting the steep hillsides at the school, while the operator can safely walk behind it.

Local conservationists in Hood River and Wasco Counties have teamed up to offer technical and financial assistance to fruit growers for pollinator habitat improvements.