July 1, 6 p.m. - The Valley View Fire, which appears to have started near The Dalles on property just west of Hwy 197 and south of Auction Sales Co., is being pushed by strong winds ranging from 15 to 22 mph as firefighters and an air attack are attempting to get ahead of it.

Lawson Lundberg was thought to be speech delayed and possibly needing special education after being born 5 weeks early. Surprise! The three-year-old was recently found to have an IQ of 151. Know he wants to donate to charity by painting geographic locations in exchange for contributions to the March of Dimes, which helped him when he was born. Lawson recently painted The Dalles city limits seen here - from memory.

The efforts of farmers, firefighters and air support appear to have contained the Wrentham Fire southeast of The Dalles. “Everything held through the night,” said Cynthia Kortge this morning, June 30 at 10 a.m. who was on the fire. “We were up until 4 a.m. We were able to get it stopped near Hastings Road and Summit Ridge.”

An air attack with Fire Boss pontoon plane and farmers with water tanks and shovels are battling a blaze in the wheatfields east of The Dalles near the intersection of Wrentham Market and Mason Roads. Level 3 - Go Now- Evacuation for Wrentham Rd, Ridge Rd, Atkinson Rd, Stuber Rd, Fulton Rd, Boyd Loop, Long Hollow Rd, Robert Market Rd, Summit Ridge Rd, Hastings Rd.

An analysis of the local and regional impact of increasing minimum wage in Oregon, economists changing views, and a quick look at legislation that would significantly raise both state and federal minimum wages.

The City of Dalles is enacting a fireworks ban in the city limits through July 9 because of the historic heatwave the region is currently undergoing. Multiple cities in the region, including Hood River, are following suit. The ban will have no effect on large aerial displays permitted by the state fire marshall in both The Dalles and Hood River.

The Mayor of White Salmon has declared an emergency and issued an order imposing a ban on the use of fireworks within White Salmon city limits for Sunday, July 4, 2021.

Our Robin Allen sat down with Sarah and Fiona Starks-Thomson and talked about their journey of coming out to finding love across oceans to getting married twice and the happy accident that is now The Roasted Salt Co. Read more here.

Firefighters have been working on cooling hot spots and advancing into the interior of the fire’s containment line for several days now at the Warm Springs Reservation. Extreme heat, however, is making it challenging and also increases the potential for reignition. Read more here.

There are some simple recipes at Riverbend Community School on the Columbia Gorge Community College campus in The Dalles. Want to learn about physics? Build a roller coaster. Learn more about the school’s Spring Exhibition of Learning here.

An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the entire Columbia River Gorge and Pacific Northwest region. And deservedly so with the local temperature in The Dalles just hitting 117. CCCNews.com Columbia Community Connection

A structure fire claimed a home near town on Snowden Rd in White Salmon, Washington on June 25th, 2021.

A two-vehicle collision on The Dalles Bridge stopped traffic in both directions this afternoon, Friday, June 25. Two tow truck drivers were required to untangle a jeep and pickup. The wreck was part of a wild day for emergency responders as a fire at milepost 76/77 on Interstate 84 near Rowena tied up traffic and blew huge plumes of smoke as the temperature hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

With the onset of extremely hot temperatures in the region over the next few days, WAGAP is opening a Cooling Center at the site adjacent to the Hegewald Center at 710 SW Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, Washington beginning tomorrow Saturday, June 26 through Tuesday, June 29.

A fire is burning a .5 - 1 mile stretch along I-84 in Rowena. A level 3 GO NOW evacuation is in effect along HWY 30 for addresses 5220-6090.

While firefighters were able to improve fire lines on the s-503 Fire on the Warm Springs Reservation yesterday, a second blaze occurred near the Warm Springs Casino on Highway 26, closing traffic and calling for additional support

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In the past 48 hours, the fire has continued to remain in its current footprint. The fire perimeter is completely lined. The total number of people working the fire has increased from 360 to 472 and containment of the fire is at 30 percent. Read more here.

Santiago Valle, German Lopez and Manuel Pantoja work at removing several locust trees at the apartment complex at 1805 E. 10th Street this morning, June 24. Temperatures are predicted to hit 96 degrees Fahrenheit today and then be into the triple digits for the next nine days, the high coming on Monday at 116. Oh, Nelly!

Helping Hands Against Violence announces the opening of Millie’s Place Child Care Center in September in downtown Hood River. Helping Hands is also offering Millie’s Mobile Play and Learn Sessions starting in July. Learn more about the outdoor family-based preschool here.