Riverside Community Church in downtown Hood River offers participants a safe and sacred place to share grief, whether it be for personal losses, or circumstances in the world.

Serious Theater presents a concert of the music written by jazz era greats return to The Dalles on Sunday September 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church

Columbia Gorge Health Council recently launched its new health data dashboard, the site provides local leaders and the community with a powerful new visualization tool to compare social determinants of health data in Hood River and Wasco counties.

Anson Jones, 17, of The Dalles was all thumbs up this afternoon out front of Burgerville in downtown The Dalles. He and his dad Dennis are raffling this 84 Dodge Rampage for $5 a ticket. Anson said the proceeds will go to The Dalles Lions, who work to assist children with vision problems.

Lyle Fire & Rescue District #4's has received $35,890 towards their $55,000 goal to replace their aging water tender, which has served the community for nearly four decades.

Bargeway Pub welcomes Big River Blues Band tonight, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. Seems appropriate as the band will be playing the best outdoor venue in The Dalles next to the mighty Columbia. And the heat of summer is ripening up a nice batch of music all over the gorge. This week’s guide overfloweth like tomatoes from your garden.

A few months ago Maren McGeeney, decided to take a leap of faith. After decades working in other people’s restaurants and cafe’s she decided to put her culinary and barista skills to the test by opening The Wagon Social Club in Mosier, OR. This hip food cart shares outdoor patio seating, with Randonée Coffee Co., a local coffee shop owned by Maren’s husband Bryan McGeeney, and sits kitty corner from several other food carts in the area.

There have been multiple reports of smoke coming from the north east side of Koberg Beach State Park at I-84 milemarker 65.6 near Hood River and across from Bingen, WA.

The Dalles Kiwanis Club is preparing for its third annual "Stuff the Bus" project, a school supply drive aimed at filling a bus with vital learning tools for local school children. Starting tomorrow, August 10th-12th

Her vehicle could be seen driving up the driver's rear quarter panel and going up on two wheels before coming to rest back on all four tires in the center of the street.

The Canadians had left their vehicle on Freebridge Road about seven miles from the mouth of the Deschutes while they were tossing flies for steelhead in a nice run at Kloan when their car was burgled. Even their passports were stolen.

The yard is best described as an eclectic cottage garden inspired by permaculture. With a mix of anything from okra to pawpaw and towering pines, you can see the passion for gardening everywhere you look. Come take a tour of the Tastove and Williams yard.

The Put the Scenic Back in Sorosis fundraiser led by Annette Beyers, has successfully raised over $200,000, of their $347,000 fundraising goal. With less than a month left in the fundraiser, the park still needs to raise some $142-$147k to push phase sne of the park's rehabilitation project over the finish line.

With former Intelligence Official  David Grusch testifying to Congress that the US had discovered a “UFP” (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon) and stating they “Have recovered non-human biologics”, CCCNews reached out to locals asking them their thoughts on the existence of life from other planets being amongst us.

The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program is holding hazardous waste collection events at Hood River Garbage and The Dalles Disposal on August 18th and 19th from 9 am-2 p.m.

Ian Castaneda, 17, of The Dalles hit the new mountain bike skills course next to Safeway in The Dalles on Sunday, Aug. 6. He and brother Edgar, 12, said they were out having a little fun on the track while temps were still cool in the morning.

Concerns about theft, trespassing, public defecation and urination and policing brought a series of public policy discussions with The Dalles City Council at its regular meeting on Monday, July 24. Some crimes such as theft of packages off doorsteps or the finding of human fecal matter outside businesses have pushed locals to ask for additional help from the City.   

To build a New High School in The Dalles or not? We asked the first seven locals we ran into this morning, Aug. 6, and we got some interesting answers.

The entire place reeked of burnt plastic from a burned boom box. Every square inch of the walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture, everything, had to be washed and our clothes sent out to the cleaners.

Smokey the Bear will soon be 79, and locals turned out to see him today, Aug. 5 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Smokey looked to be in good shape, sporting a fresh pair of blue jeans. When asked how it felt to be turning 79, he teetered his paw with a so-so gesture.