A wind-driven grass fire raced through dry vegetation near Google's newest data center construction site Tuesday, prompting a significant firefighting response east of The Dalles.

The Dalles Public Library has a packed week Aug. 17-22, with yoga, crafts, outdoor skills, movies, summer reading fun and an author talk with Jane Kirkpatrick.

This week The Gorge Giggin’ Guide is all about The Music, The Music, and More Music! All of Your Favorite Venues are on the Ball with Gigs catering to Everyone! Have Fun and Get Out There!

Google tax deals are pouring millions into Wasco County. Now commissioners are considering locking away up to $15 million to build a permanent financial endowment.

Containment on the 90,667-acre Grasshopper Fire jumped to 47% Monday as firefighters secured large portions of the northeastern perimeter, though warmer, drier and windier conditions could test lines Tuesday.

A portion of Union Street in downtown The Dalles will close to vehicle and pedestrian traffic for two weeks as construction continues on the First Street Streetscape Project.

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.

A motorist was killed and an Oregon Department of Transportation employee was critically injured Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle struck an ODOT maintenance vehicle and then hit both people along Interstate 84 west of Arlington, according to the Gilliam County Sheriff's Office.

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.