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There are places in Oregon that everyone knows about, and then there are places like Laurance Lake, sitting peacefully inside Mount Hood National Forest near Parkdale, waiting for the people who are willing to look a little harder. If you’ve been craving the kind of quiet that actually sticks with...
A town of just 37 people deliberately removed unnecessary streetlights and replaced others with dark-sky-friendly fixtures. Then it handed out special outdoor bulbs so the stars could take over. That effort paid off in 2024. The little place became the first International Dark Sky Community in Oregon, and the night...
You can see it from across the river. A 200-foot band of columnar basalt leaning toward the Columbia, right off Highway 14 near White Salmon. Locals call it “The Syncline” because the rock layers fold and tilt down toward the water, and the trailhead sits at the foot of it. From there, more than 30 miles of trails spread up and across the ridge.
After a couple quieter days, rain is making a return to the Pacific Northwest. A series of weather makers will move through the region beginning late Thursday night, bringing rain, cooler temperatures and gusty conditions through the weekend and into early next week. Thursday will be one more relatively quiet...
The Pacific Northwest snow forecast keeps the ongoing storm cycle focused on higher elevations before colder air helps snow reach farther down the mountains Sunday night and Monday. Another front Saturday night brings the main remaining weekend pulse, followed by lighter showers into early Tuesday. None of the resorts covered in this forecast are currently open for skiing, making base […] The post SnowBrains Forecast: Weekend Storms Build the Pacific Northwest Base as Colder Air Arrives appeared first on SnowBrains .
Data security incidents have been announced by the dental practices Hood River Dental in Oregon and Keep Smiling Dental Group in Ohio, and the multi-state senior living, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing provider Liberty Healthcare Group. Hood River Dental, Oregon. Hood River Dental, an Oregon dental practice with two locations in...
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (Nov. 12, 2026) — The Hood River–White Salmon Bridge Authority has completed its preparatory field activities on the Hood River–White Salmon Bridge ahead of schedule. As a result, the daytime traffic impacts scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, are no longer needed.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Howdy all! The day has come, and we're in for a rainy and windy Friday across Central Oregon. Winds are expected to pick up later tonight, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph possible overnight and into tomorrow. Rain will hold off until early Friday, but once it arrives, expect off-and-on showers throughout much of the day. It's going to be a soggy one!
Like many members of Generation Z, Representative-elect Hank Sanders, a Democrat living in Hood River, recently turned 26 and aged out of his family’s health insurance plan. “That’s my weekend plan,” he said in a phone interview. “Nobody punch me. Nobody hurt me for the next couple weeks while I figure out my healthcare.”
SALEM, OR – Tuesday is the last day County Clerks in Oregon will accept ballots postmarked by Election Day. They’re now reaching out to correct unverified ballots before the Dec. 11 certification. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read says thousands of ballots go un-counted each cycle because officials...
Carolina Martinez Valdez turned 100 this year and celebrated the milestone with her family at the Mazatlan restaurant in Madras. Valdez was born on Aug. 30, 1926, in Nuevo Repuebleo, […]
The Jefferson County Fire & EMS Department’s board of directors has announced they are looking for a new chief. The outgoing interim chief, Kasey Skaar, announced his departure in October, […]
Washington and Pacific Northwest weekend weather outlook. The latest National Weather Service forecasts point to a wet, unsettled weekend across much of western Washington and northwest Oregon. A series of Pacific frontal systems will bring periods of rain and breezy winds. A second pulse of moisture is expected Saturday night into early Sunday, with the greatest rainfall and river concerns focused on the Olympic Peninsula. Eastern Washington should see lighter precipitation overall, with rain and mountain snow arriving in rounds. National Weather Service.
