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This Remote Oregon Lake Is One Of The Most Peaceful Places You’ll Ever Visit

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...

Parkdale, OR · 1d
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This basalt cliff near White Salmon leans toward the river like it’s diving in

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.

White Salmon, WA · 1d
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An Oregon Town Of Just A Few Dozen Residents Is So Dark You Can See The Milky Way From Main Street

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...

Antelope, OR · 2d
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Celebrate the Season at Village Lights in White Salmon

Pull on your favorite holiday sweater and spend a festive day in White Salmon! Village Lights returns Saturday, December 5, 2026, bringing holiday shopping, hands-on activities, live music, wine tasting, and a community tree and menorah lighting to town. From a morning fun run to photos with Santa and a...

White Salmon, WA · 2d
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Drinking Water and the Well 13 and Well 5 “Forever Chemicals”

Last month, the City of Camas sent a letter notifying all residents that levels of “forever chemicals” in Well 13 and Well 5 exceed State Action Levels (SAL), and both wells supply drinking water to all households and facilities. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) include about 15,000 industrial...

Camas, WA · 1d

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The Hood River–White Salmon Bridge update

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.

Hood River, OR · 1d

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SnowBrains Forecast: Modest High-Elevation Snow Returns to the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest snow forecast favors modest high-elevation accumulation Friday into Saturday, followed by another unsettled stretch Sunday into early next week. Mild air will limit the first round’s usefulness at lower elevations, while colder air behind the weekend systems should help subsequent snow stick farther down the mountains. None of the resorts covered in this forecast are currently open […] The post SnowBrains Forecast: Modest High-Elevation Snow Returns to the Pacific Northwest appeared first on SnowBrains .

Pacific Northwest, WA · 1d

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Rain returns to the Pacific Northwest with a wet weekend ahead for Oregon, Wash.

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...

Oregon · 1d

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Thousands of Ballots from Midterm Election Remain Unverified

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...

Oregon · 3d

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SnowBrains Forecast: Weekend Storms Build the Pacific Northwest Base as Colder Air Arrives

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 .

Oregon · 4h

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Gen Z is in the House — following election, Oregon’s Legislature gets younger

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.”

Oregon · 1d

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Washington and Pacific Northwest weekend weather outlook November 13th

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.

Oregon · 8h