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Bird flu confirmed in Oregon cattle for the first time
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...
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.
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...
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 .
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 .
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...
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.
A dairy herd in Morrow County has become Oregon's first confirmed case of bird flu in cattle, after routine milk testing flagged the infection on Nov. 6. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection four days later, on Nov. 10, and state officials say the affected cows have been quarantined while they work to keep the virus from spreading further.
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.”
Potato products giant Lamb Weston is the latest defendant in a class action lawsuit over contaminated groundwater to settle with residents of Morrow County in northeast Oregon in exchange for no admission of guilt in the pollution. The corporation, famous for frozen fries, tots and other products will pay $25...
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.
