It was a night of getting questions answered for the North Wasco County School District 21 budget committee, as they discussed the district's 2013-14 fiscal plan with administrators. Questions...
Four environmental groups have filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service over a decision to allow Timberline Ski Area to build a lift-assisted mountain biking skills park on Mount Hood.nn The...
While a deadline established by Governor John Kitzhaber for legislators to reach a deal on public pension reforms and revenue measures came and went on Thursday, talks on those measures will...
White Salmon residents Martha Hunsaker and Sue Koontz has received awards from Skyline Hospital. Hunsaker received Skyline's Employee of the Year award. She has run the accounts payable...
Softball SCAC First Round: Connell 13, Goldendale 0: The Timberwolves drop into the loser-out bracket, and will play Cle Elum in Hanford on Saturday at 10 a.m. Newberg 6, Hood River Valley 4: An...
The latest state revenue forecast shows tax collections in Oregon are 271 million dollars ahead of 2011 estimates. It comes just a day after Governor John Kitzhaber called for lawmakers to make a...
Ballots for the special district elections in Wasco and Hood River counties are just trickling in. The Wasco County Clerk's office reports 20 percent of the ballots mailed out have been returned..
A 17-year-old from The Dalles who police say shot himself died Wednesday afternoon in a Portland hospital. The Dalles Police Chief Jay Waterbury confirmed the young man's death in a statement...
A busy weekend of events planned in the region. In The Dalles, the annual Children's Fair will be at City Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday morning. There will be activities for every age of...
The Columbia Gorge Arts and Culture Alliance has released its first tour map featuring 36 art and culture destinations on both sides of the Columbia River. Well and lesser known destinations are...
It's graduation season. Did your teenager have to take a financial literacy course to don that cap and gown? Probably not. According to the Council for Economic Education, as of 2011, 22 states required high school students to take an economics class --the "supply and demand" type, not the "how to balance your checkbook type." Only 14 states offered personal finance as a high school class, either on its own or as part of the econ curriculum.![]()
O.J. Simpson is already making plans for a new life as he waits to find out about a new trial.![]()
Wave of attacks hits Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing at least 70![]()
The convicted killer will take the stand for jurors before they decide her sentence.![]()
What is the next step for the Tea Party groups who feel they were unfairly scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service? For many of them, it's to go forward with litigation and to sue the IRS.![]()