Hood River County News

On a mossy, fern-covered hillside, sunlight breaks through thick trees, casting a patchwork of light and shadows down on a freshly packed trail that weaves its way through the forest.

Brad Houghton spent 23 years leading soldiers and has brought that military experience to his post as veterans service officer for Hood River and Wasco counties.

One of the year's largest community giving campaigns is just weeks away from distributing food and gifts to needy community members.

A Madras man and his daughter died from injuries sustained Saturday morning in an two-car accident on Highway 35, about five miles north of Mt.

The Hood River County Health Department reported Thursday the first local death tied to complications from the H1N1 influenza.

Insitu is not a bad company, but it has chosen the wrong fight. That's the message brought to Hood River Friday by Bruce Gagnon, in a speech in opposition to the manufacture by Bingen-based Insitu, and other companies, of unmanned drone aircraft.

If approved, the Board of County Commissioners will adopt an order to establish the district on Dec.

Editor's note: The Chronicle launches a new occasional series today with two stories on how the recession is affecting people in the Columbia Gorge.

U.S. Rep Greg Walden appears to be the first U.S. Congressman to come down with the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu.

U.S. Forest Service officials are unsure if the 64-step process to trade public land with Mt.

Citizens wanting to mark a ballot for or against the county fuel fee have until the close of the workday Oct.

Rick Metsger has announced he will leave the Oregon Senate when he completes his third four-year term next year.

HOOD RIVER, Ore. Police released descriptions of two suspects Tuesday who they said killed Vagabond Motel owner Jerry Cranmer Sept.

Elections officials will count eight ballots Friday in hopes of breaking a tie in a referendum on a local gasoline tax in the Columbia Gorge city of Hood River.

The Welches Democrat, a former TV journalist first elected in 1998, did not reveal his future plans.

A falling boulder struck and injured a 26-year-old Portland man this morning as he training with a group of Mazamas on Mount Hood's Eliot Glacier, according to Hood River County Emergency Services.

A 26-year-old Portland man was injured Saturday during an ice and rock training class on Mount Hood with the Mazamas climbing club.

A man climbing Mt. Hood on Saturday was injured by a falling rock near the 7,000 foot level of the Elliot Glacier.

Hood River County District Attorney John Sewell believes last week's murder of the Vagabond Lodge owner might be related to a robbery but that is about all he's saying about the case.

The investigation continued Saturday into the shooting death of a man who owned the Vagabond Lodge in Hood River.