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Fiona Wylde receieves Oregon Tourism Rising Star Award
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (121+ words) Fiona Wylde, founder of Wylde Wind & Water, accepted the Oregon Tourism Rising Star Award at the Travel Oregon Banquet on March 9. Presented by Travel Oregon, the award is given to an individual who is new to the tourism industry and…...
‘No Kings’ returns to the Gorge, and a ‘No Ferguson’ first
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (36+ words) No Kings" returns to the Gorge, and a No Ferguson" first'Columbia Gorge News demonstrator wearing an inflatable frog costume, popularized by the Portland Frog Brigade, watches cars pass along State Street in Hood River.'...
College opens manufacturing lab
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (198+ words) Izzy Wells-Clark examines table full of prototypes. THE DALLES " CGCC's new Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), built to serve local manufacturers with workforce and equipment needs, celebrated its opening in February. It's "a resource designed to help small- and…...
Head-on collision causes brief bridge closure
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (154+ words) Head-on collision causes brief bridge closure'Columbia Gorge News THE GORGE " A head-on collision caused the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge to shut down for about an hour the morning of March 25 before traffic started moving again. Around 10:30 a.m., a vehicle heading southbound…...
pFriem eyes $2.1 million expansion
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (710+ words) pFriem CEO Rudy Kellner described plans for expansion at the Port of Hood River Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 17, where commissioners and Port Property Manager Amanda Rose expressed ardent support for the project. Moving forward, staff will evaluate lease…...
Rayland Hotel: A pause in the Columbia Gorge
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (194+ words) At left, a view of the outside of the hotel, with a mural on the wall. Above, a conference room that can be rented from the locals, too. The conference rooms accommodate up to 35 guests. For Columbia Gorge News The…...
'No Kings' photo slideshow: The Dalles
15+ hour, 21+ min ago (62+ words) "No Kings" photo slideshow: The Dalles'Columbia Gorge News THE DALLES " Around 600 people gathered on W. Sixth Street in The Dalles for a third "No Kings" demonstration in protest of the Trump administration, where Omar Perez, local Indivisible leaders, and " surprise " Sen....
'No Kings' photo slideshow: Hood River
16+ hour ago (162+ words) Elise Barron Cain and her dog Buddha cruise past protesters with a "Block ICE" sign." An overhead view of the Hood River "No Kings" rally at the corner of 2nd and State Streets." An inflatable eagle awaits the "No Kings" rally…...
Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (585+ words) For the past seven months, hundreds of Australian police have pursued fugitive Desmond Freeman Australian police said Monday they shot a fugitive wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman…...
High hopes at China's gateway to North Korea as trains resume
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (861+ words) Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants" The sun rises over the North Korean town of Sinuiju, behind the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge (L) and the Yalu River Broken Bridge (R), as seen from the border city of Dandong, in…...