Gov. Tina Kotek awarded a $3.5 million grant to Wasco County last week to complete the cleanup of properties damaged by the Rowena fire back in June.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation notice has been issued for parts of Wasco County after the Larch Creek Fire, which is 16 miles south of The Dalles, grew to 7,000 acres — more ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Cram Fire, burning north of Madras, doubled in size overnight, reaching the town of Ashwood. On Tuesday afternoon, Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations were issued in Wasco County ...

Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire in Wasco County prompted Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations for the campgrounds of Boulder Lake, Little Boulder Lake, Bonney Meadow, Badger Lake, Camp Windy and Post Camp. The ...

WASCO COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - The ongoing mop-up of the Rowena Fire in Wasco County will be taken over by local crews as the wildfire reached 96% containment on Sunday, officials said. On Saturday, U.S.

SALEM, Ore. — Wasco County was denied its request to be included in the governor's homelessness emergency order, KATU News learned Friday. Gov. Kotek declared a state of emergency after taking office ...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Candlelight and prayers. People in the city of Wasco joined together Tuesday night to remember a mother, her two sons, and fallen Kern County Sheriff's Deputy Phillip ...

WASCO COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - The Long Bend Fire near Maupin reached 50% containment on Monday evening, according to Central Oregon Fire Information. They noted that river access south of Maupin will ...

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a district attorney did not forfeit elected office while he was temporarily suspended from practicing law. The decision checked the power of state ...

A man accused of shooting at a Wasco County sheriff’s deputy during a November traffic pursuit has been indicted by a grand jury on an attempted first-degree murder charge. Logan Alan John Cantwell, ...

Wasco County won’t be sending any more children to a juvenile detention facility in The Dalles — at least for now. The report by Disability Rights Oregon found children at NORCOR as young as 12 being ...