The Dalles News

State police arrested twice as many people suspected of driving under the influence this Halloween as the previous year, officials said.

Veterans Day has always held a special meaning for Americans. If it weren't for the first American veterans we'd still be printing pictures of British royalty on all our currency.

North Central Public Health District has received a shipment of H1N1 vaccine sufficient to allow for public clinics, said Teri Thalhofer, RN, district director, in a Nov.

The Dalles has made some significant gains in the way it deals with its drug problems, but it still has a long way to go.

A 37-year-old woman from The Dalles died at the scene when her car ran into the back of another vehicle at the intersection of Bret Clodfelter Way and Highway 197 Sunday night.

It was a busier Halloween night for Oregon State Police troopers patrolling the state's stretch of highways.

The historical and cultural effects of dams around the world, including the Columbia River, will be the subject of a Nov.

Halloween is creeping 'round the corner and the crooked-smile pumpkins, Styrofoam tombstones and fake, nylon cobwebs are popping up like zombies at an all-you-can-eat brains buffet.

After five elected terms in the Oregon Legislature, John Lim is pursuing the Republican nomination for Oregon's governor.

October 24, 2009 -- HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- The historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore., is being bought by Tri-Cities and Eastern Oregon hotel owner Vijay Patel of Kennewick.

A minivan driver fell asleep and veered off Interstate 84 and hit an parked Oregon State Police patrol car Saturday, injuring two troopers and three occupants of the minivan.

Stimulus dollars have allowed The Dalles to begin new construction on roundabouts to downtown streets, but the noise, machinery and traffic snarls haven't exactly been a boon for nearby businesses.

POSTED: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 03:09 PM PT BY: Betty Oden Tags: construction bidding The Waldron Building in The Dalles, circa 1939.

A small crowd gathered Tuesday evening on the steps of the Wasco County Courthouse for a candlelight vigil in honor of domestic violence survivors and the one in seven individuals in the United States who are victims of domestic violence.

The next industrial tour organized by SEDCOR will visit Oregon Cherry Growers and Truitt Bros.

Insitu will be moving about 150 employees into leased office space at Waucoma Center during the first quarter of 2010.

One big question looming over the economies of Columbia Gorge counties this fall is this: Where will Insitu site new facilities? It's a big question, with part of the answer riding on whether the independently owned Boeing subsidiary can attract a big federal defense contract currently out for bid.

The Oregon State University Extension Service has identified a new species of fruit fly in Wasco County that, unlike existing fruit flies, attacks fruit before it is ripe.

I was looking forward to the road trip to the Imperial Stock Ranch , to learning more about what it takes to run a large ranch, and to film this National Historic District.

The chalkboard-style section headers may be new, but the doorbell still rings and the well-worn wooden floor still squeaks in the same spot, as they have for decades at Klindts Booksellers.