Hood River County News Archives

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.

Robbery has not been ruled out as a motive in the fatal shooting of Jerry Cranmer, 54, owner of the Vagabond Lodge in Hood River, according to Hood River County Emergency Services.

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A handful of Oregon towns and one county have imposed or increased gasoline taxes this year, pushing to beat a state deadline later this month.

Police are on the scene this morning of a fatal shooting at the rustic Vagabond Lodge in Hood River.

An election is nearing for voters inside the city of Hood River. The one item on the Sept.

With his famous can-do attitude and illustrious mustache dating back to his first arrival to town in 1980, Mike Schend has been at the forefront - albeit often behind the scenes - of nearly three decades of improving lives in Hood River County .

The cause of the wildfire that burned 1,250 acres in Wasco and Hood River counties remained under investigation Sunday morning as evacuated residents returned home.

's gas tax ballot issue in a forum that was laden with facts but lightened by good-humored discourse.

'I just think, from a process standpoint, this is not right,' said Walden, who makes his home in the local community.