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‘Stop Requested’: From The Dalles to Newport by public transit
"Stop Requested" is a road trip series around Oregon — by public transit!
Recovery center planned for Columbia River Gorge to help people stay off drugs
The funding comes as Oregon faces an epidemic of fentanyl addiction and lethal overdoses that has spilled into city streets from Portland to the rural, picturesque towns along the Columbia River.

Historic Jantzen Beach carousel finds new home in The Dalles
Historic Jantzen Beach carousel finds new home in The Dalles

Air monitors installed after fire, explosion at industrial site in The Dalles
State and federal agencies have started monitoring air quality in The Dalles after a tank containing diesel sludge caught fire and exploded at a railroad ties treatment plant Thursday night.
Wasco County DA asks courts to dismiss 169 convictions involving disgraced police officer
After an independent review of hundreds of cases, the Wasco County district attorney is asking the courts to dismiss or expunge 169 misdemeanor and felony convictions involving a disgraced former city of The Dalles police officer.

The only homeless shelter in Wasco County reveals housing crisis also reaches rural Oregon
We hear from three people at the only homeless shelter facility in The Dalles, including a 64-year-old person experiencing homelessness and the lead medical provider of a mobile medical clinic that treats unhoused patients.

Think Out Loud
The Dalles’ National Neon Sign Museum transports visitors to golden era of US advertising
The National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon, showcases a golden era of American advertising while inspiring the next generation of sign makers and restorers.

Think Out Loud
Reckoning with the homelessness crisis in The Dalles
We get three perspectives on homelessness in The Dalles from the executive director of a homeless services agency, a person experiencing homelessness and the lead medical provider who operates a mobile medical van serving unhoused patients at the only shelter facility in Wasco County.

Science & Environment
Residents seek more transparency from Google in water deal with The Dalles
Google forbids city officials from disclosing how much water the tech giant plans to use for a new data center. This shroud of secrecy is not sitting well with area residents.

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Crews Reach 92 Percent Containment On Substation Fire
Fire officials say crews have made significant progress fighting the Substation Fire burning near The Dalles, Oregon, which was at 92 percent containment by Sunday evening.