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The Cram Fire, burning about 20 miles northeast of Madras in central Oregon, has grown over 91,000 acres and is 0% contained.
Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations were expanded Tuesday afternoon, and the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office has called in task forces from other counties.
Officials say due to the success of firefighting operations and favorable weather conditions, there has been minimal fire ...
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 Wasco County Sheriff’s Office issued a Level 3 (Go Now!) evacuation order Tuesday afternoon because of a wildfire west of Maupin but a short time later lowered it to Level 2 (Get set).
"Think Out Loud" visited the only shelter facility in all of Wasco County on December 13, 2022. The facility consists of 18 tiny homes nestled together in a fenced off area in The Dalles.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Wasco County drive-through ballot collection site will be closed on Election Day due to expected inclement weather, the county announced Friday. The Wasco County Clerk ...
THE DALLES, Ore. (KATU) — A Wasco County grand jury has found that two deputies and a The Dalles police officer were justified in shooting and killing a man following a chase through part of ...
Pacific Northwest Former Wasco County DA sues Oregon’s attorney general over his removal from office Updated: Jul. 12, 2021, 4:45 p.m. | Published: Jul. 12, 2021, 10:12 a.m.
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 ...
Pacific Northwest Former Wasco County DA did not violate professional-conduct rules, Oregon State Bar ethics board concludes Updated: Feb. 17, 2023, 12:55 p.m. | Published: Feb. 17, 2023, 9:20 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Wasco County man will spend more than 12 years in prison after a judge sentenced him Tuesday for kidnapping, burglary and failure to perform the duties of a driver.