A 17-year-old horse that escaped from a trailer caused a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near Exit 97 near Celilo Park on Sunday evening, Jan. 5th, Oregon State Police reported.

The vehicle crossed Westcliff Drive and went over an embankment coming to an uncontrolled rest in the parking lot for the Columbia Cliff Villas Hotel in Hood River on Saturday, Jan. 6.

I hit 183 pounds this winter, and I thought a fight with my stomach might help me out. Well, kinda. But I’m still 183 pounds. Oh, and 5’5. I lost a few inches over the years. It got me thinking. Not about the extra weight, but why?  I came up with this, Move. It’s my one-word anthem for the year - move. Anyways, the thought prompted this question of the week as we are six days into the new year. What is your focus for 2023? In one word. 

In an Oregon first, District Attorney Matthew Ellis used Senate Bill 819 on Thursday, Jan 6, in Wasco County Circuit Court. He requested and received a vacation of multiple felony convictions for five locals who have atoned for their drug and or property crimes. Circuit Judge Janet Stauffer called it “one of the most important” dockets she ever had.

At around 4 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 5, Mother Nature seems to have decided she is not done with all of us. The snow has returned with the anticipation of freezing rain followed by more heavy rains all throughout tomorrow making for a very dangerous day on the roads.