Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with hood_river www.salem-news.com 2010 While other Occupy camps around the U.S. are getting shut down, Occupy the Gorge is launching its second camp in Hood River's Jackson Park Friday, Dec. 2, for an “Occupy Hood River Winter Weekend Camp.” The camp comes after the recent success of the week-long Occupy Mosier camp which was attended by over 200 people during the week and made national news. http://salem-news.com/articles/december022011/occupy-gorge.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december022011/occupy-gorge.php Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:22:00 PST Port of Hood River is the first road operator in the United States to deploy an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system based on the advanced 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE technology platform. The installation of the equipment provided by Kapsch TrafficCom on the Hood River – White Salmon Interstate Bridge, located between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington, was completed on September 8. 2010. Kapsch TrafficCom U.S. Corp.’s Managing Director Richard Arce stated, "We are very excited about the Port of Hood River’s decision to be the first agency in the U.S. to deploy a high-performance 5.9 GHz DSRC toll system". http://salem-news.com/articles/september132010/hood-river-tolling-system.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september132010/hood-river-tolling-system.php Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:55:00 PDT The Hood River County Sheriff's Office is currently coordinating a search and rescue mission in the western portion of Hood River County. A phone call to the Hood River 911 Center around 9:30 a.m. from the lost hikers, launched the rescue team. The hikers, a 23-year old female and 24-year old male, reported that they were lost in about four to five feet of snow. http://salem-news.com/articles/march262010/hood-lost.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march262010/hood-lost.php Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:16:00 PDT Anti-war Veterans and other activists gathering for a special event Friday in Hood River, Oregon, say the new form of warfare in Afghanistan and Iraq involves death being delivered by remote control from thousands of miles away. Gordon Sturrock, co-founder of VeteransAgainstTorture.com, believes this death-from-beyond concept removes all signs of humanity from the process. He says for the pro-war set, "it is a new form of justice, It's a trial by Hellfire missile, quick and cheap. No need for expensive time consuming trials. No risk at all to American lives." http://salem-news.com/articles/november132009/drones_tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november132009/drones_tk.php Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:26:00 PST An Oregon State Police trooper was credited with preventing more serious injury to a Vancouver, Washington man after the trooper pulled the injured man from underneath his crashed pickup as anti-freeze was streaming on him. The incident happened in front of the trooper who was getting ready to stop the pickup following a report of a possible intoxicated driver. http://salem-news.com/articles/june092009/osp_hero_6-9-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june092009/osp_hero_6-9-09.php Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:59:00 PDT Deputies say Thursday afternoon, Hood River Sheriff's Office Investigators were notified of a body located on a popular hiking trail, west of Cascade Locks. Hood River 911 received a call at 3:22 p.m. from a hiker on the Eagle Creek Trail. The hiker reported finding the body of an adult Caucasian female, about three miles from the trailhead. http://salem-news.com/articles/february272009/hood_river_death_2-27-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february272009/hood_river_death_2-27-09.php Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:05:00 PST Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation into Friday night's two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of three Parkdale-area women. The collision happened at 8:42 PM on Highway 35 about two miles south of Hood River. Lt. Gregg Hastings with Oregon State Police, says this tragic crash is a reminder of the dangers when traveling on icy stretches of highway even if the air temperature is above freezing. OSP Sergeant Julie Wilcox says a 1997 Geo Metro driven by 24-year old Cheree Cluff of Parkdale, was southbound on an uphill curve when it slid out of control on black ice. http://salem-news.com/articles/january032009/triple_fatal_folo_1-3-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january032009/triple_fatal_folo_1-3-08.php Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:32:00 PST Oregon State Police are reporting a double fatal traffic crash on Highway 35 just south of Hood River near milepost 101. There are two confirmed victims and two others were reportedly transported with trauma injuries. Police say Highway 35 is closed at this location, so motorists will have to find another route if they are traveling on Highway 35 near milepost 101. http://salem-news.com/articles/january022009/hood_river_fatal_1-2-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january022009/hood_river_fatal_1-2-09.php Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:57:00 PST Beam & Couch Excavation Co. of Hood River has been honored by the Heritage Programs of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for its handling of the discovery of human remains during an excavation project. In November, while digging a trench, a company crew discovered human remains, immediately stopped work and contacted local authorities. A high probability that the remains were Native American was determined so the State Police and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) were notified. The two agencies worked with the appropriate Native American Tribes to treat the remains sensitively. Both the SHPO and the participating Tribes are thankful for the prompt response and respectful treatment of the remains by Beam and Couch Excavation Co. Tara Gauthier, an archaeologist with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, stated that the excavators, along with the property owner, "were all very helpful, and did their best to do the right thing. Because of their help we were able to quickly return the ancestral remains to the ground." http://salem-news.com/articles/december112008/beam_couch_12-10--8.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112008/beam_couch_12-10--8.php Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:48:00 PST A serious two-car crash between a 2005 Honda Accord and a 1988 Chevy Blazer occurred this morning at approximately 11:04 AM on SR 35 just south of Odell in Hood River County. Sergeant Alan Hageman with Oregon State Police says preliminary information indicates that 25-year old Jacek Kawecki of Arlington, Virginia, was accelerating in a southbound Honda up a hill in the left lane passing another vehicle when he entered a shady spot. http://salem-news.com/articles/december312007/crash_headon_123107.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december312007/crash_headon_123107.php Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:46:00 PST Oregon State Police are continuing the investigation into Tuesday morning's fatal traffic crash involving a wrong way driver in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 east of Hood River. At approximately 4:03 AM a 1979 GMC pickup driven by 28-year-old Mathias McConville, from Wapato, Washington was eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near milepost 69 when it collided nearly head-on with a westbound 2006 GMC Yukon. At the time of the crash the GMC Yukon had just begun to pass a commercial truck towing two trailers. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222007/wrong_way_crash_052207.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222007/wrong_way_crash_052207.php Tue, 22 May 2007 14:04:00 PDT A fatal traffic crash reportedly involving a wrong way driver has closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near milepost 67 between Hood River and Mosier. Oregon State Police, Hood River County Sheriff's Office and local emergency responders on scene. Westbound traffic is recommended to cross over into Washington at the Highway 197 bridge in The Dalles and use Highway 14 in Washington and then travel back into Oregon at the Hood River Bridge. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222007/fatal_crash_052207.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222007/fatal_crash_052207.php Tue, 22 May 2007 05:13:00 PDT Hood River may not always be the quietest place in Oregon. It is a popular recreational area with plenty of boats on the water, and it is the place where Navy SEAL Marc Lee grew up. It’s also the place where Marc's Memorial was held Saturday, following his recent death in Iraq. But a different kind of noise was in the air, it’s the last noise these people who came to say goodbye to a hero, wanted to hear. A hate group from Kansas that disrupts military funerals drug American flags on the ground, carried anti-American and anti-gay signs, and did their best to harass people. None of the veteran’s whose funerals they picket were selected because they were gay. This story was originally published on Salem-news.com August 27th 2006 at 10:49 AM. http://salem-news.com/articles/august302006/hatemongers_82706.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august302006/hatemongers_82706.php Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:49:00 PDT A video news report by Tim King on hate protestors this weekend in Hood River, Oregon earned recognition on livedigital.com as a "Top-50 Most Viewed" video. The story centers around the antics of a Kansas hate group from the Westboro Baptist Church that did their best to disrupt the funeral of an Oregon sailor over the past weekend. Reporter Tim King produced the nine minute 26 second report and it was added to livedigital.com and Salem-News.com mid way through the day last Sunday. "I was so happy to hear that our work is getting out there and competing well against the hundreds of thousands of other videos on livedigital. The ranking also speaks volumes about how Americans resent the actions of these whacky zealots who actually try to hassle the families." http://salem-news.com/articles/august292006/top_50_ld_82906.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august292006/top_50_ld_82906.php Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:20:00 PDT The city of Hood River Oregon said goodbye to one of its own Saturday. Friends, family, active duty servicemen and veterans all joined together to recall the life of 28-year old Marc Lee, a young man who leaves many loved ones behind. Marc was a Navy SEAL, one of the nation’s elite commandos that have been on the cutting edge when it comes to freedom and security, for decades. Marc was the first Navy SEAL to die in combat in Iraq. When it comes to high level security and reconnaissance work, the Navy SEAL’s are among the best. http://salem-news.com/articles/august282006/lee_service_82806.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august282006/lee_service_82806.php Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:48:00 PDT Oregon residents turned out en masse in Hood River today to drown out a hate group that did their best to disrupt the funeral of an Oregon Navy SEAL who was killed recently in Iraq. The August 2nd 2006 death of 28-year old Marc Lee was the first suffered in Iraq by the Navy’s elite commando force. http://salem-news.com/articles/august262006/funeral_82606.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august262006/funeral_82606.php Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:20:00 PDT A counter-protest group says Oregon residents are being called out en masse to drown out hate groups that plan to disrupt the funeral of Oregon Navy SEAL Marc Lee who was killed recently in Iraq during combat operations. Lee was the first of the Navy’s elite commando force to die in Iraq. But this is not the first time Oregon has been threatened by the Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas, in fact they’re... http://salem-news.com/articles/august242006/westboro_alert_82406.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august242006/westboro_alert_82406.php Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:11:00 PDT