PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington State Route 14 reopened to traffic Thursday morning after brush fires in Skamania County prompted Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation notices and closed the highway early ...

Skamania County is on pace to set a new record for search and rescues this year. The 67 rescues conducted so far in 2025 already tie the previous record. The costly rescues come as the county’s fiscal ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Brush fires in Skamania County have prompted Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation notices and road closures on Washington State Route 14 early Wednesday afternoon. According to the ...

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported a 200% increase in search and rescue missions from July 2024 (which saw four rescues) compared to July 2025 (which saw 12 rescues), officials said (Courtesy ...

Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers respond to a rescue mission in May. Skamania County continues to see a dramatic increase in search and rescue missions, with a 550 percent ...

A remote county in southern Washington is considering a new ordinance that would fine visitors for search and rescue operations in cases where they were less than prepared for outdoor excursions. The ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — First responders are reminding people headed to cool off to make sure they're fully prepared for the conditions after two people died while recreating this past weekend. One ...

Skamania County smashed its previous record for the number of search and rescues in 2025, Sheriff Summer Scheyer said. “We ended the year with 73 search and rescues in 2025,” she said. That’s the most ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Skamania County Sheriff's Office is investigating suspicious circumstances after locating a person dead Sunday on a forest road following reports a missing person report. After ...

STEVENSON — On election nights, there should be electricity in a newsroom — and pizza bought by the editor. Yet on the evening of Aug. 5, the night of a busy primary in Skamania County, the lights ...

The Skamania County Sheriff’s office says that a 23-year-old man was arrested after deputies found handguns, drugs and high-capacity magazines in his car. The department says they pulled him over ...