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A person with a confirmed case of measles spent time at stores and restaurants in The Dalles and Hood River, according to Oregon Health Authority. The infectious person was in those areas from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31. An Oregon Health Authority spokeswoman said this is a separate case from the one that was reported Friday in Clark County involving a child. The two cases are not believed to be connected. In the Oregon case, the person was seen Wednesday at the Oregon Health & Science University emergency department in Portland between 9 a.m. and noon. No additional cases of...

Fervent hopes and a brief break in the weather brought no satisfaction to relatives and friends of three climbers missing on the dangerous north side of Mount Hood. The clear, cold morning turned foul by midday Saturday, before searchers on two sides of the mountain and helicopter crews retired for the night because of weather and darkness, finding no trace of the three men. The Hood River County sheriff's office, a lead agency in the search, said efforts would continue Sunday. On Saturday, a C-130 with infrared heat-seeking capability from the Nevada Air National Guard took to the skies over...

Kerry creates his own windstorm Candidate greets crowd at HR Marina Photo by Janet Cook An estimated 300 people ventured to the Hood River waterfront, adjacent to the marina, to get a glimpse of Kerry -- or an autograph, handshake, or hug. Television cameras and sound booms help frame the scene. By JANET COOK News staff writer August 18 Saturday’s uncharacteristically cool, damp and windless weather nixed long-held plans by presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry to spend the day windsurfing in Hood River. But the Massachusetts Democrat, who was in Medford on Thursday and Portland on Friday, came to town...