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HOOD RIVER — Even when a handful of Hood River Shelters contributing restaurants closed their doors in the Jan. 12 storm, while layers of snow and ice accumulated in single-digit

Business owners and workers are calling on state and local officials to offer financial help after this month’s calamitous winter storms.

Local restaurant and bar owners are calling on lawmakers to help them stay afloat, after taking a big hit during the storm.

Local restaurant and bar owners are calling on lawmakers to help them stay afloat after taking a big hit during the storm.

Business owners and public health experts applaud Gov. Browns pandemic plans Lincoln Graves, KATU Staff Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday her plans for The plans are being applauded by both public health and business owners.  "Im thrilled that on the physical and mental health side of it that we are making progress," said Aaron Baumhackl, owner of Solstice Pizza in Hood River.  However, Baumhackl also says the news is bittersweet. Fewer restrictions mean restaurants ca...

Five women wearing down jackets and gloves spread out across a patio on May Street in Hood River. They lunge and squat as a child watches curiously from the back of a passing tandem bike. Stephanie Adams leads the group with another 17 students following along online through the laptop resting on a stool in front of her. Adams closed Flow Yoga’s downtown Hood River location in May after spending 17 years in the space where she settled down after traveling North America to teach. Adams work...