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SALEM — During the 2023 deer and elk hunting seasons, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will increase sampling efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease throughout the state by providing hunters
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has determined that at least 40 gallons of petroleum-based fuel spilled into the Columbia River over the weekend near Biggs Junction after a semi-truck and a fuel tanker both veered from I-84 and crashed into the river. The back-to-back crashes occurred hours apart from one another and at roughly the exact same spot between the night of Aug. 25 and early morning of Aug. 26.
One driver had to swim to the shore.
How did two tractor-trailers end up in the Columbia River Friday night in separate incidents separated by just a few hours and a short distance? It's unclear, Oregon DOT said, yet it happened. I-84 Westbound was closed Monday morning to clear the mess.
Two semi-trucks crashed within hours of each other at the same site, according to state police, both landing in the Columbia River.