A slow winter season in Skamania County is worsening the impacts of a broader tourism downturn the county has suffered since ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Washington’s backcountry is seeing a spike in unprepared hikers needing rescue, and a sheriff says it’s time for consequences. Skamania County Sheriff Summer Scheyer is ...

County officials are expressing concerns about potential revenue losses following the state's announcement last month of its largest forest conservation effort in a generation. Washington Commissioner ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A teen from Happy Valley died in the hospital after falling 30 feet while on a hike in Skamania County Friday afternoon, officials said. According to the Skamania County ...

Deputies in Skamania County allegedly seized two loaded guns and counterfeit drugs after a traffic stop led to a search warrant late last week. According to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office, on ...