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For the Record, June 14

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports from June 14, 2013.

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Fire destroys Foley Lakes residence

Blaze leaves eight people homeless WITH PHOTO GALLERY AND VIDEO An older single-wide trailer was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon and investigators believe the cause of the blaze was a faulty electrical wire underneath the residence.

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Fire destroys home in Foley Lakes

A fire Thursday afternoon, June 13, gutted a single-wide manufactured home in Foley Lakes. Crew and apparatus from Mid Columbia Fire and Rescue and Dallesport Fire Department responded to the blaze, which left eight homeless.

For the Record, June 13

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports for June 13, 2013

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Mother reflects on loss, meaning of life

Kate Alvarez says fire taught her a valuable lesson Kate Alvarez said she, like most Americans, sometimes put too much priority on material possessions — until she watched her house go up in flames.

Collection under way for fire victims

Clothing for the children of Jose and Kate Alvarez, who lost everything in a house fire on West Eighth Street early Sunday morning, is now being collected in the main office at Colonel Wright Elementary School, 610 W. 14th St., or The Dalles Wahtonka High School, 220 E. 10th St. Greg Bigelow, principal at Colonel Wright, is organizing the clothing drive for the family and said these sizes are needed:

For the Record, June 11

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports from June 11, 2013.

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Woman pulled from burning car

Witnesses to a crash Monday, June 10, near Cascade Locks aided in the rescue of an unconscious woman from a burning car.

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Fire destroys family home

A fire that is believed to have been started Sunday by a careless smoker destroyed a home at 117 W. Eighth St. and damaged two other properties.

For the Record, June 10

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports for June 10, 2013.

For the Record, June 7

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports for June 7, 2013.

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Fire damages home on West 7th, east of Snipes

PHOTOS AND VIDEO A midday fire Friday, June 7, damaged a mobile home located approximately 1/2 block east of Snipes, just west of West 7th street.

Fire on Lower Deschutes contained

The Gordon Butte wildfire that started last weekend along the Lower Deschutes River has been fully contained.

For the Record, June 6

Police, fire, medical and lottery reports for June 6, 2013.

Progress made in fighting fire on Lower Deschutes

Firefighters with the Prineville BLM and the North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District continue to make progress on the Gordon Butte Fire that ignited on Lower Deschutes River this weekend.

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