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UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 10, 2017, 9:11 p.m.
High speed Lincoln County police chase ends in three-hour swim
It was a chase like no other as a man fleeing from Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies swam in the Columbia River for three hours Thursday with a boat containing deputies …
Wed., Aug. 2, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Body of teen swimmer recovered from Columbia River
Authorities have recovered the body of a teenager in the Columbia River near Sauvie Island after he went under water and didn’t resurface.
UPDATED: Sat., July 8, 2017, 9:33 p.m.
More naturally flowing Columbia River would benefit region’s economy, tribes say
Allowing the Columbia to flow more like a natural river would benefit the region financially, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits to local communities, Northwest tribes say.
UPDATED: Thu., June 22, 2017, 3:32 p.m.
Plan to protect salmon backfires as predator birds flee
A plan to protect young salmon by killing double-crested cormorants on an island in the Columbia River has backfired after the birds fled the area halfway through their nesting season.
Thu., June 22, 2017, 2:38 p.m.
Plan to protect salmon backfires as predator birds flee
A plan to protect young salmon by killing double-crested cormorants on an Oregon island has backfired after the birds fled the area halfway through their nesting season.
Sun., June 11, 2017, 6 a.m.
Poor steelhead return to Columbia River means fishing restrictions
The number of steelhead returning to the Columbia River Basin this summer is expected to be the lowest since 1980. To conserve the number of fish expected – about 130,700 …
Sat., June 10, 2017
Andy Van Hees and Arlene Burns: Remember Mosier: Stop fossil fuel transports
The one-year anniversary of the oil train derailment in Mosier is a potent reminder that Spokane and all communities along the tracks are at risk.
Thu., June 8, 2017, 5:30 a.m.
Successful sturgeon anglers jamming Lake Roosevelt fish-cleaning stations
The white sturgeon anglers have been catching with high rates of success in Lake Roosevelt’s newly created fishery are big, tough critters – and they’re causing problems at fish cleaning …
Fri., June 2, 2017, 6:30 a.m.
Anglers speed through learning curve to catch Lake Roosevelt sturgeon
Brandon Collier and Lorey Chillbeck were among a flotilla of anglers exploring the new opportunity to fish for white sturgeon in Lake Roosevelt last weekend. “There was a bit of …
Sat., May 27, 2017, 5 a.m.
Welcome back to Desert Canyon, a gem near Wenatchee
Desert Canyon is back to being Desert Canyon, known for its challenging 7,285-yard layout, well-manicured greens and fairways, and expansive waste areas. The course has found stability since 2011 with …
Sat., May 27, 2017, 5 a.m.
Alta Lake has deception at every turn
At first glance, one might jump to the conclusion Alta Lake is a pushover. The first hole quickly changes that perception.
Tue., May 23, 2017, 11:31 a.m.
Woman dies in boating crash on Columbia River
Authorities say a woman died after the boat she was on crashed into a pylon on the Columbia River.
Sun., May 21, 2017, 6:30 a.m.
Anglers put the bite on Columbia River bass
Even with the Walla Walla River running high and milk-chocolate brown in mid-April, a couple of anglers casting crawdad jigs from a raft were hooking not-so-small smallmouth bass in the …
Mon., May 1, 2017, 6 a.m.
Program encourages pikeminnow fishing on Snake and Columbia rivers
“Catch a pikeminnow, save a salmon” is the motto for another season of fishing for dollars in the Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program.
Wed., April 26, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Deeper Lake Roosevelt drawdown halted at tribe’s request
Good news for fishermen, boaters and travelers relying on the Gifford-Inchelium Ferry: The Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that they were halting continuation of the …
Wed., April 26, 2017, 8:33 a.m.
Missing Seattle woman found dead in Columbia River
Police say a Seattle woman who was reported missing in March has been found dead in the Columbia River.
Sun., April 23, 2017, 6:32 p.m.
Washington Legislature passes Columbia River bridge bill, but Oregon lawmakers busy
Last week, a bill addressing the Interstate 5 bridge between Washington and Oregon sailed out of the Washington Senate. But the message Washington lawmakers tried to send across the river …
Fri., April 14, 2017, 11:54 a.m.
Washington sea birds killing for salmon stability continues
The U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers say they will continue to kill cormorant sea birds known to heavily reduce the Columbia River’s salmon population for a third year.
Tue., April 11, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Bill seeks to allow tribes to kill salmon-eating sea lions
Some Northwest Indian tribes would be allowed to kill a limited number of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon in the Columbia River under a bill introduced in Congress.
Fri., April 7, 2017, 1:13 p.m.
Boat overturns on Columbia River; 4 taken to hospitals
Authorities say four people were rescued after a boat overturned on the Columbia River near Multnomah Falls.
Sun., April 2, 2017, 7 a.m.
Gillnetting ramps up to curb northern pike in Columbia River
The front lines in the battle against non-native northern pike invading the Columbia River have moved to the Kettle Falls area of Lake Roosevelt. Gillnetting that started last year after …
Wed., March 29, 2017, 4:09 p.m.
New, unpublished fishing rules apply to trout at Lake Roosevelt
Anglers have to go beyond the Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet to be legal when fishing portions of Lake Roosevelt this spring.
Tue., March 28, 2017, 11:16 a.m.
Wenatchee facility source of biodiesel in Columbia River
State and federal authorities have identified a Wenatchee fueling facility as the source of biodiesel that leaked into the Columbia River.
Mon., March 20, 2017, 11:19 a.m.
Oregon curtails some use of gillnets on Columbia River
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission backed off its Columbia River standoff with Washington when it met Friday in Corvallis.
Mon., March 20, 2017, 8:54 a.m.
Idaho sets spring chinook fishing seasons
Idaho’s chinook fishing season will open on some rivers April 22.
UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2017, 9:32 p.m.
Crews place boom to contain oil sheen on Columbia River
Crews have placed an oil absorbent boom on the Columbia River near Wenatchee to contain an oil-like substance that has gotten into the river.
Sun., March 19, 2017, 5:30 a.m.
Some fish-wildlife legislation still alive in Olympia
Of more than 2,700 bills introduced by the 2017 Washington Legislature, about 650 made it past the halfway cutoff and were still alive going into this week in Olympia.
UPDATED: Fri., March 17, 2017, 10:54 p.m.
Army misses deadline to explain how it took over Columbia shoreline
The U.S. Army missed its March 1 deadline to advise Congress on how it acquired 34 miles of Columbia River shoreline behind the McNary Dam.
Wed., March 1, 2017, 8 a.m.
Hanford project to keep uranium out of Columbia River
Work to keep uranium from leaching into the Columbia River at Hanford just north of Richland is being expanded after a test showed good results. Wells are being drilled now …
Tue., Feb. 28, 2017, 8:08 a.m.
Tri-City levees, Snake dams get better safety ratings
The levees along the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities and two nearby Snake River dams have been reclassified to indicate a lower risk to the public. The levee system, Ice …