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UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 24, 2017
Coal-export terminal backer sues state over permit denial
A company proposing to build a terminal in Washington state to export U.S. coal to Asia sued the state Tuesday, arguing regulators unfairly denied the project a key permit.
Tue., Oct. 17, 2017
Researchers use banned traps for selective salmon fishing
Researchers are exploring the viability of using previously banned fish traps as a more sustainable way to catch salmon on the Columbia River.
Tue., Oct. 17, 2017
Duck hunter drowns in Columbia River boating accident
A Kennewick father of two was identified as the victim of a weekend duck hunting accident in Pasco, Washington.
UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 8, 2017
Fire crews make headway on Gorge fires
Fire crews worked alongside two bulldozers to construct fire lines along the Archer Mountain fire in Skamania County on Thursday, which officials estimate was about 6 percent contained.
Wed., Aug. 16, 2017
Steelhead fishing will be catch-and-release in Idaho
In the face of a dismal steelhead run, Idaho on Monday canceled its harvest season this fall and will allow only catch-and-release steelhead fishing. Washington is expected to announce similarly …
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 10, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Idaho sets spring chinook fishing seasons
Idaho’s chinook fishing season will open on some rivers April 22.