SPOKANE, Wash. — The Columbia Basin Railroad Company, which operates between Moses Lake and Connell in central Washington, received $11,552,000 of federal grant money to rehabilitate ...

Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead returns were between 10 million and 18 million fish before the dams. Recently, they’ve numbered about 2.3 million. Wild fish in particular have suffered.

A new wildfire erupted on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge the afternoon of July 18, which has closed Highway 14.

Science & Environment Number of salmon returning to Columbia River Basin stays flat over last decade By James Dawson (Boise State Public Radio) Dec. 16, 2024 10:37 a.m.

Fourth-seeded Columbia (30-17) will play the No. 3 seed Miami Hurricanes on Saturday. Southern Miss (44-15) will play Alabama in an elimination game earlier in the day.

Columbia River's Tyler Miles (12) shoots over Lynden's Ty Jorgenson (23) during a Class 2A boys basketball state fourth-place semifinal game on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Yakima SunDome.

Environment Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees Published: May. 19, 2025, 12:10 p.m.

A " Critical Fire Weather " red-flag warning is in effect from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on July 2 for the Okanogan Valley, the Methow Valley, the foothills of the Central Washington Cascade Mountains, the ...

Top manager of 4 Columbia River wildlife refuges leaves amid federal workforce reductions By Erik Neumann (OPB) April 18, 2025 5:09 p.m.

Link Copied! The Trump administration canceled the lease for its top climate monitoring lab, located in New York City, as of May 31, according to an email seen by CNN.

Highway 65 reopens after gas leak Highway 65 in Columbia Heights is back open after a reported gas leak. Emergency crews were on scene around 4:30 p.m. near Central and 52nd avenues.