Columbia River

The Columbia River has long divided the two halves of Washington's cross-state Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. Now, a rebuilt rail trestle over the river south of Vantage connects the two sides making it easier for cyclists, horse riders and hikers to undertake a spectacular east-west journey.

This summer’s heat wave led to some unhealthy hot water for salmon. But fish managers said it hasn’t been as devastating for salmon runs as the warm water…

When salmon and steelhead don't get the cold water they need, it costs them more energy to survive. Their reproductive success can be diminished and they…

The Army Corps of Engineers has trimmed a year off the timeline for its court-ordered environmental review of the 14 dams and reservoirs in the Columbia…

The White House is blocking money to build new tribal housing along the Columbia River. That’s according to five members of the Washington and Oregon...

Over the weekend a large diesel spill developed on the Columbia River near downtown Wenatchee , Washington. So far state officials haven’t been able to...

Once upon a time, salmon and steelhead swam more than a thousand miles upriver to the headwaters of the mighty Columbia River, at the foot of the Rockies…

When a Columbia River steelhead completes its epic journey from ocean to spawning grounds, it’s usually too exhausted to go downriver again. Often, the…

Some fish in the Columbia River aren’t safe to eat, according to advisories issued Monday by health officials in Washington and Oregon.The warnings do not…

Here's a little-known fact that may affect your power bill.Every year, public utilities in the Northwest give British Columbia several hundred million…