Northwest

Columbia River Treaty ratification in doubt

Officials in the United States and Canada are scrambling to finalize the Columbia River Treaty before President Joe…

Northwest

Salmon returns fall short in Columbia River Basin but officials see signs of progress

Officials are still not close to reaching their goal of returning at least 5 million salmon and steelhead…

Northwest

Federal agencies to redo dam environmental review; stakeholder coalition protests

A coalition of regional power, navigation and agricultural organizations is asking the federal government to withdraw its decision…

Northwest

WSU’s new apple star gets a brand name: Sunflare

Washington State University’s new apple star has an official brand name — Sunflare. WSU apple breeder Kate Evans…

Local

Report: Northwest on path to more power outages

The Northwest will be at risk of power shortages totaling hundreds of hours a year by 2034 unless…

National

California loses 8.4 million birds in past month to bird flu

California farmers euthanized nearly 3 million birds impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza during the first week of…

Local

Quake raised brief local tsunami concerns

PACIFIC COUNTY — One of the biggest earthquakes to strike off the Pacific Coast of the continental United…

National

Judge puts nationwide hold on corporate reporting law

In a 79-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Eastern Texas said neither Congress’ power to regulate…

Business

Gearing up: Crabbers get ready

ILWACO — Crab pots are beginning to fill area ports, a sign that the state’s most lucrative commercial…

Northwest

Weather expert predicts mild winter; cold blasts possible

The Pacific Northwest is in for a mild winter with below-average precipitation and above-average temperatures, meteorologist Art Douglas…

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