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Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

The Columbia River feeds Washington’s booming apple industry — and its economy

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

November 16, 2024, 6:13am Business

Tim Calhoun operates a small orchard and fruit distribution business about 2 miles off the Yakima River. Walking through rows of apple trees last month as the end of the harvest approached, he explained how he came to run the operation. Read story

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

Fishing report: John Day arm of Columbia open for steelhead

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

November 14, 2024, 4:21pm Outdoors

Steelhead fishing in the John Day arm of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge is open for the first time in several years. Read story

Tristan Huang, a missing Vancouver 16-year-old.

‘Tristan matters’: Candlelight vigil for missing Vancouver teen to be held Saturday

Tristan Huang, a missing Vancouver 16-year-old.

November 14, 2024, 1:37pm Clark County Health

Organizers of a Saturday vigil for a 16-year-old who went missing in September hope the event helps the boy’s family feel less alone. Read story

A train carrying frozen French fries derailed south of Wallula spilling around 1,400 gallons of diesel into the Columbia River.

Investigation reveals broken track caused train derailment near Wallula

A train carrying frozen French fries derailed south of Wallula spilling around 1,400 gallons of diesel into the Columbia River.

November 13, 2024, 7:57am Latest News

Cleanup efforts to remove diesel fuel spilled into the Columbia River near Wallula continued Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to a Washington Department of Ecology spokesperson. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing Report: lower Columbia River, tributary summary for week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

November 9, 2024, 5:32am Outdoors

On the lower Columbia River between Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there was no flight count conducted due to weather conditions. Read story

A train carrying frozen French fries derailed south of Wallula spilling around 1,400 gallons of diesel into the Columbia River.

Officials update amount of diesel spilled in train derailment near Wallula

A train carrying frozen French fries derailed south of Wallula spilling around 1,400 gallons of diesel into the Columbia River.

November 8, 2024, 7:50am Northwest

A Washington State Department of Ecology spokesperson is updating the estimate of how much diesel fuel spilled near the Columbia River when a Union Pacific freight train derailed early Wednesday morning, south of Wallula. Read story

Rail cars slipped down the bank of the Columbia River early Wednesday, spilling diesel fuel near Tri-Cities.

Train derailment spills estimated 660 gallons of diesel near Columbia River

Rail cars slipped down the bank of the Columbia River early Wednesday, spilling diesel fuel near Tri-Cities.

November 7, 2024, 7:32am Latest News

About 660 gallons of diesel fuel spilled near the Columbia River south of Wallula after a Union Pacific train derailed about 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. Read story

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

46 miles on the Columbia River in a giant pumpkin lands Oregon paddler a world record

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

November 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

It was just after midnight when the support boat’s rack of lights cut out, leaving Gary Kristensen in near-darkness as he paddled down the Columbia River in a roughly thousand-pound hollowed-out pumpkin. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing Report: lower Columbia River, tributary summary for week of Oct. 21-27

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

November 2, 2024, 5:35am Outdoors

On the lower Columbia River between Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 25 salmonid boats were tallied on Oct. 26. Read story

Yakama Nation Pacific Lamprey Project lead Ralph Lampman, left, reaches under the fish screen for a young lamprey as Kyal Shoulderblade, right, mans the electrofisher and Zachary Minthorn, center, stands ready to take it on Oct. 22 at the Wapato Irrigation Canal.

“A lot of fun”: Yakama Nation biologists partner with college students to pull lamprey from drying canal’s mud

Yakama Nation Pacific Lamprey Project lead Ralph Lampman, left, reaches under the fish screen for a young lamprey as Kyal Shoulderblade, right, mans the electrofisher and Zachary Minthorn, center, stands ready to take it on Oct. 22 at the Wapato Irrigation Canal.

October 31, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

About a dozen Heritage University students joined biologists from the Yakama Nation’s Pacific Lamprey Project last week to save more than 1,000 young lamprey from the mostly-drained Wapato Irrigation Canal. Read story