Northwest

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposed safety restrictions on oil shipments by rail following a string of explosive accidents.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has finalized a plan to construct up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks to control wildfire on federal land in six Western states, including Oregon.

BOISE, Idaho — An earthquake struck north of Boise on Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking.

RICHLAND, Wash. — A small tornado appeared to touch down near north Richland on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho was the nation’s fastest-growing state last year, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Rep. Dan Newhouse wants Oregon’s Gov. Kate Brown to take a first-hand look at the world-class fish passage technology on Ice Harbor Dam near the Tri-Cities after she lent he…

The Clark County Republican Party has apparently tapped Rep. Matt Shea, a Washington state Republican accused of domestic terrorism, to emcee an upcoming event.

SALEM — Oregon public workers who expected to contribute more to their savings in July to make up for cuts to retirement benefits will have to wait until September.

Tribal-treaty rights make salmon akin to a fourth branch of government in Washington, and fish recovery should guide farming near water, and rural and economic development, according to a bill…

Tri-Cities residents in Washington share their thoughts on the four dams in the Lower Snake River for a study from Gov. Jay Inslee's office.

SALEM — A new Trump administration plan to scale back a bedrock environmental law could affect all kinds of projects in the Northwest, including timber sales, hydroelectric dams, and large ene…

A new study finds that the costs to farmers and the region’s economy if the four dams on the lower Snake River were removed would average roughly $76 million a year.

Eastern Washington farmers doubt that public subsidies would offset higher transportation and irrigation costs caused by breaching four Lower Snake River dams, according to a preliminary study…

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington state lawmaker took part in “domestic terrorism” against the United States during a 2016 standoff at a wildlife refuge in Oregon and traveled throughout the West …

The Pacific Northwest will see slightly above normal temperatures and normal precipitation throughout the winter, a well-known weatherman predicts.

Stakeholders need to begin talking about the possible impacts to Northwest communities if four dams on the Snake River are removed, says the leader of a group that advocates their removal.

Climate change imperils orcas in Puget Sound and to save them Washington should restructure its economy and eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, according to a task force report finalized Nov. …

A Seattle attorney believes his Whooshh salmon cannon can move salmon upriver over dams far faster, cheaper and with less mortality than fish ladders or trucking. It could restore migration pa…

PORTLAND — Student test scores fell in Oregon and Washington on the assessment known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” a trend that mirrors national declines over the last two years.

CORVALLIS, Ore. –The first responders to wildfires in the remote areas of the Great Basin of Oregon and Idaho are increasingly volunteer groups of private landowners that have been authorized …

HANFORD, Wash. — You’ve heard the grim numbers about the Hanford nuclear site — the millions of gallons of radioactive waste and the growing price tag for cleanup.

PORTLAND — Three years ago, Lindsey Topping-Schuetz became a first-time mother when her son Owen was born. He was six weeks early and went immediately to the neonatal intensive care unit, wher…

BAKER CITY — When Daniel Koopman arrived in Baker City in August 2015 to become the Baker County director of Blue Mountain Community College, smoke darkened the sky and hung over the town.

RICHLAND, Wash. — Not enough is known to decide on the best and most economical way to treat much of the low-activity radioactive waste in Hanford’s underground tanks, said a committee of the …

CORVALLIS — Ancient human artifacts found in a remote corner of northwestern Idaho could deliver a major blow to a long-held theory that North America’s first humans arrived by crossing a land…

WASHOUGAL, Wash. — Residents of Washougal, Washington, say a controversial rock-mining operation is disrupting their neighborhood’s peace and quiet and violating the Columbia River Gorge Natio…

PORTLAND — Conservationists are accusing the Trump administration of putting the interests of industry — including logging and grazing in the Pacific Northwest — ahead of the survival of the c…

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PORTLAND — You might have noticed some smoky skies lately, particularly in the Inland Northwest from the Williams Flats Fire near the Grand Coulee Dam.