The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, science and emergency services. The National Science ...

ILWACO — Local organizations, businesses and individuals came together earlier this month to assist the newest Ilwaco High School graduates in continuing their education. Some $154,000 in community ...

Salmon hang outside the Pacific Salmon Charter office following a successful opening day of the ocean recreational season on Saturday, June 20, at the Port of Ilwaco.

ASTORIA — The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team will host a beached bird surveyor training session in Astoria at Clatsop Community College in Towler Hall Room 310 on June 26. RSVP to ...

Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to ...

A small crowd of construction workers took a short break on Thursday afternoon, June 11, at the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Mariners Hall. They gathered to watch a team of lighthouse ...

The Ilwaco-based Occident Lodge 48, Free and Accepted Masons of Washington, has awarded $3,500 in scholarships to students graduating in the class of 2026. • Jonathan E. Jacobo Contreras, South Bend ...

“Millions of acres of tree-cloaked wealth where the sun’s direct rays never reached the ground,” wrote Sam Churchill, author of “Big Sam,” about the tremendous stands of Northwest timber in the 1800s ...

Highways close to Willapa Bay are among the highest in Western Washington for wildlife/vehicle collision rates, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. High numbers of wildlife ...

CHINOOK — State parks are beginning to see their first significant surge in visitation ahead of the popular summer season. Fort Columbia State Park held an open house on Saturday, June 6, offering ...

To two-year-old Bugsy, the sound of an alarm clock might as well be the starting gun at the races. The moment his eyes are open, he’s off to start the day’s adventure! From the second playtime starts, ...

YAKIMA — Members of the Wahkiakum High School track team qualified for the WIAA 1B state meet late last month. Several came home with medals. WHS junior Robby Chandler placed second in the javelin ...