A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9:00 p.m. PT, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.

The resilience of the Sinixt people has led to a brighter future for the Upper Columbia River, for years polluted by mining ...

U.S. Army Corps continues efforts to boost lamprey passage on Columbia River. Wildlife officials, partner agencies, and ...

A 28-year-old woman is missing after she and her dog fell into a Washington state river, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office ...

"A loved one witnessed her being swept away in the heavy current and attempted to grab her before being swept away," the ...

Decades after Mount St. Helens' eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, sediment ...

Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens' eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, ...

This year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip-fishing season kicked off Wednesday almost totally without its two most important elements: smelt and people dipping for them.

On Thursday, WDFW approved dipping on Wednesday and March 22 — the last day of the season. Saturday's dipnetting is also ...

Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty nets for ...

Dipnetting from the shore is allowed on the Cowlitz River from the Tennant Way Bridge upstream to the Al Helenberg Memorial Boat Ramp in Castle Rock, Fish and Wildlife reports. Popular dipnetting ...

According to Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, crews responded to the train just before midnight where they learned that trash inside one of the rail cars had caught fire. A representative from Union ...