The Northwest Power Planning Council was formed in 1981 in response to concerns in the area about the future availability of ...

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If everything proceeds as expected, crews will begin construction on a new Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River in 2027, ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he ordered the U.S. military to divert water from the Pacific Northwest to Southern ...

Low morning temps have led to frost formation throughout western Oregon. Be careful of slick spots, especially in shaded ...

Most rivers in the Oregon Country had ferry crossings by the mid-1850s. That includes the Columbia River near Vancouver.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — All eyes are on Washington D.C. as crews work a recovery mission after a collision between a jet and an airplane on Wednesday night. In Portland, top local officials say they ...

PORTLAND, Ore ... One training called the River Safety Task Force meets monthly, according to Merten. Then another, called the Columbia Splash, meets a couple of times a year for its training ...

The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory through 10 a.m. Sunday for the Portland metro area. The advisory said temperatures could feel as low as 25 degrees in the Portland/Vancouver ...

While there is political agreement that the bridge is a source of congestion, the replacement program has critics as well as ...

Visit the Portland Parks & Recreation website for more details. The park is open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Multnomah Falls and Columbia River Gorge Half-Day Hiking Tour (1522 reviews) ...

PORTLAND, Ore ... the foothills of the Cascades and the Columbia River Gorge in the next 50 to 75 years, according to the 2025 Oregon Climate Assessment. The ice storms are expected to result ...