The Rowena Fire that closed Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday has grown to 3,500 acres, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

Multiple Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation notices are in place as crews battle a brush fire near Interstate 84 in Wasco County between The Dalles and Mosier on Wednesday afternoon, also shutting down highway traffic in both directions. Read online: https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/level-3-go-now-evacuation-i-84-fire-06112025/

Fueled by wind gusts and dry conditions in the Columbia River Gorge, the Rowena Fire quickly grew to 3,500 acres by Thursday morning, forcing many nearby residents to evacuate their homes overnight. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center confirmed that the fire,

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 344 salmonid boats and 247 Washington bank rods were tallied on the June 7 flight count.

Reflecting the uncertain terms with which the Trump Administration views Canada, the active renegotiations of the long-standing Columbia River Treaty have been stymied in recent months. At the ground level of the Columbia River Basin,

COLUMBIA BASIN, WA. - President Trump is taking action to preserve the hydroelectric dams in the Columbia Basin area.In a memorandum signed on Thursday, June 13

A memorial with flowers, candles and a large banner honors homicide victim Brandy Ebanez of Kennewick. Her body was discovered Sept. 27, 2022, along the Kennewick shoreline of the Columbia River by a fisherman downstream of the cable bridge.