State closes steelhead fishing on all forks of Nooksack River beginning Dec. 1

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently announced a closure for steelhead fishing on all forks of the ...

Dozens of WA lakes stocked with jumbo trout for Black Friday fishing

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout in 25 lakes as part of a state-wide ...
The Register-Guard

How closing Clear Lake Elementary is changing Bethel

Clear Lake Elementary School was closed and repurposed into a community center due to declining enrollment in the Bethel School District. The center now houses various social services and community ...
KOIN 6

Southwest Washington fish hatchery set to close as WDFW cuts back due to funding

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southwest Washington hatchery is ceasing production due to funding constraints. The Skamania Hatchery — which produces about 250,000 summer steelhead, 100,000 winter ...
SFGate

Lake Co: Evacuations Ordered West Of Clear Lake As Fire Grows

Evacuations were ordered Friday night because of a 30-acre wildfire west of Clear Lake in Lake County, CalFire said. The Scott Fire near Scotts Creek Road and Scotts Creek forced evacuations Friday ...
Travel + Leisure

This Is the Cleanest Lake in the U.S.—and It Has Crystal-clear Waters and Zero Pollution

This lake's clear, mineral-light water earned it the top spot on Lake.com’s ranking of America’s cleanest lakes. Katie Nadworny is an Istanbul-based writer who specializes in stories at the ...
Denton Record-Chronicle

Unicorn Lake fish kill adds to worries, but Denton officials say it’s not tied to sewage cleanup upstream

Denton officials said a fish kill at Unicorn Lake isn’t connected to recent contamination in a pond at Wind River Estates, despite residents’ concerns. The Denton Record-Chronicle received word about ...
KING5

Two additional, six total Kroger-owned stores to close in western Washington

SEATTLE — Kroger, the Ohio-based grocery corporation and owner of Fred Meyer and QFC, will be closing their Lake City and Redmond locations in October. This comes as the company just announced plans ...
CBS News

Rancid odors fill the air in Gages Lake after hundreds of fish die in Valley Lake

Residents of a northern Chicago suburb say the odor is overwhelming after hundreds of fish died off in a neighborhood lake. The fish kill-off happened in Valley Lake in the suburb of Gages Lake, and ...
Radio Iowa

Clear Lake’s famed ballroom to unveil high-tech music museum

The Immersive Music Experience will open next month in the new Music Enrichment Center beside the Surf Ballroom & Museum in Clear Lake on the late Buddy Holly’s birthday. The center promises to be a ...
KUOW

Seattle light rail trains could start crossing Lake Washington in late April — but it's unlikely

Eastsiders anxious to ride light rail across Lake Washington to Seattle still have months to wait. Sound Transit has set an estimated start date in April 2026 — but that’s likely to change. For months ...
Globe Gazette

Artwork by Clear Lake native being exhibited and sold at Clear Lake Arts Center

The Clear Lake Arts Center is featuring the work of North Iowa native Marlyn Ashland in a retrospective from Saturday, Aug. 9, through Friday, Sept. 12. The opening reception for "Prodigal Son: A ...