Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. It ...

Oregon's Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced they secured over $100 million in federal investments for ...

McNary boys basketball has gotten out to a hot start, winning nine of 11 games to start the season. McNary took its secure ball movement, crafty post work and efficient finishing to North Salem on Jan ...

Despite winter weather conditions, construction continues steadily on all four dams in the Four Lakes restoration project, according to a recent update from the Four Lakes Task Force. Officials say ...

“A dam engineer’s life is like a soldier’s life. It’s 99% boredom and 1% terror.” — Jeffrey Mount, professor emeritus at UC Davis and senior fellow at the ...

It’s a sight that usually means California is having a good winter and water supplies are healthy. This week, operators at Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States, which holds back ...

OROVILLE — The Department of Water Resources began releasing water out of the Oroville Dam’s main spillway 6 a.m. Monday after rainstorms this week pushed Lake Oroville’s capacity to around 70%. Water ...

State and federal agencies are investigating a recent mineral oil spill at Priest Rapids Dam as cleanup efforts conclude. Newly released records show a history of similar spills at Grant County Public ...

Large transmission lines at the Priest Rapids Dam, with the Saddle Mounts visible on the south bank in the background. The hydroelectric facility is owned and operated by Grant County Public Utility ...