Conservation groups, tribes and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia rivers.

Four homes and six other structures have been destroyed by a wildfire sweeping through central Oregon.

The judge this week granted an order barring the federal government from spending the funds for other purposes until the court issues a final judgment.

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump.

Authorities say a second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited Friday burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of I-90.

Ted Griffin’s capture at Whidbey Island’s Penn Cove was his biggest — and it was the start of Lolita’s more than 50 years in captivity until her death Friday.

The Biden administration has announced nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that carry streams beneath roads but can be deadly to fish that get stuck trying to pass through.

New research has found that southern resident orcas are, on average, more inbred than other orca populations of the North Pacific. It’s affecting their survival rates.

Three Washington state rivers and one lake may receive new environmental protections later this year.