“Conditions in the Columbia River at Frenchman’s Bar are known to be treacherous, and authorities urge caution for those who choose to swim there,” the fire agency said in a statement. “The current is ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A 16-year-old boy is presumed to have drowned while swimming in the Columbia River on Wednesday ...

Witnesses told authorities the teen was swimming toward a nearby “wing dam,” a man-made barrier to modify river flow, when he went underwater and did not resurface.

China and Japan remain locked in a game of cat-and-mouse near the Senkaku Islands, with China this year setting another record for the number of consecutive days its vessels have sailed near the ...

Early Tuesday, Heather Rehtaeh (Burns) posted a concerning message on Facebook that National Fisherman 2009 Highliner, Joel ...

I would like to thank our sponsors and volunteers that helped make Coast Guard Appreciation Day a wonderful event! A big ...

Gonzaga and Saint Mary's have spent years battling for West Coast Conference supremacy. Something else could be on the line for the longtime rivals as they approach the 2025-26 season. JRob Croy, one ...

Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a notification that the fishing vessel Das Bug capsized Sunday. Three people were rescued and a fourth remains missing.

The Oregon Ducks have gotten the ball rolling on their 2027 recruiting class with a couple of key pickups over the summer, ...

In the early 1980s, after a commercial fishing vessel went down off Newport and resulted in the loss of a life, members of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people and are searching for a fourth person after a fishing boat sank along the coast near Newport on Aug. 10.

With devastating flooding happening around the country in 2025, Clackamas Fire is teaming up with the Oregon Army National Guard to practice responding in case of aquatic emergencies.