Continuing our series of articles from The Astorian’s 1973 special edition celebrating our own centennial, this is legendary editor Fred Andrus’ interpretation of city history up to ...

Bound for Portland with 2,500 tons of steel rails, the three-masted British bark Abercorn arrived at the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River on the morning of Jan. 10, 1888.

The finish line of the Firefighter Stairclimb remained 23 floors away. It might as well have been a stairway to Mars. I ...

President Trump, in a rally-like speech in Kentucky, stressed familiar talking points on the economy, highlighting tax cuts and economic growth. He also boasted about the stock market, which has ...

Kitimat is on track to house one of the world’s largest export facilities. But ocean waters are rising The post A Coastal Village Embraced Natural Gas. Now It’s Trying to Outrace the Consequences ...

Here’s the thing about grand old mansions on the Oregon coast: they don’t build them like this anymore, and honestly, they ...

The Flavel House Museum is the kind of place that makes you wonder how more people don’t know about it, like discovering your neighbor is secretly a concert pianist. That tower isn’t just for show, it ...

Columbia River shipping industry leaders say there is a growing risk the Lewis and Clark Bridge between Rainier and Longview could be hit by a large vessel and possibly collapse. About four years ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday approved Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for federal assistance to clean up the Potomac River after last month's sewer line collapse created a ...

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington managers approved an early spring season for the lower Columbia River, two days ...

Atmospheric rivers are bringing heavy rain to B.C., triggering flood risks and evacuation alerts.