They measure the buildup of solids on the bottom of the pipe with sonar and try to estimate the corrosion on the top, where ...

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 ...

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 ...

Big Tech’s artificial intelligence data centers are ballooning across the country, including along the Columbia River.

President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday approved a disaster declaration for Washington, D.C., over the Potomac River sewage disaster. The declaration will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

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 ...

NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of Boeing Co.’s Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures ...

Ikie Lu Record Club, seen in this 2025 photo, is a new wine and cocktail bar set to open Feb. 19, 2026 at 601 N. Lucas St. in West Columbia. Chris Trainor [email protected] A new spot for wine, ...

FALL RIVER — A Fall River bar that lost its liquor license indefinitely after a shooting is asking the state for help. Representatives from Iced Out Pub at 16 E. Main St. are scheduled to appear ...

A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for the contamination on Monday. By Scott Dance Maxine Joselow and Eric Niiler ...