Rain and snow is returning to Oregon this weekend, and low elevation snow and ice will become possible next week.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

Two federal agencies oversee more than 32 million acres in the state, an area larger than the state of Kentucky, and federal agencies are responsible for funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to t

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted to use gigantic mechanical traps to haul baby fish downstream in tanker trucks.

As Arctic air blankets the eastern United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its latest weather outlook for the last week of January — but will Portland

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska are all leaning toward a chillier start to spring. When it comes to spring showers, the country once again looks divided ...

The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich history.

Low morning temps have led to frost formation throughout western Oregon. Be careful of slick spots, especially in shaded areas.

The committee that decides the fate of endangered species is rarely summoned. But the president's "energy emergency" could change that.

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"When fish can't reach their habitat, they can't reproduce," national habitat conservation organization NOAA Fisheries said. With the removal of the dam comes better conditions for migratory fish to swim to breeding grounds as well as to move nutrients crucial for balance in their ecosystem.

Parts of the country remain under cold weather advisories and freezing warnings today, as the NWS warns of dangerous wind chills.