It's the 24 hour paddle for cancer hosted by Northwest Paddleboarding. The local Tri-Cities group joined 39 other teams across the US and Canada to paddle and raise funds for Cancer....
This wreck happened last summer,an off-duty Hermiston police officer fishing with co-worker and friend they soon realized the other boat was not going to stop and had no other choice but to jump!! This happened near the mouth of the Columbia river...
This story is making me queasy but I feel it's important that you know ... 80,000 gallons of raw sewage including, feces,urine and laundry wastewater poured into the Columbia River on Wednesday.
What started out as a fun day playing on the Columbia river nearly ended in tragedy when 42 year old Jose Vargas set out on a personal water craft with his 3 year old daughter and his 89 year old father, somehow all 3 riders ended up in the river and had to be rescued.
After the drought left farmers and homeowners frustrated last summer many wondered why we couldn't pull more water out of the Columbia River. A news analysis of proposed bills gives a disturbing insight into the process.
I see a lot of people swimming next to the boat ramps in Columbia Park and Howard Amon, but those places are kind of gross. Here are the four best family beaches for swimming in the river: